Organizations may have embraced and launched virtualization environments, but they’re still working out some issues: Just 3% have iron-clad standardized platform policies. Learn what else the 2012 State of the Data Center survey uncovered.
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Virtualization Environments Still Pose a Challenge in the Data Center
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ShoreTel Jumps Into Cloud UC for Mobile Devices
ShoreTel Mobility is a new app for iDevices that can turn smartphones into full-featured office phones. Our blogger dives into the cloud UC option.
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Is IT Outsourcing Worth It?
Outsourcing is the lifeblood of IT. The prevailing theory is that outsourcing saves companies money and enables them to engage a broader pool of IT skills and talent than they could in-house. However, the results from a new survey challenge that perception.
Lieberman Software surveyed IT professionals at the InfoSecurity Europe 2012 conference and found that 71 percent of organizations outsource a “significant portion” of their IT needs. However, confidence in outsourcing is not as high as you’d think.
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Private Cloud Infrastructure Design: Go Beyond Best Practices
Are you designing a private cloud infrastructure? Best practices are a crutch–start with current recommended practices, ask yourself why, and more tips for building a private cloud.
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Juniper Updates its Switching Fabric
Juniper has announced a capacity increase and a smaller footprint for its QFabric interconnect, and increased the range of its EX-series of interconnects.
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The Cloud, Day 27: All the Rest of the Cloud
30 Days With the Cloud: Day 27
From a consumer perspective “the cloud” revolves around music, photos, email, and perhaps a bit of productivity. Some of those are important for small and medium businesses (SMBs) as well, but really only scratch the surface of what the cloud has to offer for businesses.
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Big Data Security: The Balance Is Shifting in Favor of IT
There’s a perception in the marketplace that encrypting data equals a big performance hit. That’s not necessarily the case anymore.
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Why Yammer Is Worth $1 Billion to Microsoft
Microsoft seems to be at the center of all the rumors right now in a way normally reserved for Apple. Aside form the mystery media event in Los Angeles later today, where Microsoft is expected to make a tablet-related announcement of some sort; it’s also the focus of speculation that it is finalizing talks to acquire Yammer for around $ 1 billion.
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Dell Keeps It Simple With New Storage Platform, System Updates, More
Day two of the Dell Storage Forum included announcements of a new Compellent storage platform, updates to Fluid File System and AppAssure and more.
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