Opinion

Opinion

Data center budget and culture

• Can IT admins benefit from a DevOps environment?

  Admins might wonder if they need to pay attention to DevOps, but collaboration with developers helps minimize bad code and optimize processing hardware.  Continue Reading

• IT culture is insane. Yes, this means you

  IT needs to embrace the chaos and change its ways -- fast. If it doesn't, a stagnant IT culture can prove disastrous for the data center, the IT team and the company.  Continue Reading

• Traditional IT employees must adapt to cloud way of life

  Traditional IT employees need to understand the big business picture and what the cloud offers to remain relevant.  Continue Reading

• Bright data center ideas that lacked staying power

  The data center has seen its fair share of failed attempts to uproot traditional thinking. New ideas for power, cooling and maintenance top the list.  Continue Reading

• How to revamp your IT operational plan without getting fired

  You have a reliable IT operation that delivers on SLAs, but frustrates end users with a lack of innovation and speed. Guess what? It's time to change.  Continue Reading

• Colocation facility selection requires careful planning

  In part two of a series on choosing a data center colocation facility, find out how to compare features accurately.  Continue Reading

• The benefits of insourcing data center operations

  Though outsourcing data center operations works in some scenarios, insourcing might still be the best solution for many IT shops.  Continue Reading

• Defining software-defined everything

  If the future lies with software-defined everything, it's time to find out what 'everything' means.  Continue Reading

• Five examples of doublespeak from cutting edge technology vendors

  The terms used by vendors to describe cutting edge technology are often colorful. Here are five examples and the truth behind the tech.  Continue Reading