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The Future of IT Is Not Extinction, Say Readers
June 18, 2013 12:18 PM Consumerization of technology could kill off the IT department by 2020, according to Forrester Research. Network Computing readers disagree.
Data Center Demand Drives Growth in Risky Areas
June 04, 2013 02:23 PM The U.S. is the safest place to build a data center, according to a new study, but global demand is driving construction worldwide.
Silver Peak Boosts WAN Performance with New Products
May 03, 2013 12:45 PM News roundup: Silver Peak speeds up WANs with new hardware and software; Ubuntu Server 13.04 plays nice with VMware; Jeda controller creates storage fabric; Acxoim cloud emphasizes security; Tenable adds reporting features to Nessus.
Integrated Systems Poised for Astonishing Growth
May 02, 2013 04:58 PM IDC says sales of integrated infrastructure—pre-configured bundles of compute, networking and storage—will total $3 billion in 2013 and grow 50% a year over the next half decade.
Data Center Boom Heats Up
April 23, 2013 11:29 AM Cloud providers are racing to offer the best value and availability to customers, spurring over a million square feet of new data center development in the U.S.
Commentary
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Kurt MarkoHP's Turnaround: It's Time To Believe
Not only does CEO Meg Whitman seem to have a solid strategy, but there's plenty of evidence it's starting to work. Maybe it's time for skeptics like me to admit we're wrong.
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Howard MarksSurvey Reveals Slow Windows Server 2012 Adoption
Symantec-commissioned report shows that organizations aren't rushing to migrate to the latest Windows Server update.
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Howard MarksDell VRTX Rethinks Blade Servers
Dell's VRTX converged infrastructure uses PCIe switch slots instead of a conventional blade chassis with mezzanine cards to give customers more flexibility and choice.
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Ethan BanksBig Switch Leaves OpenDaylight, Touts White-Box Future
Big Switch is stepping away from the OpenDaylight project, which is building an open-source controller. As it departs, the company says the market clamors for white-box SDN switches. Is that right?
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Serdar YegulalpSears' Data Center Strategy: A Model For Unused Properties?
Sears hopes to fill its empty stores with servers. Will the troubled retailer forge a new path for companies with unused space?
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Kevin FogartyNSA Caught Unawares By Data Center Tax
The National Security Agency, which is building a massive information-gathering data center in Utah, was caught by surprise on a tax bill that might have added millions to its costs.
Slideshows
Postcards from Tomorrow's Data Centers
April 16, 2013 08:00 AM Today's data centers are essentially the same: long rows of metal racks stocked with machines, miles of cable, and elaborate cooling systems. But just because we build data centers this way in 2013 doesn't mean that's how it will be in ten, twenty or fifty years. Here's a few glimpses of what the future might hold, from printable electronics to nanotube processors to nuclear batteries.
HTML5 Mobile Development: 7 Good Ideas (and 3 Bad Ones)
February 13, 2013 01:28 PM HTML5 can be a boon to enterprise mobile app development, but you have to identify the right use cases to make it work. Here are 7 scenarios that make sense for HTML5, and 3 you might want to avoid.
8 CES Gadgets You Have To See
January 11, 2013 04:45 PM Sure, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a giant circus, but it always features something revolutionary, or at least oddly interesting. Maybe even useful. Here are eight compelling products that emerged from the show; judge for yourself how useful they might (eventually) be.
Editor's Choice
RESEARCH: 2013 Backup Technologies Survey
Think backups are boring? Not so, say more than 500 IT pros. Most, 60%, use two, three or even more different backup applications, and the percentage encrypting all media has jumped 15 points since 2011.Get full survey results now! »
Digital Issue: The Standardization Debate
An IT infrastructure constructed from uniform blocks of hardware and software is easier to manage and secure, and new services can be rolled out fast. But giving business units carte blanche can deliver more flexibility, drive innovation and better meets employee needs. Two IT executives square off in this debate, and almost 400 survey respondents weigh in too.Get the Digital Issue »
WEBCAST: Avoiding Downtime: How Virtualization Can Help In Times of Trouble
Server and storage virtualization can help keep systems alive even in the face of demand spikes, disasters and other troubles. Attend this webcast to learn how virtualization can maximize application availability, create business continuity options for critical apps, and improve disaster recovery.Register Today »
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