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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                Cloud Computing – The Latest from Gartner

                Cloud computing is dynamic and the developments within the technology exciting.  Today we bring you the latest cloud computing news from Gartner from a spending and sales perspective as well as security. First the dollars, Forbes Magazine contributor Louis Columbus … Continue reading

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                  Data Migration: Top 3 Best Practices

                  Jake Robinson shares with us his top three best practices for data migration to the cloud in a recent post on Data Center Knowledge. Here they are: Pick your migration strategy: Just data migration: typically the correct choice for Tier … Continue reading

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                    Cloudy Wednesday: Cutting Costs, Boosting Profits

                    For the right project cloud computing can lead to costs savings and revenue benefits, but only after thorough examination of the IT need and resources available. Thor Olavsrud of CIO reports on a recent survey that examined the cloud computing … Continue reading

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