Tag Archives: virtualization

Importance of Data Center Visibility

Dimitri Vlachos writes for The Data Center Journal on the importance of visibility as the data center operation gets more complex. He sites that as the data center environment continues to be consolidated through virtualization and cloud computing the visibility … Continue reading

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2013 Trends: Top Technologies Get More Beta Test

In a recent article, the 2013 Computerworld Forecast survey found that more companies reported they are beta-testing or conducting pilot programs with new technologies. 77% of respondents reported they are trying out a new technology which is up from 43% … Continue reading

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For NFL, bigger is better – except in IT

Here is an interesting tid bit from Patrick Thibodeau of Computerworld regarding the National Football League’s IT operations and data centers. Despite having big stadiums and big players the National Football League has three data centers that occupy about 2,000 … Continue reading

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Virtualizing Mission-Critical Applications

Enterprise virtualization usually happens in three steps reports Thor Olavsrud for NetworkWorld. First, businesses start with IT assets and department servers. Then IT focuses on business production and virtualizes its business-critical assets. Finally, the company looks to leverage virtualization for … Continue reading

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Common Virtualization Myths

During our last blog post on April 20th, we started to discuss Nathanael Iversen’s outline for Network World of some of the biggest myths that hinder IT from maximizing performance on their virtualization deployments. Below we take a further look … Continue reading

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Virtualization Myths and Realities

Performance management has become a key element in maximizing virtualization initiatives writes Nathanael Iversen for Network World. Mr. Iversen outlines some of the biggest myths that can hinder IT from maximizing performance on their virtualization deployments. Myth: VI and desktop … Continue reading

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Secure Virtualization

Virtualization can lead to utilization increases of 70% or more writes Bernard Golden on Computerworld. Mr. Golden points out that despite these increases and the resulting cost savings from less capital, server virtualization has experienced a “virtualization stall” where an … Continue reading

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Extend Your Data Center’s Life Expectancy

Sandra Gittlen’s article “Extend your data center’s life expectancy” on infoworld.com shares strategies that can help you get more out of your current data center. Because of the shaky economy, Rakesh Kumar, research vice president at Gartner, says he’s been … Continue reading

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Cloudy Wednesday: Driving Transformation Into Cloud

Welcome to “Cloudy Wednesday”. Each Wednesday, Evolving Solutions will focus on the latest news and information on cloud computing. With many customers fully virtualized, it’s time to take them the rest of the way toward a true cloud solution, said … Continue reading

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Reigning in Unstructured Data

In his article “Reigning in Unstructured Data” for Computer Technology Review, Ken Cheney talks about unstructured data in a virtualized world. With the proliferation of NAS storage devices, diverse file servers running all sorts of apps (not just databases), and … Continue reading

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