Hortonworks Delivers Proven High-Availability Solution for Apache Hadoop

Hortonworks, a leading commercial vendor promoting the innovation, development and support of Apache Hadoop, today announced the availability of an enterprise-proven, high-availability (HA) solution for Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 1.0 that empowers operations teams deploying Hadoop on VMware vSphere® with an HA solution that is proven and readily available in the enterprise. Hortonworks and VMware… Continue reading Hortonworks Delivers Proven High-Availability Solution for Apache Hadoop

Virtual and Data Center Security Appliances Market To Hit $4.4 Billion by 2016

The data center and virtual security appliance market is on track to grow to a $4.4 billion opportunity by 2016, reports technology market research firm Infonetics Research in its latest Data Center Security Appliances market share, size, and forecast report. “In the already big and growing data center security appliance segment, we see a potential… Continue reading Virtual and Data Center Security Appliances Market To Hit $4.4 Billion by 2016

Quest Unveils NetVault Extended Architecture to Align Backup and Recovery with Service Continuity

The role of backup and recovery has changed. In addition to ensuring organizations have at least one good copy of their data, IT must now make sure mission-critical applications and databases can be restored in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs). Problematically, traditional data protection software focuses on servers and infrastructure, with no visibility into… Continue reading Quest Unveils NetVault Extended Architecture to Align Backup and Recovery with Service Continuity

Datalink Deploys Virtual Data Center Infrastructure at Cook County Health and Hospitals System

Datalink, a leading provider of data center infrastructure and services, today announced that it has completed the deployment of a new, nearly $3M unified virtual data center infrastructure for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) of Cook County, Illinois. Servicing the operational needs of nearly two dozen CCHHS facilities across the Chicagoland area,… Continue reading Datalink Deploys Virtual Data Center Infrastructure at Cook County Health and Hospitals System

IT Networking Equipment/Products Market to Reach $214.2 Billion by 2015

The last couple of decades have witnessed a broad sweep of technological developments in computer networking. Computer networking speeds are accelerating significantly beyond the standard 10-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). From data transmission speeds of 100 megabits per second to 10 gigabits per second to now over 100 gigabits per second, networking speeds have been evolving in… Continue reading IT Networking Equipment/Products Market to Reach $214.2 Billion by 2015

Accenture to Build First Next Generation G-Cloud Data Center Environment in France

The French Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (DILA) has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a three-year contract to design, build and deliver its Next Generation Data Center, the G-Cloud, in France. The contract supports the government’s strategic technology goals to create savings by controlling costs. Accenture will work with DILA to build a more flexible… Continue reading Accenture to Build First Next Generation G-Cloud Data Center Environment in France

WAN Virtualization Adds Up for Accounting Firm, Increasing Bandwidth and Raising Resiliency for VoIP and VDI

The T750 is a 1U rack-mountable appliance that supports WAN bandwidth aggregation up to 120 Mbps downstream / 60 Mbps upstream even while doing 128-bit AES encryption.

Talari Networks, Inc. today announced Whiting & Partners has deployed Talari’s WAN Virtualization appliances to ensure high-availability networks for voice and data applications, including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Using Talari’s WAN Virtualization technology, the firm of general practice chartered accountants has increased bandwidth by a factor of five, cut… Continue reading WAN Virtualization Adds Up for Accounting Firm, Increasing Bandwidth and Raising Resiliency for VoIP and VDI

IT Trends of 2012: Enjoy the Benefits without Taking Unnecessary Risks

Kroll Ontrack, the leading provider of data recovery, electronic discovery, and information management products and services, today announced the most important technology trends for the coming year include virtualization, cloud computing, social networking and energy efficiency. However, businesses that want to benefit from these trends need to look at adopting iron clad information management and… Continue reading IT Trends of 2012: Enjoy the Benefits without Taking Unnecessary Risks