IT systems run in exposed shed to prove reliability point

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	IT systems run in exposed shed to prove reliability point In an experiment that began in January, servers, networking gear and storage systems have been running in an simple shed without failure. Takeaway: IT equipment may be a lot tougher than you think. Read More WEBCAST: Neustar Webmetrics Load Testing Best Practices and Tools for Site Performance Learn the latest and most effective techniques for managing website performance with Neustar Webmetrics, including: how to plan, execute and analyze load tests; best practices that can simplify your life and make tests more effective; plus, innovative (and free!) tools to speed up your site quickly. View now In this Issue 5 priorities for HP in data center switching Microsoft cracks live migration problem 16 essential Android apps for IT pros Cisco unveils dual role-data center AT&T's Houston LTE network offers good speeds, study finds Survey ranks best IT departments in financial services IT ratchets up social-media involvement How cloud computing is changing data center design, cost A tale of two U.S. government data center projects Micron unveils its first entry-level SSD for blade servers WHITE PAPER: IBM Strategies for Building a ROI Business Case Aberdeen conducted a follow-up survey in May 2011 where over 60 organizations detailed their B2B integration and collaboration issues and challenges - specific focus was given to Return on Investment (ROI) related issues. Read Now! 5 priorities for HP in data center switching HP and Cisco are currently embroiled in a war of words, market share and revenue in Ethernet switching overall, but can HP really put up much of a fight in the data center? Read More Microsoft cracks live migration problem With the next release of Windows Server operating system, Microsoft has conquered one of the thorniest problems in virtualization: moving an operational virtual machine (VM) across a wide area network (WAN). Read More 16 essential Android apps for IT pros There are hundreds of thousands of Android apps, including many that are useful for IT professionals on the job. These apps can help connect to servers, monitor computers, access databases, analyze the airwaves, scan networks, and serve as a reference. Here are 16 of these apps, most of them free. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Social Networking and Security Risks Each social networking tool comes with its own set of security concerns which can put your information systems and/or personal data at risk. This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to help protect you, your personal information and your company data. Read now! Cisco unveils dual role-data center Ciscoopened up a new data center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., with a dual role: application development and disaster recovery (DR) for its production data centers in Texas. Read More AT&T's Houston LTE network offers good speeds, study finds AT&T's new Houston LTE network offers users' high data speeds, but poorer-than-expected network latency, according to Signals Research. Read More Survey ranks best IT departments in financial services Goldman Sachs came out on top in a ranking of the best IT departments in the financial services sector, as determined by a survey of 144 tech pros who work in that industry. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware Learn why traditional antivirus approaches don't work and why a new approach to endpoint security is required to better protect your company from malicious threats. Learn about the scope of the malware problem and strategies that can help you defend against evolving malware threats. Read now! IT ratchets up social-media involvement When a late arrival thought he'd catch up on the buzz at a recent conference of CIOs, he logged into Twitter. What he found -- or rather didn't find -- amazed him. Read More How cloud computing is changing data center design, cost If you've read this blog for a while, it's no secret that I believe that one aspect of cloud computing is a dramatic drop in the cost of computing. While many discuss cloud computing's cost advantage in terms of better utilization via resource pooling and rapid elasticity, we believe that there is a more fundamental shift going on as data centers are redesigned to focus on scale, efficiency, and a shift to commodity components. Read More A tale of two U.S. government data center projects This is a story of two federal government data center projects: One, undertaken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), met its schedule and budget. The other, a U.S. Air Force initiative, went over budget and was late. Read More Micron unveils its first entry-level SSD for blade servers Micron today released its first entry-level solid state drive to be used as a boot drive in servers or for I/O intensive read applications, such as video streaming in cloud computing environments. Read More
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