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Data center servers, storage, and switches form the foundation of enterprise IT, with virtualization and power-efficient hardware on the rise.

Data Center Articles

Server smackdown: A networking newbie steps up

IT rookie performs disaster recovery with servers in the hosting facility, then with his career in the CEO's office after a tense all-nighter... more
End the appliance-sprawl blues with virtual appliances

Although not perfect for every circumstance, sometimes a virtual appliance is just what you need... more
5 things CIOs should know about big data

These five tips set the foundation for any CIO's big data plans... more
Event log management made easy

Most companies' log files carry too much noise. For a better log management system, turn the normal model on its head... more
The two sides of an IT admin: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Few professions have the propensity to go from normal to obscene as rapidly and thoroughly as IT does... more
Microsoft System Center 2012: Streamlined cloud service management

Pricing and the task of putting together components have been vastly simplified in the System Center 2012 suite... more
Why voting machines still suck

Significant government funds go into snooping on citizens and outrageously sophisticated weaponry. How about a little scratch for the basic instrument of democracy? ... more
CloudStack, OpenStack lure supporters, one by one

At Interop, both open source cloud projects roll out list of backers... more
Salesforce.com's Heroku rolls out new cloud database options

Two new tiers give coders lower-cost access to Heroku's Postgres cloud database service... more
Government cloud computing: The good, the bad and the ugly

From California and Utah to Ohio, Massachusetts and Maine, state and local governments are using the cloud to update antiquated systems, but the hurdles are high... more
Epicor will bring ERP applications to Microsoft Azure cloud service

The move comes as Microsoft itself is doing the same with its competing Dynamics software... more
Hitachi starts all-in-one data center service

The massive Japanese conglomerate looks to leverage its myriad businesses with the end-to-end service covering construction to IT support... more
Barbra Streisand, the Internet, and you

By trying to lock down the Internet, misguided lawmakers -- and divas -- are creating a new generation of users who evade such controls with ease... more
Build a bulletproof network for IP storage

Correctly configuring a network for IP storage isn't quite as simple as it seems. Here's how to do it right... more
Critical PHP vulnerability exposes servers to data theft -- or worse

PHP Group releases updates to fix vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to easily pass command-line switches to servers through URLs... more
Survey: IT spends too little time analyzing logs for security clues

IT organizations aren't taking advantage of log data to identify attackers, says security outfit SANS... more
Review: Dell EqualLogic SANs make the most of automated tiering

Dell EqualLogic SSD and SAS hybrids highlight no-muss, no-fuss, fast storage tiering across multiple arrays... more
Facebook's open source data center project gains industry support

Open Compute Project shows off new server designs and members, including Hewlett-Packard, AMD, Salesforce.com, VMware, and more ... more
Bare-metal clouds trade virtualization for performance

Cloud customers with performance or security demands are turning to hypervisor-free bare-metal cloud offerings... more
HGST announces 12Gbps SAS SSDs for enterprise data centers

Delivering twice the throughput of current SAS technology, the new SSDs aim to make data centers faster and improve scalability... more

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Data Center Channel

Data center servers, storage, and switches form the foundation of enterprise IT, with virtualization and power-efficient hardware on the rise.

IT rookie performs disaster recovery with servers in the hosting facility, then with his career in the CEO's office after a tense all-nighter... more

Although not perfect for every circumstance, sometimes a virtual appliance is just what you need... more

These five tips set the foundation for any CIO's big data plans... more

Most companies' log files carry too much noise. For a better log management system, turn the normal model on its head... more

Few professions have the propensity to go from normal to obscene as rapidly and thoroughly as IT does... more

Pricing and the task of putting together components have been vastly simplified in the System Center 2012 suite... more

Significant government funds go into snooping on citizens and outrageously sophisticated weaponry. How about a little scratch for the basic instrument of democracy? ... more

At Interop, both open source cloud projects roll out list of backers... more

Two new tiers give coders lower-cost access to Heroku's Postgres cloud database service... more

From California and Utah to Ohio, Massachusetts and Maine, state and local governments are using the cloud to update antiquated systems, but the hurdles are high... more

The move comes as Microsoft itself is doing the same with its competing Dynamics software... more

The massive Japanese conglomerate looks to leverage its myriad businesses with the end-to-end service covering construction to IT support... more

By trying to lock down the Internet, misguided lawmakers -- and divas -- are creating a new generation of users who evade such controls with ease... more

Correctly configuring a network for IP storage isn't quite as simple as it seems. Here's how to do it right... more

PHP Group releases updates to fix vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to easily pass command-line switches to servers through URLs... more

IT organizations aren't taking advantage of log data to identify attackers, says security outfit SANS... more

Dell EqualLogic SSD and SAS hybrids highlight no-muss, no-fuss, fast storage tiering across multiple arrays... more

Open Compute Project shows off new server designs and members, including Hewlett-Packard, AMD, Salesforce.com, VMware, and more ... more

Cloud customers with performance or security demands are turning to hypervisor-free bare-metal cloud offerings... more

Delivering twice the throughput of current SAS technology, the new SSDs aim to make data centers faster and improve scalability... more

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