The data center network transition

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	The data center network transition Up until a couple of years ago, the data center network was somewhat staid. Today, however, it is anything but staid as the majority of IT organizations are trying to determine how they should evolve their data center networks to support the demands brought about by the ongoing adoption of technologies such as server virtualization. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Altima Technologies, Inc. NetZoomDC: Easily manage your Datacenter Create, manage & document the physical infrastructure of your datacenters with NetZoomDC Enterprise. Regardless of the number of racks or devices, NetZoomDC Enterprise is easy to implement using your existing workforce, and replaces many disparate tools and cumbersome methods used in planning, designing, managing, and relocating datacenter assets. Learn More. In this Issue Data center surprises Start-up to release 'stone-like' optical disc that lasts forever Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT Make mine modular: The rise of prefab data centers VMware backpedals on price changes after customer criticism Fusion-Io to Buy IO Turbine to Reach Virtualized Servers Google, data centers using less power than expected 16 milestones of a million, billion or more ... RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Rackspace Get Back to Managing Your Business Expert monitoring and support for your cloud infrastructure, 24x7x365. With managed service in the Rackspace Cloud, you can get back to what's important - managing your business. Choose Fanatical Support today! Data center surprises It isn't surprising that virtualization topped the list of technologies expected to have the biggest impact on data center investments over the next two years, according to a new Network World study, but the survey turned up some surprises as well. Read More Start-up to release 'stone-like' optical disc that lasts forever Start-up Millenniata is planning to introduce a new optical disc and player that etches bits of data into a stone-like material that it claims lasts forever and can be played on any moden DVD or Blu-ray player. Read More WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink Business Qwest Cloud-Based Services: On-Demand Access to IT Resources More and more IT leaders are turning to outsourced, cloud computing services to fulfill their growing technology needs—and do more with less. See how you can grow your business with on-demand, scalable applications and cloud-computing infrastructure—and pay only for what you need. Read now! Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT How does the federal government go about implementing green IT? According to a report out today from the Government Accountability Office, the feds have adopted a number of practices that are useful not just for government IT but all manner of private and public company IT groups as well. These include everything from dedicated funding for green products, to improved employee training and reducing use of paper. Read More Make mine modular: The rise of prefab data centers When John Campbell talks about Purdue University's soon-to-be implemented modular data center, he can hardly hide his enthusiasm. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Taking the Enterprise Data Center into the Cloud Get a detailed overview of cloud computing technology— common types of architectures and services and perceived risks impacting widespread adoption. Learn best practices for optimizing critical systems for cloud deployment in existing facilities and see how next-generation technologies forge a path toward an integrated DCIM approach. Learn More VMware backpedals on price changes after customer criticism VMware has boosted limits on virtual RAM so high that most customers should not be negatively affected. Read More Fusion-Io to Buy IO Turbine to Reach Virtualized Servers Flash storage vendor Fusion-io has agreed to buy IO Turbine for up to US$95 million to extend its on-server cache products to virtualized environments. Read More Google, data centers using less power than expected Data centers have been using less electricity than you think ... or at least, than they have in the past. Read More 16 milestones of a million, billion or more ... Quantitative milestones have been a marketing staple since long before McDonald's began counting burgers. So when I saw recently that Huffington Post was boasting of having hosted its 100 millionth comment, I did a little searching to see how many of these pronouncements I could find ... over just the past month. Here's a slideshow featuring the more notable ones with any kind of tech connection. Read... Read More
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