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IT hardware

Enterprises, scientists and academics turn to public cloud for HPC

Organisations are starting to use supercomputers on demand via public cloud to access HPC capabilities Continue Reading
How to support Apple in the enterprise

The popularity of Apple products is driving adoption in the enterprise. But how should IT departments support iOS and MacOS X devices? Continue Reading
Rural communities take the initiative on superfast broadband

Amidst the furore over the deployment of superfast broadband in remote rural areas, communities and businesses in Oxfordshire took action Continue Reading
Backup vs replication, snapshots, CDP in data protection strategy

Best practice data protection strategy combines backup with snapshots, CDP and replication for different levels of recovery Continue Reading
Micro-datacentre: What IT problems it solves and what workload systems suit it

A micro-datacentre is a smaller containerised datacentre system designed to solve different problems or to handle different workloads Continue Reading

Green storage is dead. Long live green storage

Green storage may have slipped from the headlines, but the need for better energy efficiency in storage is more pressing than ever Continue Reading
Virtual server backup products surveyed

Specialist virtual machine backup products vary in many ways, including hypervisor and application support Continue Reading
Disaster recovery in Turkey: Some businesses shine but many lag

Overall disaster recovery readiness is poor in Turkey and the Middle East, but some businesses buck that trend Continue Reading
Will silicon photonics replace copper cabling in mainstream datacentres?

Silicon photonics can increase bandwidth in servers, improve data transfer speeds and reduce complexity. But are datacentres ready for it? Continue Reading
Key choices in virtual machine backup

Virtual machine backup is a priority for many datacentres. We examine the key choices, and whether to use agent-, hypervisor- or array-based backup Continue Reading
OpenStack storage: Cinder and Swift explained

is a rising star in private cloud infrastructures. But what about OpenStack storage? We run the rule over OpenStack Cinder and Swift Continue Reading

After VLANs: managing the new virtualised networks

Managing an ever-changing network landscape calls for as much automation as possible. Can Juniper, HP and Cisco help? Continue Reading
In-memory databases - what they do and the storage they need

In-memory databases offer high performance data processing, but how do you protect data in volatile DRAM and what kind of storage is needed for longer term retention? Continue Reading
Backup vs archive: Can they be merged?

As backup software suppliers build more archiving features into their products, we look at whether it’s possible to merge backup and archive systems Continue Reading
Principles of compliance in the financial services industry

Compliance in financial services can appear a staggeringly complex web of laws and regulations, but some key principles apply, says Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust Continue Reading