Information Overload

We all use the Internet, but few of us have an understanding of the fundamentals that propel it

Not all Ethernet-based WAN circuits are created equal; be sure to ask these questions when shopping for a carrier

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cloud providers often trade transparency for simplicity -- perhaps at the ultimate cost of their customers' trust

Linux-based WAN emulation tools can help you decide whether your planned cloud migration is the right move

If you can't get a direct connection to the cloud, estimating user experience before migrating to the cloud is a critical task

Sidestepping technology disasters is much easier -- and affordable -- now for businesses large and small

As more and more data moves across WANs and into the cloud, making the most of your WAN connections is key

High-bandwidth replication over long distances, whether to a hot site or the cloud, requires a solid grasp of TCP to steer clear of bottlenecks

As load densities grow, three-phase power is becoming more and more prevalent in data centers of all shapes and sizes

Backing up your data and running your systems in the cloud is attractive -- but likely to fail if you don't treat it like a physical warm-site backup

Some skills required to be an excellent engineer might seem to have very little to do with actual engineering: Excel and Visio

Although the cloud is occasionally less expensive than on-premise deployment, focusing on cost alone misses the point

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