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• December 26, 2013 26 Dec'13

  Top 10 data center trends that shaped 2013

  Technological advances caused necessary changes in IT strategies in 2013. Companies strived to keep up with new data center trends and the market.

• December 18, 2013 18 Dec'13

  Data center consolidation projects pave the way for innovation in 2014

  Enterprise IT is set to transition from older platforms to newer technology such as the cloud. Data center consolidation is a step in that direction.

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Server managers sound off on data center duties for 2014

  Server managers detail their data center plans for 2014 and offer insights into the systems management and career challenges they face.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  Data center manager jobs require far more than IT experience

  Our IT priorities survey offers a glimpse into data center managers' technology plans, their concerns and their focus for 2014.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  Five quick tips: How to run your data center like a Web-scale IT shop

  Enterprise data centers can follow the Web-scale IT strategy of Facebook, Google and other giants by implementing these five tips from Gartner.

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• December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

  Modern Infrastructure Impact Awards 2013

  The Modern Infrastructure Impact Awards recognize the best data center products and technologies. Find out which products won in the areas of cloud computing, mobility, storage and more.

• December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

  New HP converged systems target big data, virtualization markets

  HP hopes its new converged systems can claim a bigger slice of the big data and virtualization pies, but will users already committed to cloud respond?

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  IT priorities in 2014 move beyond virtualization to cloud, automation

  IT priorities and budgets have shifted toward software, cloud and automation to get the most from data centers in 2014.

• December 03, 2013 03 Dec'13

  IBM roadmap coming to a fork in the road between software and hardware

  Over its 100-year history, IBM has reinvented itself numerous times to remain competitive in hot, emerging markets or, more rarely, just to survive and remain whole. The last reinvention 20 years ...

• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  Majority of IT positions filled by women in 2013, career limits remain

  The IT job market expanded this year, hiring more women and rewarding IT pros across the board for certifications and skills.

• November 15, 2013 15 Nov'13

  Wintel servers gain favor in cloud era, putting RISC at risk

  Wintel servers have become the darling of the data center, pushing RISC systems out of favor. But the server hardware battle isn't winner takes all.

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  NSA issues highlight need for renewable data center power planning

  With on-site energy generation -- and a heliport -- Niobrara is designed to never lose data center power.

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  The IT fundamentals that HealthCare.gov ignored

  HealthCare.gov's shortcomings can be traced back to some IT fundamentals that its developers didn't -- or couldn't -- follow correctly.

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  IT budget cuts? Take a lesson from thrifty SMBs

  Small IT shops adopt some of the same trends as large enterprises, but with much caution and attention to priorities. And mistakes are felt acutely.

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Hurricane Sandy bucket brigade leader reflects on data center uptime

  One year after Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast, Peer 1's bucket brigade leader reflects on data center uptime and disaster preparedness.