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• Why columnar database technology should matter to IT

  Columnar databases could be saving you storage space, data processing time and management headaches. Get to know your options.  Continue Reading

• Five best Linux applications for enterprises

  These five applications will improve the lives of enterprise IT and business management by increasing functionality and reducing costs.  Continue Reading

• RISC vs. CISC explained for data center systems

  The role of RISC processors in data center equipment is hotly debated, but new RISC designs are proving that it isn't just a CISC game.  Continue Reading

• Green data centers: Identifying truly energy-efficient data centers

  Energy-efficient data centers reduce facility costs and help protect the environment, but many data centers are fabricating truths about being green.  Continue Reading

• Creating a quorum disk and fencing for Linux high availability nodes

  The quorum disk and fencing on a Linux high availability cluster let its nodes know when they are operational and shut them off if they are not.  Continue Reading

• Creating a reliable and fast SAN network design with iSCSI

  There are three tenets of designing an iSCSI network correctly. Proper iSCSI deployment yields affordable and reliable network access for the SAN.  Continue Reading

• Inside the mainframe architecture of IBM Netezza, DB2 BLU Acceleration

  The newest higher-performance mainframes from IBM prove to be cost-effective and advantageous, but may not be ready to function for heavy updates yet.  Continue Reading

• Google, Microsoft and Apple data center projects use renewable energy

  Hyperscale data centers -- owned by Google, Apple and Microsoft -- are attacking high energy costs with renewable power generation on-site.  Continue Reading

• Reaping the benefits of IT outsourcing with a hands-on approach

  Monitoring your outsourcing program can eliminate problems and excess costs. Work with your IT outsourcing provider to prevent debilitating issues.  Continue Reading

• Which IT infrastructure strategy is best for your company?

  Each IT infrastructure strategy has its own strengths and weaknesses, so choosing one model is confusing. And none can succeed without good tools.  Continue Reading

• What is a PDU in an intelligent, energy-aware data center?

  Next-generation PDUs share more information with data centers, which can improve understanding of data center conditions.  Continue Reading

• Rethinking a stale IT governance model for the cloud era

  IT governance frameworks are known for holding innovation back, but a new model embraces innovation. Here's how it changes enterprise computing.  Continue Reading

• Modernizing the IT governance framework for fun and profit

  IT governance frameworks should protect the business, but they're often barriers to innovation. It's time to rethink governance mandates.  Continue Reading

• Making SSL decryption and other networking choices in cloud deployments

  Cloud networking shakes up network infrastructure management, such as how an enterprise handles SSL decryption.  Continue Reading

• Custom servers' effects go well beyond the hyperscale data center

  Custom server designs might be out of reach for most data centers, but the trend still affects enterprise server buyers.  Continue Reading