Data Center Index

IBM Summit: The US’s Best Chance to Retake Supercomputer Crown
By Rob Enderle | Data Center Article Published on June 11, 2018
A new IBM system can do as many calculations in a second as the entire human race could do in a year.

Why Linux Works
By Matt Asay | Data Center Article Published on June 07, 2018
Amid the big cash and fierce corporate jockeying around Linux, it’s the developers who truly give the operating system its vitality.

Big Data vs. Artificial Intelligence
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on May 30, 2018
The Big Data vs. AI compare and contrast it, in fact, a comparison of two very closely related data technologies.

AWS CloudFormation: Using Infrastructure as Code
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on May 29, 2018
Amazon was the first cloud vendor to offer IAC through CloudFormation, which it launched in 2011. AWS CloudFormation provides a common language for you to describe and provision all the infrastructure resources in your cloud environment using a simple text file to model and provision all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts.

Top 15 Hybrid Cloud Providers
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on May 24, 2018
These top hybrid cloud providers are leading the way toward what appears to evolving into the default cloud model.

Cloud Market Share: Cloud Leaders and Followers
By Pedro Hernandez | Data Center Article Published on May 22, 2018
The majority of cloud market share is held by the familiar names, yet the game's not over. A look at the leading companies in the competitive enterprise cloud computing market.

Alibaba Cloud: Rising Star in the Cloud Market
By Cynthia Harvey | Data Center Article Published on May 21, 2018
Alibaba Cloud doesn't get as much attention as other cloud leaders – expect that to change as this cloud vendor keeps emerging in the IaaS market.

Future of Cloud Computing: All Hybrid Cloud
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on May 03, 2018
Hybrid cloud will grow dominant in the future, as pure play cloud will be as likely as a company with an all-on-premises strategy.

Achieve Faster Business Automation Benefits by ‘Paving the Cow Path’
By Guest Author | Data Center Article Published on April 30, 2018
One common approach to automating business processes is automating the existing process “as is” with robotic process automation (RPA) technologies. This is called “paving the cow path.”

Understanding Serverless Cloud Costs: Expert Insight
By James Maguire | Data Center Article Published on April 17, 2018
Expert advice on serverless cloud computing costs, from a leading expert on cloud economics.

AWS Cloud Services: 20 Amazon Services You Might Not Know About (But Should)
By Cynthia Harvey | Data Center Article Published on April 17, 2018
The cloud computing leader continues to roll out new services related to machine learning, containerization, virtual reality, application development and more.

Amazon IoT: Leading the Pack
By Matt Asay | Data Center Article Published on April 12, 2018
As competitors vie for market share in the Internet of Things market, there are reasons that AWS IoT has an edge.

Serverless Cloud Adoption At a Turning Point
By James Maguire | Data Center Article Published on April 11, 2018
Serverless cloud lowers costs, speeds deployment, and decreases management time. But do serverless adoption rates reflect these cloud enhancements?

15 Top Cloud Managed Services Providers
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on March 29, 2018
These prominent managed cloud services providers play a key role in the growth of cloud computing.

Top 10 Blockchain as a Service Providers
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on March 27, 2018
This list of leading Blockchain as a Service providers illustrates the growth in the dynamic on-demand tech sector.

Top 20 Big Data Software Applications
By Andy Patrizio | Data Center Article Published on March 19, 2018
For Big Data software, the key to success is providing the base applications and tools for companies to build their custom data analytics applications.

Blockchain, or How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
By James Maguire | Data Center Article Published on March 13, 2018
Blockchain is hailed by business as a kind of magic, and its potential for disruption is in fact massive. Is that a good thing?

Cloud vs. On-Premise Software: the Cloud Debate
By Cynthia Harvey | Data Center Article Published on March 08, 2018
Cloud-based applications are becoming more popular, but that doesn't mean they are the best fit for every organization or every situation.

How a Multi-Cloud Strategy Optimizes Cloud Workloads
By Christine Taylor | Data Center Article Published on March 05, 2018
A Multi-cloud strategy leverages multiple cloud providers to optimize workloads and business outcomes.

The Best Open Source Content Management Systems
By Matt Hartley | Data Center Article Published on March 05, 2018
Selecting the right open source content management system (CMS)is critical to optimal content and work flow for businesses.