Opinion

Opinion

Data center server infrastructure and OSes

• A look at hyper-convergence vs. traditional server deployments

  HCI clusters and rack servers both offer benefits for a data center rollout. Still, figuring out which is easier to set up requires evaluation and planning.  Continue Reading

• Red Hat Ansible uses grow as integration options expand

  Ansible is a valuable configuration management tool for many IT shops that use Red Hat products. But there's still room for deeper Red Hat-Ansible integration down the line.  Continue Reading

• IBM Machine Learning for z/OS deepens mainframe data analysis

  New IBM machine learning capabilities let data center teams pull insights from their z/OS mainframes. But concerns about data management and cost will likely arise.  Continue Reading

• Assimilate converged IT infrastructure into the data center

  With the hype around converged and hyper-converged IT infrastructure, resistance seems futile. While your IT organization will likely be a mix of converged, dedicated and cloud-based resources, convergence is moving into new areas.  Continue Reading

• What to expect when Dell acquires EMC

  The Dell-EMC merger matters to a lot of enterprise IT organizations, whether it's the storage they buy, their plan for SDN, management software integration or even converged infrastructure choices.  Continue Reading

• A clear vision of the future data center in 2020

  By 2020, what will the future data center look like? Take a peek at how networking, servers and storage will evolve in the next five years.  Continue Reading

• How learning Linux jumpstarted my career

  Choosing an alternative to Windows 98 and learning Linux -- back in the 90s -- led Jack Wallen to his current career. How did you get started with Linux?  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

• Real pros and cons in the COTS server decision

  Weed out the truth about COTS servers and legacy hardware and see why fear of change in the data center is a major hurdle to overcome.  Continue Reading

• New System z mainframe may lift IBM's cloud, mobile fortunes

  IBM looks to pivot in a new direction with a revitalized mainframe aimed at mobile and cloud markets along with a rumored major reorganization.  Continue Reading

• Make this your most modern IT year yet

  No one sticks with their New Year's resolution -- where is that gym card anyway? -- but you can pick up seven modern habits and feel good about fit, healthy IT ops.  Continue Reading

• PCI Express' speed to usher in a new server era

  PCIe speeds of 20, even 100 Gbps enable the plug-and-play server flexibility and scalability that data center managers only dream of, and at a bargain.  Continue Reading

• Converged solutions are simply not simple

  Complicated infrastructures make data center operations difficult, but they don't start out that way. The solution to fixing the infrastructure might work but might be equally complicated.  Continue Reading

• What will power IBM Power servers?

  There were few clear answers to IBM's Power server problems in CEO Ginni Rometty's letter to shareholders, and they need to come soon.  Continue Reading

• Cloudification denotes opportunity, not despair, for mainframes

  Migrating applications and workloads onto cloud resources frees up mainframe MIPS. With the right approach, IT won't sacrifice security or control.  Continue Reading

• All-in-one data center systems breaking out of remote computing niche

  Containerized data center systems meet a niche demand for remote or temporary computing. With evolving IT workloads, they may become mainstream.  Continue Reading

• Reinvented mainframe technology keeps big iron alive

  Mainframes are costly, arcane data center dinosaurs. Right? Wrong! Today's mainframe technology supports varied workloads securely, with TCO benefits.  Continue Reading

• Evolving IT needs and capabilities restart mainframe vs. server debate

  Computing complexity and high facilities costs are reigniting the mainframe vs. server debate. And these aren't your father's mainframes.  Continue Reading

• Open source movement makes its way into the proprietary data center

  Before it embraced commercial software support, the open source movement didn't have a strong hold in enterprise data centers. How times have changed.  Continue Reading

• Making mainframe technology hip again

  IBM keeps improving mainframe technology, but what is the long-term forecast for big iron as third-party tools decline and mainframe experts retire?  Continue Reading

• Check your data center power requirements to save money

  Keeping better track of data center power requirements will lead to better efficiency and lower bills .  Continue Reading