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Where the Cloud Touches Down: Simplifying Data Center Infrastructure Management

Thursday, July 25, 2013
10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET

In most data centers, DCIM rests on a shaky foundation of manual record keeping and scattered documentation. OpManager replaces data center documentation with a single repository for data, QRCodes for asset tracking, accurate 3D mapping of asset locations, and a configuration management database (CMDB). In this webcast, sponsored by ManageEngine, you will see how a real-world datacenter mapping stored in racktables gets imported into OpManager, which then provides a 3D visualization of where assets actually are. You'll also see how the QR Code generator helps you make the link between real assets and the monitoring world, and how the layered CMDB provides a single point of view for all your configuration data.

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SDN First Steps

Thursday, August 8, 2013
11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

This webinar will help attendees understand the overall concept of SDN and its benefits, describe the different conceptual approaches to SDN, and examine the various technologies, both proprietary and open source, that are emerging. It will also help users decide whether SDN makes sense in their environment, and outline the first steps IT can take for testing SDN technologies.

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News and Analysis

Cisco NCS Tackles Internet of Things

NCS routers target service providers; Oracle debuts backup appliance; LogRhythm provides network anomaly detection; KEMP unveils ADC for Windows Azure.

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Architectures

Network Monitoring Tool Eases Troubleshooting For Utility

Technicians at Bristol Virginia Utilities no longer have to hit the road to diagnose network problems, saving time and money.

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Reviews & Workshops

Data Center Consolidation Sparks Converged Infrastructure Deployment

SIRVA, an international relocation and moving solutions provider, determined that acquisitions are a good way to grow a business. However, one repercussion from the strategy was inefficiency: Duplicate business functions were performed in various offices scattered across the United States. In streamlining its IT infrastructure, the corporation found itself at the forefront of the movement to consolidate data center products, a position that, to date, has paid dividends for the corporation.

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A Bad Combo: PernixData's FVP and VSAN

September 04, 2013 02:39 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

Using FVP from startup PernixData together with VMware's VSAN is an all-around bad idea. Combining two flash management layers would be inefficient and reduce performance.

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Tags: VMware, VMware VSAN, PernixData, PernixData FVP, flash, SSDs, VMworld

Channel: , Data Center, Tapes and Disks, Storage & Mgmt, Backup & Recovery, Interop

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Will RRAM Replace Flash?

August 21, 2013 01:57 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

Startup Crossbar bets on resistive random-access memory in the race to find a replacement for flash storage.

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Tags: RRAM, resistive random-access memory, flash storage, Crossbar, DRAM

Channel: Backup & Recovery, Servers & Storage, Storage & Mgmt, Data Center

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New Technologies Target OpenStack Private Clouds

August 16, 2013 02:05 PM
Posted by Tom Trainer

Companies like Druva aim to address data center and private cloud storage and data management challenges using the OpenStack framework.

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Tags: OpenStack Private Clouds, Druva, OpenStack framework, scale-out object storage, private clouds

Channel: Backup & Recovery, Cloud Storage, Public Cloud, Data Center, Cloud Computing, Data Protection, Storage & Mgmt

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Data Center Efficiency Plateaus

August 15, 2013 05:20 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko

A recent survey shows that efficiency is no longer a major priority for data center operators. Meanwhile, public cloud and DCIM software are on the rise.

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Tags: data center efficiency, data center operators, public cloud, DCIM software, Uptime Institute

Channel: Servers & Storage, Storage & Mgmt, Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Cloud Computing, , Data Center, Green Computing, Backup & Recovery

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Tackling Information Infrastructure Complexity

August 02, 2013 05:16 PM
Posted by David Hill

Taking a software and data-driven approach can help reduce costs and maintain availability as IT becomes more complex. Here's a look at Sanbolic, one of the companies in this emerging area.

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Tags: Information infrastructure, software-defined storage, data-driven, Sanbolic, SANs

Channel: Private Cloud, Content Management, Backup & Recovery, , Public Cloud, , Cloud Computing, Data Center

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Shifting The Backup And Recovery Focus To Recovery

July 23, 2013 01:43 PM
Posted by David Hill

Asigra's new pricing model focuses on how much data needs to be recovered rather than how much storage is used. Could this be a game changer for the backup/recovery market?

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Tags: backup and recovery, Asigra, backup/recovery software, data protection, Asigra Recovery License Model

Channel: Data Protection, Backup & Recovery, Cloud Storage,

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