The computing industry is witnessing a paradigm shift in the way computing is performed worldwide. There is a growing awareness among consumers and enterprises to access their information technology (IT) resources extensively through a “utility” model, a development broadly called “cloud computing.” Over the recent past, the interest in cloud computing has grown exponentially worldwide… Continue reading Private Cloud Computing Market & Forecast to 2015: Worldwide Analysis
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IBM Opens Smarter Data Center in Mexico
IBM announced today the opening of its Smarter Data Center, located at the IBM Technology Campus in Guadalajara city, Mexico. This first-of-its-kind site in the country will support the business transformation of enterprise and government clients and help them improve operations in today’s global economic environment. The IBM Smarter Data Center will provide clients with… Continue reading IBM Opens Smarter Data Center in Mexico
Best Practices for Monitoring Virtual Environments
Virtualization is unquestionably one of the biggest and most widespread trends in computing in the last decade. By separating different elements of the computing platform, users in a growing number of businesses have done away with the “one app, one server” model and moved to Virtual Machines (VMs) in order to fully realize the potential… Continue reading Best Practices for Monitoring Virtual Environments
VMworld Attendees Reject Third-Party Virtual TAP Technology
VMworld US 2012 Virtual blind spots continue to be a major network visibility challenge for security and network engineers. Last week, VMworld® attendees confirmed that network monitoring, even in virtual environments, continues to be a challenge in protecting the security and performance of their networks. A survey conducted by Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) of more than… Continue reading VMworld Attendees Reject Third-Party Virtual TAP Technology
Supermicro SuperServer and SuperStorage Platforms Windows Server 2012 Certified
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing, announces it will support Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server 2012 on its server and storage platforms. The collaborative effort between the two companies addresses the growing demand for high-performance, cost effective public and private cloud computing solutions sought by… Continue reading Supermicro SuperServer and SuperStorage Platforms Windows Server 2012 Certified
VMware vSphere 5.1 vMotion Architecture, Performance and Best Practices
A series of tests were conducted at VMware Performance labs to investigate and compare the performance implications of vSphere 5.1 vMotion over the proven vMotion and Storage vMotion technologies in various scenarios including the migration of a database server and an in-memory application. In addition, live migration tests were performed over metro area network scenarios.… Continue reading VMware vSphere 5.1 vMotion Architecture, Performance and Best Practices
Top Considerations for Cloud, Virtualization and Security
Virtualization and cloud computing are all finding their way into today’s IT environments. More than before, small and medium enterprises are now looking into cloud and virtualization solutions to help meet business goals. With this new technological movement come some very important considerations to ensure optimal infrastructure efficiency. Security, sizing, management, and deployment methodologies must… Continue reading Top Considerations for Cloud, Virtualization and Security
Study: Virtualization of Network Services is a Top Priority for Enterprise Adoption of Cloud IaaS
SANTA CLARA. Embrane,™ the leader in delivering on-demand virtual network services for both traditional and software defined networks (SDN), today released the results of an independent survey it commissioned to learn more about enterprise adoption of cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS). The most significant finding across responses from more than 170 enterprise IT professionals… Continue reading Study: Virtualization of Network Services is a Top Priority for Enterprise Adoption of Cloud IaaS