For years now we’ve been hearing that the age of Big Data is just around the corner. But what if it isn’t?
You are here: Home » Archives for Data Center
Data Center News
Data centers help organizations manage their technology resources. Helping to scale resources effectively, data centers increase efficiency. Read the latest data center news, analysis, and insights below:
Big Data still isn’t catching on yet: Will it ever?
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter Tagged With: big data
Cloud security struggles continue to hamper IT
The benefits of the cloud can’t be fully realized when the security risks are great. Although companies want to move forward with cloud projects, many are being held back by security issues.
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, IT Security Tagged With: cloud policy, cloud security
2014 was a very good year for uptime … with some exceptions
It’s pretty much undisputed that the cloud can provide efficiency and cost-savings that hosting apps or data on site can’t always match. But there’s always been a big caveat to that: In order to get those benefits, you need the cloud to be available and running smoothly.
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, IT Support, Vendors and service providers Tagged With: cloud providers, uptime
Cloud forecasting for 2015
According to a recent study, IT pros are going big in 2015 when it comes to cloud investments – and they’re looking for the people and services that can help them drive that cloud growth.
Filed Under: Data Center, Enterprise 2.0, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views Tagged With: cloud, hybrid cloud
Microsoft’s next end of life might come without options
When an end-of-life deadline hits popular products or services, companies usually face one of two options: Upgrade or pay for extended support. But at least one high-ranking executive theorizes that option may not exist for Windows Server 2003 customers.
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views Tagged With: Microsoft, Windows Server 2003
What are companies doing with their sensitive data?
All too often, we don’t actually get a look into how companies store and organize their data until there’s a high-profile breach that comes to light. A recent study looks to shed some light on how this crucial IT practice is handled.
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views Tagged With: data, data breaches
Cyberattack puts provider out of business: 3 lessons learned
The news came recently that hackers had successfully taken down an entire company with a well-crafted cyberattack. And while the prospect of losing your business to hackers is frightening enough for IT pros, that’s only one of the many serious consequences this incident has for IT.
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, IT Security, Special Report Tagged With: cloud, cloud security, cyber attacks, hackers
Data center getting a bit toasty? It might not matter
The conventional wisdom for hard drives, data centers and servers has always been “keep it frosty.” As we’ve been told time and again, the higher the temperature of hardware, the higher the fail rate. Not so, according to an expert in the field.
Filed Under: Data Center, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter Tagged With: Data Center, storage
Report: The average company has 461 apps (and many are banned)
For IT pros who think they have a good handle on all the apps inside the company, bad news: Cloud apps are being added faster than ever. And many of them are running without IT’s permission, control or knowledge. At the recent Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise conference, Netskope released research showing just how […]
Filed Under: Applications & Software, Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, Mobile Technology Tagged With: cloud apps, cloud storage
What’s around the bend? 9 predictions for business intelligence
With Big Data and cloud applications thrust onto its plate, IT has increasingly become the go-to department for business intelligence (BI) projects. But turning data into business decisions is a constantly changing field – which makes it hard to catch up, let alone know what’s coming next.
Filed Under: Data Center, In this week's e-newsletter, Vendors and service providers Tagged With: big data, business intelligence