Network Computing

Upcoming Events

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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A Network Computing Webinar:
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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Data Protection Channel

Blogs

Many SSL Connections Missing Added Protection, Netcraft Says

July 08, 2013 01:47 PM

Posted by Serdar Yegulalp

Most SSL traffic doesn't use PFS, opening it up to possible decryption, according to Internet security firm.

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Tags: SSL connections, SSL traffic, Netcraft, Internet security, PFS

Channel: , Data Protection

SSDs And The Write Endurance Boogeyman

July 03, 2013 10:08 AM

Posted by Howard Marks

How I learned to stop worrying and love the flash.

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Tags: RAID, data loss, SSD wearout, SLC, MLC, eMLC, Intel, Toshiba

Channel: Storage & Mgmt, , Data Center, Tapes and Disks, Data Protection

Mesh Networking Revival Sparked By NSA PRISM Program

July 01, 2013 02:21 PM

Posted by Serdar Yegulalp

Revelations about NSA data gathering have people looking for a communication system they can control. Is mesh networking the answer?

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Tags: mesh networking, NSA PRISM program, NSA spying program, P2P, ZigBee, Firetide, Commotion, Project Meshnet

Channel: , Data Protection, Wireless

How Tape and LTFS Can Relieve Storage Pressure

June 27, 2013 08:56 AM

Posted by David Hill

Most data stored on hard disk has little value, but enterprises are reluctant to part with it. Tape is more cost-effective, and Linear Tape File System (LTFS) makes writing to a tape-based active archive much easier.

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Tags: IBM, EDGE 2013, LTO Consortium, SNIA, file system, analytics, information governance

Channel: Content Management, Storage & Mgmt, Tapes and Disks, Data Protection, , Backup & Recovery

Western Digital Acquires sTec; SSD Shakeout Begins

June 24, 2013 03:02 PM

Posted by Howard Marks

Western Digital announced that its HGST subsidiary will acquire solid state disk manufacturer sTec for $340 million. It's a clear signal the SSD market is ready to consolidate.

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Tags: HDD, STEC, HP, 3PAR, Fusion-io, IP, Storage Newsletter, SLC ZeusIOPS

Channel: , Data Protection, Tapes and Disks, Servers & Storage, , Storage & Mgmt