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How monitoring the enterprise becomes an opportunity for greater customer satisfaction
Hyperscale

How monitoring the enterprise becomes an opportunity for greater customer satisfaction

Today's monitoring tools and products have absorbed so many enterprise use cases from data center, cloud and hybrid hosting environments.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Mar 2017
Leveraging cloud shift and interconnection with BMC Software
Software-as-a-Service

Leveraging cloud shift and interconnection with BMC Software

BMC Software harnesses cloud and interconnection to transform IT services, promising reduced costs and higher customer satisfaction.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Mar 2017
Curing security alert fatigue while still protecting your cloud infrastructure
DataCentre infrastructure

Curing security alert fatigue while still protecting your cloud infrastructure

Unfortunately, IT professionals can't easily determine what class of alert the messages represent until they've examined them.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Mar 2017
How is the Open Compute Project affecting today's data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

How is the Open Compute Project affecting today's data centers

OCP shakes up data centre norms, driving eco-friendly designs and amplified energy efficiency across the industry in a collaborative crusade.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017
StruxureOn for cloud-based data center monitoring
DataCentre infrastructure

StruxureOn for cloud-based data center monitoring

In case you missed the launch of this new service, StruxureOn represents a new wave in data center operations.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017
IDC's 2017 data center predictions point to a starring role for DCIM
DataCentre infrastructure

IDC's 2017 data center predictions point to a starring role for DCIM

I recently sat in on a webinar on 2017 data center predictions presented by a trio of analysts at the research firm IDC.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
Taking subsea cable systems to the heart of interconnection
Network Infrastructure

Taking subsea cable systems to the heart of interconnection

Equinix revolutionises subsea cable deployment, landing cables directly in colocation data centres, boosting performance and reducing costs for cloud giants.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages
Malware

DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages

that there is more than one type of attack that can affect DNS servers—and in this article we will look at the differences between them.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
Increasing data center efficiency, reducing risk and improving planning
Hyperscale

Increasing data center efficiency, reducing risk and improving planning

Vendor-neutral, colocation data centers are a vital component for accelerating the transition to a more integrated and dynamic IT infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017
A new generation of Chromebooks, designed for millions of students and educators
Google

A new generation of Chromebooks, designed for millions of students and educators

When I was a student, I juggled different tools throughout my day—a paper notebook for history, a shared desktop for writing.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
Hey data center customers, let's practice hygge
DataCentre infrastructure

Hey data center customers, let's practice hygge

Data centre dialogue gets a hygge makeover, fostering joy in simplicity and strengthening customer relationships.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
The limitations of an outdated remote data center monitoring system
DataCentre infrastructure

The limitations of an outdated remote data center monitoring system

When compared to the systems of 10 years ago, modern data center power and cooling infrastructure has become more intelligent.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
The amazing story of 30 billion things
Semiconductors

The amazing story of 30 billion things

And it's changing the way we think and communicate about business assets, energy, efficiency, operational performance, and total cost of ownership.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Feb 2017
Learning across industries: 5 vertical looks at data Centers
DataCentre infrastructure

Learning across industries: 5 vertical looks at data Centers

Still, the opportunity for cross-industry learnings are significant as are those from the private to public sector and vice versa.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Feb 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Interconnection oriented architectures will be the backbone of smart cities
Smart Cities

Interconnection oriented architectures will be the backbone of smart cities

The Hong Kong SAR Government believes in the smart city concept, especially in its ability to drive economic development and improve quality of life.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
Google Cloud Spanner enters with a splash
Hyperscale

Google Cloud Spanner enters with a splash

Google Cloud Spanner debuts, promising revolutionary consistency and scalability for database management in cloud architectures.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Feb 2017
Schneider Electric: Successful data center consolidation
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Successful data center consolidation

Schneider Electric outlines a 5-step strategy for efficient data centre consolidation, steering IT leaders through saving costs and resources.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Feb 2017