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- October 06, 2017
06 Oct'17
Hungry data center vendors may be good for buyers
Data center hardware spending remain soft, but that could empower enterprise buyers who see the benefits of better performance and control of their own gear. The overall server market remains ...
- October 05, 2017
05 Oct'17
Hybrid cloud platforms look to liberate VMware, Azure tie-in
Vendor-focused hybrid cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud on AWS and Microsoft Azure Stack get a lot of attention, but some new hybrid cloud platforms eschew vendor allegiances.
- September 28, 2017
28 Sep'17
More users flub evals of colocation data center providers
Colocation data center buyers are needlessly captivated by impressive features at data centers that distract them from important decision-making information.
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- September 27, 2017
27 Sep'17
Microsoft Azure Stack arrives to hybrid cloud party... Or has it?
Microsoft says Azure Stack is ready to order, but users will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the product, while OEMs finish their tests and certifications.
- September 22, 2017
22 Sep'17
Cisco Intersight rolls up data center management software
Cisco is folding its data center management software into a cloud-based product, called Cisco Intersight, which will harness the collective intelligence of its customers.
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Sponsored News
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HPE Nimble: How to Guarantee Capacity and Performance for All-Flash Storage Arrays
Sponsored by HPE - Historically, organisations knew what they were getting for their money when they purchased specific capacity and performance with storage platforms. But thanks to advances in storage technologies and data reduction capabilities, new features such as deduplication and compression have changed the landscape and ultimately muddied the waters. See More
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Simplifying Hybrid Cloud Management to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Sponsored by HPE - Many organisations have embraced cloud services to accelerate their digital transformation, employing a mix of private and public cloud with on-premises infrastructure. However, IT leaders are finding that management challenges associated with a hybrid cloud environment are liable to create roadblocks on their path to digital. See More
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Innovating IT while reducing legacy complexity, with HPE SimpliVity
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Radical simplicity and predictive flash storage performance in a scalable, cloud-ready platform
Sponsored by HPE - Organisations wanting to succeed in the digital era focus on eradicating application disruption and cutting out downtime. To achieve this, many are switching to cloud-based predictive analytics and machine learning to prevent problems with their virtualised infrastructure that might otherwise affect customer service, profit and reputation. See More
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- September 20, 2017
20 Sep'17
IBM mainframes plot course for container security market
Continuing efforts to make the mainframe technically fashionable, IBM offers a system promising rock-solid container security to compete against other container management tools.
- September 15, 2017
15 Sep'17
IT buyers will make up their own mind, even if GE went with Dell
GE's software will run on Dell Technologies hardware from now on – but most enterprises don't care much about big-name endorsements. A Dell-GE deal last week made Dell the primary IT infrastructure ...
- September 12, 2017
12 Sep'17
New managed private cloud services hoist VMware workloads
The all-in-one appeal of VMware Cloud Foundation is aimed at VMware shops that want someone else to run their private cloud on a modern, software-defined data center stack.
- September 01, 2017
01 Sep'17
CI tried, but did not eliminate data center specialists
The emergence of converged and hyper-converged infrastructure has increased the role of data center generalists, which leaves a question about the role of specialists.
- August 23, 2017
23 Aug'17
Cisco-Springpath deal to expand users' hyper-converged options
Cisco's purchase of Springpath could open the door to further use of hyper-converged software across the Cisco portfolio, including in its Unified Computing System.
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- August 18, 2017
18 Aug'17
Public vs. private cloud cost comparison finds enterprise winners
Nearly half of enterprises do not save money with the public cloud, and say they have figured out how to beat public cloud costs with their own private cloud.
- August 14, 2017
14 Aug'17
Blockchain hardware in your data center might not solve any problems
Blockchain mostly runs in the cloud today, but some hardware vendors have considered how it might fit into the data center -- despite the few benefits that it will create.
- August 04, 2017
04 Aug'17
Azure Stack scale limits could delay launch for some enterprises
Azure Stack will bring the services of Azure public cloud into the enterprise data center when it goes GA in September, but initially it won't be ready for large deployments.
- July 25, 2017
25 Jul'17
Data center acquisitions can cause price and services upheaval
Enterprises that rent racks inside one of the many data centers that have changed hands in 2017 should carefully evaluate changes to connectivity options, service and prices.
- July 21, 2017
21 Jul'17
Redfish server management gets vendors' nod in new server hardware
Vendors are keen to push their own server management tools with extra capabilities, but they lack the cross-vendor capabilities provided by Redfish's open standards.