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- 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.
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- 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?
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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
Sponsored by HPE - In a competitive global economy, decision-makers don’t have the luxury of throwing resources at an IT infrastructure that is incapable of responding dynamically to business needs. See More
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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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- 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.
- May 23, 2017
23 May'17
Enterprise OpenStack adds users and supporters, but criticisms persist
A lack of open source development support adds to enterprise OpenStack criticism, as the platform inches forward with traditional IT customers and partners.
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- May 18, 2017
18 May'17
IT pros see minor benefits in newest Dell EMC servers
A new generation of Dell EMC servers, storage and hyper-converged, with only minor enhancements, made the combined companies' initial outing a low-key affair.
- May 11, 2017
11 May'17
To drive business transition, IT leaders must first regain control
As companies strive to modernize application delivery, a perfect storm of IT and business scenarios have led to unrealistic expectations across the board.
- May 10, 2017
10 May'17
Unoriginal pricing model finds a place in the data center
Flexible hardware pricing? What took so long? Perhaps there were a few IT pros that wondered this when they first heard about the Cloud Flex Pay per use pricing that was introduced as a new buying ...
- May 10, 2017
10 May'17
Containers, cloud, fast networking and IoT still top IT trends
From containers and faster networking to IoT and edge computing, these trends continue to define the role of IT pros in future data centers and the skill sets they need to hone.
- May 09, 2017
09 May'17
HCI updates bring cloud-style pricing to the on-premises data center
Enterprise IT teams can now buy data center hardware based on just what they use, rather than receive the one big bill that has long been a cornerstone of on-prem purchases.