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Preserve Our Technological History: A Proposal
June 11, 2013 11:23 AM I propose a broad movement to collect and preserve the books and other physical materials that document the creation and development of 20th century technology.
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The Critical Need For Data Disposal
June 03, 2013 12:23 PM With so much stored data having no business value, enterprises need to tackle the challenge of reducing the data mountain.
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EMC Navigates the IT Transformation Waters
May 21, 2013 04:43 PM Here's what I took away from this year's EMC World, including thoughts on Pivotal and ViPR.
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Eliminating Noisy Neighbors in the Public Cloud
May 15, 2013 08:05 PM An IaaS provider is using all-SSD arrays and storage QoS to ensure that some tenants can’t disrupt performance of others by overconsuming resources.
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The Three Transformations of IT
May 03, 2013 11:39 AM IT is entering its third transformation as we learn to grapple with the explosion of data generated by the Internet of Things.
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Lessons Learned from SNW 2013
April 30, 2013 12:10 PM I picked up on two important trends at SNW 2013, including the role that IT can play as an internal broker for public cloud services, and the reasons enterprises are moving cautiously on emerging technology.
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IBM Makes Economic Case for All-Flash Arrays
April 22, 2013 11:53 AM IBM claims all-flash arrays are now more economical than traditional hard disks for Tier-1 storage. Is it time to ditch spinning disks?
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May the Power Be With You
April 17, 2013 08:10 PM Companies such as Power Assure are helping data center operators uncover hidden capacity by accurately measuring energy consumption and finding ways to run systems more efficiently.
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Encrypting Backups Requires Key Planning
April 02, 2013 12:29 PM Some enterprises are adopting an "encrypt everything" policy to address the confidentiality and security of data, including on backups. A new backup product from Sepaton separates encryption from key management.
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IBM Pulse 2013: Lessons Learned
March 27, 2013 10:15 AM Three compelling themes emerged from IBM’s annual gathering: the continued diffusion of the data center, the need for open cloud standards and the rise of data-driven IT intelligence.
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CommVault Simpana 10 Drills Into Information Management
March 21, 2013 10:55 AM CommVault Simpana 10 extends customers' ability to use stored data for applications such as search, e-discovery and healthcare data management.
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Symantec 4.0: A New Strategy
March 13, 2013 05:05 PM Symantec has announced a new initiative, Symantec 4.0, that will revise both its product and corporate strategies. We'll look at what it means for the company and its customers.
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IBM Turns IT into Storage Service Provider
February 25, 2013 02:01 PM IBM's SmartCloud Storage Access turns premises storage into a service that IT can offer to internal users via a service catalog.
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EMC Merges High Availability, Disaster Recovery into One
February 15, 2013 12:52 PM EMC is combining products and services to turn high availability and disaster recovery into a single concept it calls Continuous Availability.
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Gamification Goes To College
February 07, 2013 05:13 PM EdX, the online learning platform, uses gamification to facilitate learning. Gamification may transform how this emerging market attracts and motivates students, and could have lessons for IT as well.
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EMC's Storage Strategy
December 27, 2012 01:06 PM The rise of non-structured data and the demand for flash-based storage have rattled the storage market. I’ll look at how EMC has responded to these trends.
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A Holiday Wish: Smart Books
December 19, 2012 05:04 PM We've only scratched the potential of e-books when it comes to reader engagement. Here's a wish list for developers and publishers on how to expand the capabilities of e-books to improve learning.
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Predictive Analytics and the Fiscal Cliff
December 06, 2012 09:00 AM The threat of the fiscal cliff has immense implications for the U.S. economy. Can predictive analytics play a helpful role in keeping us from going over?
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The Rise of Data-Driven Intelligence
December 05, 2012 04:57 PM An emerging concept called data-driven intelligence is a model for a new perspective on gathering insight from a vast pool of data. I’ll contrast data-driven intelligence with more familiar application-driven intelligence models.
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Earthquakes and the Limits of Predictive Analysis
November 28, 2012 03:26 PM Criminal charges for Italian scientists who failed to foresee a deadly earthquake are an extreme example of the limitations of predictive analysis.
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