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Hybrid cloud storage: What it is and how to deploy it

Hybrid cloud storage optimises the opportunities provided by the cloud while recognising and working with its limitations Continue Reading
Top 10 flash storage stories of 2014

Most organisations have flash storage or plan to deploy it, but who are the key players and where’s best to install it? Continue Reading
Storage performance metrics: How suppliers spin performance specifications

Array makers’ storage performance specs are not always what they seem. Storage analysts explain how suppliers spin spec sheet figures Continue Reading
Cisco is missing the transition to software-defined networks

Little doubt remains that the future of networking will be defined by software, but market-watchers warn Cisco is missing this move Continue Reading
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust completes £200m Epic and HP IT project

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust completes its eHospital programme based on Epic software and HP hardware Continue Reading

Companies driving growth of cloud

Companies and organisations are increasingly adopting cloud services for more secure and efficient device management Continue Reading
Polish enterprises embrace cloud and virtual disaster recovery

Polish enterprises are increasingly breaking the habit of using the cheapest route to disaster recovery and opting for cloud and virtualisation Continue Reading
Storage performance metrics: How to read array supplier specification sheets

Storage array makers’ spec sheets can be difficult to translate and sometimes prove misleading – the trick is to dig out the devil in the detail Continue Reading
How the development of standards will affect the internet of things

As the internet of things (IoT) grows, so will the number of applications developed to control internet-connected devices and objects Continue Reading
Time is running out for Windows Server 2003 migration

Support for Windows Server 2003 will end next year, but careful planning can ease operating system migration Continue Reading
Flash storage 101: How solid state storage works

Why flash writes are troublesome, why endurance is limited and what suppliers are doing to overcome these issues Continue Reading

Managing risk after support for Windows Server 2003 ends

With Microsoft due to end support for Windows Server 2003 in July 2015, we look at best practice for migration Continue Reading
Key challenges in storage and virtualisation, and how to beat them

Server virtualisation brings benefits but increases storage-capacity needs. Here we survey the key challenges and what to do about them Continue Reading
Big storage hybrid cloud moves show limits of cloud storage

Cloud storage has its limits, but also its opportunities, shown by the hybrid cloud storage offerings recently announced by EMC and NetApp Continue Reading
How Amsterdam crowdsourced environmental monitoring with the IoT

Amsterdam launched an IoT project to crowdsource local air quality measurement. While it faced a lot of hurdles in the project, it is implementing it on a wider scale based on the lessons learnt Continue Reading