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Emerging IT workload types

• 5 quick quantum computing terms to learn

  Quantum computers use atomic physics to complete extensive calculations in one minute, but you might not be familiar with some quantum computing terms. This guide offers a primer.  Continue Reading

• Systems management software heads for the cloud

  Systems management providers are pushing their on-premises offerings to the cloud, as well as developing or acquiring pure cloud-based software in hopes of staying relevant.  Continue Reading

• Software-defined memory trends yield speed, high performance

  A new class of memory technologies is coming to the data center landscape. Educate yourself on the emerging tech, including tools you'll want to consider.  Continue Reading

• In the edge data center, opportunities and challenges await

  To really make IoT and similar edge computing initiatives pay off, an IT organization needs to distribute essential data center resources far and wide.  Continue Reading

• HCI appliances embrace containers, more flexible pricing

  As the hyper-converged market develops, container support, more flexible pricing schemes and other enhancements come to the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Top data center industry news stories so far in 2017

  The data center market moves quickly, so it's important to stay abreast of the latest news. See which product launches and emerging IT strategies made headlines so far this year.  Continue Reading

• IT infrastructure automation lessens the load for data center teams

  Network, storage and server management can be overwhelming and time-consuming tasks. Evaluate automation techniques to simplify everything from documentation to system uptime.  Continue Reading

• Modern load-balancer options reflect the virtualized environment

  Load balancing means something different in a virtualized IT department. Operational agility is now a mainstay, and it will only get more complex in the future.  Continue Reading

• GPU-accelerated computing makes its way into the data center

  Once viewed narrowly as a gaming technology, GPUs have made their way into enterprise data centers, fueling initiatives around machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.  Continue Reading

• Advisory Board Q&A: Three edge data center predictions

  With the rise of IoT, more organizations are considering an edge data center. The SearchDataCenter Advisory Board predicts the biggest benefits and challenges IT teams will face.  Continue Reading

• Stand-alone servers on treacherous ground in data center

  Stand-alone servers are getting phased out of data centers in favor of converged and hyper-converged systems. But not all legacy IT infrastructure is on its way out the door.  Continue Reading

• Open source technology gains steam in data center, but challenges loom

  Despite new developments with the Open Compute Project and other groups, challenges remain when it comes to open source implementation in the data center. Explore them with these FAQs.  Continue Reading

• Words to go: SDDC planning

  Administrators are pursuing software-defined data centers to take their IT strategy to new heights. But before getting started, learn these 10 essential terms.  Continue Reading

• A big data, IoT project brings unique storage demands

  With the proliferation of IoT and big data, the amount of data in the enterprise increases every day. Find out how to meet storage demands for these new IT initiatives.  Continue Reading

• Big data projects geared toward higher profitability

  Learn how organizations make big data decisions, and if their loyalty lies with the same vendor.  Continue Reading