The Future of Storage

Cloud computing, virtualization and big data all affect the future of storage. As Alan Radding of Network World reports cloud computing, for example, has turned storage from an ”array of disks to a service” and the future is predicted to … Continue reading

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    Cloud Computing in Healthcare

    What role does cloud computing play in healthcare? What are the benefits? Scott Good of Forbes Magazine recently wrote an article about “Why Healthcare must embrace cloud computing.” In his article he reports that the cloud computing market in healthcare … Continue reading

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      Data Center Energy Efficiency

      How you cool your data center affects your energy efficiency.  As the summer heat begins, let’s look at some new findings regarding data center energy efficiency as reported by James Niccolai of InfoWorld. First, a common measurement for data center … Continue reading

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        Virtualization Best Practices

        How can IT mitigate security risks from virtualization and eliminate the negative impacts it can have on storage? Jon Brodkin of Network World walks us through several virtualization best practices to get the most benefit from the technology. A Gartner … Continue reading

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          Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

          The discussion to pursue or not pursue cloud computing is front and center for many IT managers and CIOs today. Bernard Golden of CIO reports “IT is now confronting a world in which its long-established role as sole supplier is … Continue reading

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            Data Center Checklist

            A well thought out data center disaster recovery plan is key to recovering quickly when a disruptive event occurs. Tech Target’s Paul Kirvan provides us with several data center checklists to follow in the aftermath of an outage. Mr. Kirvan … Continue reading

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              Disaster Recovery for Small Business

              Outages and loss of data can be caused by power failures, tornados, floods and theft just to name a few, disaster recovery for a small business is a real and present need. eWeek reports when it comes to disaster recovery … Continue reading

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                Security Issues in Cloud Computing

                How safe is our data? This is the top security concern of most organizations considering cloud computing. Followed up by, how do we ensure our data is safe? Although data encryption in the cloud has had recent growth in the … Continue reading

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                  The Future of Big Data

                  The need to formulate a big data strategy may be on your list this year. Leading experts see the future of big data as heavily linked with a new wave of growth and innovation. Network World reported that the amount … Continue reading

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                    Data Center Designs

                    With a growing need for flexibility – to absorb and manage a bigger data set – and an ever critical eye on energy efficiency, it is no wonder that good data center design is key to an organization maintaining its … Continue reading

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