With the introduction of I/O on Demand, an unprecedented amount of field I/O adaptability, ease-of-integration and plant availability becomes possible.
Published: Oct 30, 2013
Adding, moving, decommissioning and renaming devices in the data center should be a simple process. But in today’s complex data centers, these tasks have become something of a high-wire act, fraught with inefficiency and risk. Trends like virtualization are only compounding the difficulty. In these dense environments,...
Published: Apr 01, 2014
Data centers are finding that they must deploy more and more power to their racks. This white paper addresses considerations surrounding the deployment of high power.
Published: Apr 08, 2014
This reports documents hands-on and testing of the NetApp Distributed Content Repository. The Distributed Content Repository was designed to extend object-based storage across geographies provide a repository for unstructured content that is effectively infinite, practically immortal, and highly intelligent.
Published: Dec 18, 2013
When companies evaluate potential data centers and colocation service providers, they normally compare them using some kind of criteria or checklist. However, many such efforts fail to sufficiently evaluate the breadth and depth of detail necessary to make a well informed decision.
This white paper examines several...
Published: Jul 15, 2013
With Gartner suggesting colocation grew by 8% last year alone, many are turning to colocation providers to house their IT infrastructure. With so many players in this global market, it is important for decision makers to understand the key factors when deciding the best facility to suit their business needs.
This...
Published: Jul 01, 2015
Breaking into new markets, meeting customer requirements and increasing profitability are key objectives for all companies. Efficient and adaptable technology is required to make these happen.
Appropriate infrastructure foundations such as network, IT, data centre and voice are crucial to businesses success. This...
Published: Jul 01, 2015
This white paper will examine three areas of data center management relating to the measurement, use and saving of energy. It will also suggest criteria that can help you decide whether one or more of these areas can help you achieve the goals established by EO 13514.
Published: Apr 17, 2013
The past two decades have seen dramatic shifts in data center design. As application complexity grew, server sprawl pushed out the walls of the data center, expanding both the physical square footage as well as consumption of the most expensive part of the data center—energy.
So the focus turned to high density...
Published: Apr 17, 2014
magine a future where applications become the source of competitive advantage for businesses in most industries. Software can augment products and services and automate workflows, as enterprises innovate to deliver more engaging experiences to mobile users. Those who can conquer information to gauge real-time sentiment...
Published: May 27, 2014
Ten years ago, IT was a lot simpler – especially when it came to backup and recovery. But now that recovery has less to do with tape backup and physical facilities and more to do with the cloud and virtualisation, IT needs to find a more adaptive approach to this critical process.
This infographic examines some...
Published: Mar 13, 2014
Mobility remains a top strategic opportunity for businesses of all kinds, due to its potential to make an enterprise far more competitive, whether by making employees more productive or by enabling more innovative ways to engage with customers. To serve this mobile workforce and customer base, enterprises must securely...
Published: Mar 23, 2016
The demands being placed on your data center are on the rise, with more users operating more devices than ever before – combined with increasing complexity as a result of virtualisation and the implementation of cloud strategies - and you’re under pressure to optimise application and service delivery while...
Published: Dec 01, 2014
Technological progression has introduced new types of solutions, platforms, and ways to conduct business. Through these advancements, organizations have been able to leverage modern technologies capable of scalability and optimized end-user experiences.
Current data center platforms are creating highly efficient environments...
Published: Apr 10, 2014