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Managing workloads in an era of changing datacentre architecture

Different workloads require different basic resources and hybrid cloud needs more intelligent workload management Continue Reading
Polish enterprises speed apps with flash and hybrid flash storage

Flash storage might cost more but enterprises in Poland are using flash and hybrid flash arrays for their low latency Continue Reading
What's causing Poland's datacentre market to flourish?

The Polish datacentre market, although still in its early phases of development, is worth more than 1bn Polish zloty Continue Reading
Cloud, frozen pizza model and the immutable infrastructure

The architecture pattern for immutable infrastructure is based on the made-to-order pizza model Continue Reading
Product survey 2014: Hybrid flash arrays from the big six

A look at the options to build hybrid flash arrays from the big six SAN makers Continue Reading

All-flash array startups overview 2014

All the big storage suppliers have all-flash array products – some designed from the ground up, others HDD arrays retrofitted with flash Continue Reading
How cloud companies are engaging in price wars

Cloud prices are coming down, which is great news for organisations taking their first steps into using public cloud services Continue Reading
A guide to scale-out NAS: The specialists and startups

Specialist suppliers and startups in scale-out NAS, a technology that’s gone mainstream for its superior ability to scale capacity and performance Continue Reading
Private cloud storage: What it does and how to build it

Private cloud storage is an increasingly popular option for organisations that want to provide flexible, easy-to-manage storage with chargeback to departments and business units Continue Reading
Choosing chips for next-generation datacentres

Why your next datacentre refresh should encompass alternative chip architectures. Continue Reading
Intel is making waves in the growing microserver market

Analysts predict the microserver market will account for more than 10% of the server market by 2016. But what progress is x86 heavyweight Intel making in the field Continue Reading

Cloud storage makes steady progress in Poland

In Poland cloud storage and cloud services arouse concerns over control and security but businesses are discovering the benefits in cost and customer service Continue Reading
CIO Interview: Gary Steen, CTO, TalkTalk

Gary Steen, CTO at ISP TalkTalk, says transforming internal IT will help him meet growing demands for superfast data connectivity Continue Reading
The internet of things is coming: Is your datacentre ready?

Gartner estimates the IoT will see 26 billion units installed by 2020 – channelling huge volumes of data traffic into datacentres Continue Reading
Scale-out NAS product survey: The big six

We survey the big six storage array makers’ scale-out NAS product ranges Continue Reading