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Converged infrastructure

Quocirca Insights

Dismantling data centre and WAN silos
Bernt Ostergaard Quocirca 31 Aug 2016

Two data processing trends are joining hands and moving towards wider availability for SMEs: hyperconverged data centre infrastructures and software defined WAN (SD-WAN) connectivity. What was just ...
StorageBuzz

Has the storage hardware lock-in had its day?
Antony Adshead Storage Editor 15 May 2013

Two years ago I wrote that the storage industry was apparently ripe for huge change. The nub of my argument was that storage is a sector of the IT supplier world in which customers are forced to ...

Shell, Halliburton, Unibap AB execs share real-world AI strategies

Technology advances like quantum computing mean AI's best years are still to come, but that doesn't mean companies aren't already...

What's the difference between RPA and IPA?

To prepare for robotic process automation combined with the more sophisticated intelligent process automation, CIOs first need to...

The technological evolution of IT industry leaders: 2000 - 2020

As technology has shifted since 2000, so have IT leaders. This guide looks at how Oracle, Cisco, Dell and SAP have adapted to ...

SearchSecurity

NSS Labs drops antitrust suit against AMTSO, Symantec and ESET

NSS Labs dropped its antitrust suit against the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, Symantec and ESET, ending a ...

Exposed Firebase databases hidden by Google search

A security researcher found that Google's search engine hides results for misconfigured Firebase databases that are publicly ...

Privacy compliance rules shaping future IT security processes

As companies scramble to comply with consumer data privacy compliance mandates, like GDPR, CCPA and others on the horizon, IT ...

SearchNetworking

Assess the Wi-Fi 6 features available in Wave 1 and Wave 2

Catch up on the different features available with the first wave of Wi-Fi 6, including OFDMA and Target Wake Time, and find out ...

3 networking startups rearchitect routing

Networking startups Arrcus, DriveNets and Volta Networks help service providers redefine routing in the data center and at the ...

A deep dive into the differences between 4G and 5G networks

Yes, 4G and 5G network architectures will differ, but organizations may not see change for some time. This feature explores 4G ...

SearchDataCenter

Top 4 open source automation tools for admins

Open source offerings are an easy way to bring automation into your organization. When selecting software, evaluate the user ...

U.S. facility may have best data center PUE

The data center energy efficiency metric, power usage effectiveness, or PUE, is not improving. But one supercomputer data center ...

Increase efficiency with data center temperature monitoring

Data centers must track multiple temperature components. Organizations can use ASHRAE standards and on-premises hardware for ...

SearchDataManagement

Amazon cloud database and data analytics expand

AWS expands its Redshift data warehouse capabilities including managed storage and query acceleration at the re:Invent 2019 ...

Vendors move away from open source database software licensing

While open source is a key to success for many database vendors, it can also potentially lead to a competitive threat from a ...

Oracle looks to grow multi-model database features

Decade after decade, Oracle continues to be relevant in the database market as it pivots to include an expanding list of ...