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• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Eight emerging data center trends to follow in 2016

  Data center facilities are undergoing tremendous change, with trends such as open standards and DCIM catching on, and emerging technologies pushing the limits of density and power.

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Simpler management motivates Ethernet SAN investments

  Blending LAN and SAN networks cuts a lot of management headaches -- and miles of cable -- out of the data center.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Dell Quest, SonicWall users face another acquisition deal

  SonicWall and Quest Software users, who endured Dell's acquisition three years ago, face more uncertainty, as Dell reportedly considers the sale of those companies to reduce debt.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Is your dream geek gift on the list?

  Each year, SearchDataCenter ushers in the holiday season with a geek gift guide by Beth Pariseau, who enjoys a brief break from breaking stories about AWS public cloud to tell you about what to ...

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Manage IT services beyond the data center

  If you deliver all IT services from the enterprise data center, you're doing it wrong. Gartner explains how to modernize the data center by making it one part of IT service brokerage.

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• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  HPE hybrid cloud users ushered toward Azure

  With the HP split complete, HPE customers can expect to see a stronger hybrid cloud push tied to Microsoft Azure and new cloud server systems.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Composable infrastructure lets applications take the lead

  A growing data center architecture trend known as disaggregation or composable infrastructure has a new entrant with HPE Synergy.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  'Star Wars' memorabilia tops geek gift wish lists in 2015

  Geek gift ideas can be tricky, but this year, it's hard to go wrong with just about anything related to the 'Star Wars' movie franchise.

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  IT management less time-consuming, security concerns grow

  While virtualization, networking, IT management, and backup and storage remained in the top-five list of IT tasks again this year, another area crept up the list.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Timeline shows bumpy road led to HP split

  A timeline of HP through the years shows the defining moments that ultimately led to the split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Data centers seek creative skills to drive innovation in IT

  Now more than ever, data centers need creative employees to adapt and outwit problems for a more efficient, reliable IT infrastructure.

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  Mainframe applications may not be as secure as you think

  Mainframes are well-suited for mobile apps, and though these systems are known to be safe, there are ways to tighten mainframe security.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Floating data center reduces cost, power use

  A new data center provider promises big benefits from its novel floating data center, but the idea of running IT equipment on a barge is enough to make some IT watchers seasick.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  IT pros react to Dell's EMC acquisition plan

  The Twitterverse chimes in on the mega Dell-EMC deal, as three major traditional IT vendors -- Dell, EMC and VMware -- plan their futures.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  A who's who of white box switch vendors

  White box networking gives IT organizations more freedom of choice for network hardware and OSes. It's a young and changing market, with a mix of vendor involvement.