Deploying a scalable NAS system takes more than just buying the right equipment, it takes a plan, and that plan has to have a solid foundation based on principles surrounding what a NAS should and should not do.
Network Computing
The Five Core Tenets of Scale-Out NAS
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Dell Data-Center Roll-Out Features Next-Gen Servers, Network Virtualization Architecture
Dell is introducing a new line of servers, storage hardware and a network virtualization architecture framework to meet the expanding demands on data centers to crunch petabytes of data. The company introduced the 12th generation of PowerEdge servers, seven models, some targeted at hyperscale environments, others optimized for server virtualization and one intended for use in small or remote offices.
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.
HireRight Data-Center Refresh Ups Performance 50%, Cuts Power 45%, Footage 60%
HireRight, a provider of cloud-based, on-demand employment screening programs, in collaboration with Cisco and EMC, has implemented green technology while launching a refresh to its data center infrastructure. The company says the new deployment increases performance by 50%; decreases power consumption by 45%, and reduces data center square footage by 60%.
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.
5 Misconceptions About Optimizing WAN Traffic For Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
When it comes to a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), performance over the wire seems to be one of the most critical elements for success. Yet, many administrators approach that concern incorrectly, relying on what has worked in the past as a solution for today’s VDI performance issues.
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Windows 8 Has What it Takes for 3G/4G Mobile Broadband
Microsoft has built a ton of new features and capabilities into Windows 8 that make it a prime OS for mobile devices like ultrabooks and tablets. Aside from the Metro UI that is designed to be tapped and swiped on a touchscreen display, Windows 8 also includes new features for connecting to and managing mobile broadband connections.
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Wikileaks Claims Stratfor Emails Are Smoking Gun of Subversive Activity
Wikileaks is putting The Global Intelligence Files online–a collection of millions of emails compromised from Stratfor by Anonymous in December. Wikileaks says there is evidence buried within of questionable motives and methods used by the Texas-based security intelligence firm to subvert a range of targets, including Wikileaks itself.
On the surface, Stratfor is a geopolitical risk analysis organization that simply gathers information, and filters the information–along with some expert analysis–out to its customers. Anonymous, on the other hand, has called Stratfor a “shadow CIA”, and believes that the company is not really what it portrays itself to be.
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Smart Taps Define Future of Network Intelligence
Observing, analyzing and protecting data traversing private, hybrid and public clouds has become one of the biggest challenges for IT administrators today. Can Smart Tap technology provide the critical answers everyone is looking for?
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Microsoft, Citrix And KVM Continue To Erode VMware’s Virtualization Domination
As virtualization continues its proliferation throughout the enterprise, Microsoft, Citrix and KVM are all expected to be strong contenders to erode VMware’s market share, say industry observers.
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Weighing Cloud-Hosting Pros And Cons
With the sheer number and variety of hosted cloud services available, it’s entirely possible to push every type of application and data out to the cloud, but despite the temptation to take a hard right towards the cloud, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration when deciding whether an application is right for the cloud or not.
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.
Akamai, Riverbed Shrink SaaS App Latency
One of the dirty little secrets of software-as-a-service (SaaS) is how long it takes to get the service. Because a request for access to a SaaS application travels from the client device, across the corporate wide area network (WAN), across the public Internet, to the SaaS provider’s data center where the app is hosted — and back — a lot of time is spent making the connection, not to mention the hundreds or thousands of round trips made in just one session in which the app is being used. Application delivery platform provider Akamai Technologies has partnered with WAN optimization provider Riverbed Technology to include their technologies in each other’s products to improve the performance of SaaS applications.
Network Computing
Comments Off
Categories: General.