According to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure 2015, about 75 percent of x86 server workloads are currently virtualized. What began some eight...
Virtual machines have solved a lot of problems and enabled companies to cuts costs. But what happens when an enterprise wants to back up its new legion...
Virtualization offers major productivity gains, but truly optimizing your virtual machines is easier said than done. Kenneth Hess overviews some efficiency-boosting tips.
Virtual infrastructures suffer from inefficiencies that...
The debate about the relative merits of solid state drives vs. spinning disks has been heating up as SSDs gain ever more converts. Kenneth Hess discusses the...
The hype about cloud computing is deafening, yet plenty of data storage should stay very much in-house. Kenneth Hess discusses the limits of the public cloud.
Cloud discussions...
iPad apps, once thought to be essentially diversions, are emerging as real tools for IT management. Ken Hess discusses the options.
Looking up the latest sports scores, having...
Critics of cloud computing say that it's largely hype. Yet as Ken Hess points out, the following solutions and products are clearly gaining steam in the marketplace.
It's...
Hiring and managing top-notch data center employees makes all the difference in a company's work flow. Kenneth Hess talks about what makes these key players tick.
Meeting these...
Plenty of server software can be quite pricey, yet there are also some free downloads worth using in your data center. Kenneth Hess overviews the top choices.
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