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• 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.

• 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.

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• 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.

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  Tier IV data center comes online as new certification players emerge

  New options for data center certification, including UL's debut and the Tier 5 standard from Switch, aim to more easily prove data center resiliency and reliability.

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  IBM to debut z Systems mainframe with beefed-up security

  IBM is poised to leap forward in cybersecurity with a refreshed z Systems mainframe built to handle pervasive encryption.

• July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17

  Edge data centers push to new limits with cell tower deal

  Where in the world is an edge data center? That's a question IT pros might ask, as more companies try to define where these facilities are located and who uses them.

• July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17

  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.

• July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17

  Red Hat's software-only HCI system seeks hardware flexibility

  Red Hat finally stepped into the hyper-converged arena with an all-open-source, software-only offering. But will corporate users want to mix and match it with their own hardware?

• June 30, 2017 30 Jun'17

  VxBlock clocks Vblock, as Dell EMC advances CI plans

  Converged infrastructure mainstay Vblock has reached its end of life, as Dell EMC's partnership with Cisco shifts to VxBlock and the more popular VMware switch.

• June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17

  Server firmware security threat, real or not, gets renewed attention

  The latest threat to server security could be the firmware. That's the emphasis of at least one server-maker, hoping to help users thwart new attacks -- and spark server demand.

• June 07, 2017 07 Jun'17

  HPE plays hybrid IT hand with Project New Stack platform

  Enterprise IT can manage local and public cloud workloads harmoniously in their data centers, according to HPE -- as long as they use its hardware and new management platform.

• June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17

  Future of HPE sits at the edge with IoT in a post-cloud world

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise will focus on areas where the public cloud can't get the job done, such as multicloud technology and at the edge with internet of things projects.