With cloud computing, why do companies continue to buy and lease data center equipment? Cloud computing is becoming pervasive. From software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to virtual servers to physical servers to disk space to networking to security, you can rent just…
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) can encompass the complete stack of a data center—databases, storage, servers, networking, cooling and power distribution. DCIM can manage this stack as an integrated whole. Often, DCIM is a set of software and hardware tools…
The data center landscape is changing. Today, there are plug and play modular data centers that can be integrated into a business environment as an alternative to a more traditional in-house data center. There are three scenarios that drive the…
Your business data is crucial for the survival of your enterprise. In the event of a failure or disaster, the recovery of data should be placed on top priority. But disaster recovery (DR) is a drain on many of your…
Studies reveal that business apps drive data center complexities more than anything else. Data centers are complex, and complexity can cause problems. But many companies rush to virtualization and other simplification strategies to reduce data center complexities without seeing the…
