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What you need to know to build a solid Ethernet WAN

Sourcing solid network connectivity, such as for linking a pair of data centers, isn't always as straightforward as it might seem

Treat a cloud deployment as you would a home remodel

Cost, reliability, and security are obvious, but control and responsibility are often overlooked in choosing cloud services

The software licensing gotchas in the cloud

Some software vendors have embraced virtualization and the cloud, but others impose defensive licenses that serve no one

The Pivotal launch and what it means to IT

Pivotal, a new venture led by former VMware CEO Paul Maritz, sees a future rife with cloudy big data apps crunching sensor and user data -- and holds important clues to IT's future

Here's why you really need SDN

Claims that software-defined networking can't scale in performance divert attention from SDN's huge benefit: flexibility

The conflicted rise of software-defined networking

Some vendors crippled their SDN offerings to protect their hardware profits, but smarter providers are switching now

5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust

Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn’t pay

Beyond backup: 5 other needs for World Backup Day

World Backup Day is a great reminder to make and test backups -- but what else might you be overlooking?

The impossible enterprise data security challenge

Securely deleting data in a personal context is hard enough, but it's far more complicated when enterprise storage is involved

Deleting data is the critical step you're likely doing wrong

Whether at home or in the data center, chances are your deleted data is easily available to others

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Sourcing solid network connectivity, such as for linking a pair of data centers, isn't always as straightforward as it might seem
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