• DataCenterDynamics New York

    Updated: 2010-01-31 04:46:47
    Home Events Calendar DataCenterDynamics New York DataCenterDynamics New York January 30th , 2010 Admin The DatacenterDynamics Conference and Expo series come to New York on March 3 with a full-day event at the New York Hilton . The conference will address the challenges faced by owners and operators of legacy structures in need of upgrading and new builds required to meet the complex combination of exponential data growth , technology advances , energy efficiency , resilience and . security The program will incorporate case studies and technical presentations on the following : topics Data center design The latest construction techniques including adaptive thermal management , modular building platforms , and power architectures Automation How to build command and control toolsets that optimize your IT and facility infrastructure end-to-end IT New perspectives on how cloud computing , virtualization and service orientated architecture will impact your facility Managing expansion How will investments and specifications for data centers be affected by new demands of content and data as a result of the ever-growing information superhighway Regulation How will existing and potential

  • Top 52 Companies reading GreenM3, based on service providers

    Updated: 2010-01-30 05:43:12
    I just went through my Google Analytics service providers. The vast majority of the listings are from ISP, but many visit my blog from their company websites and I see a list like below which is an interesting view of...

  • Mike Manos Leaves Digital Realty

    Updated: 2010-01-29 23:05:47
    Home Digital Realty Trust Mike Manos Leaves Digital Realty Mike Manos Leaves Digital Realty January 29th , 2010 Rich Miller Mike Manos has resigned from Digital Realty Trust , the company said today Manos’ departure comes less than a year after joining the company from Microsoft in April 2009 Manos has been one of the data center industry’s most visible executives , and been a regular speaker at major industry conferences and . events I have decided to leave the company to focus a bit more on some personal work life balance issues , 8221 Manos said in a post at his Loose Bolts blog . With this move comes a new role that I will talk more of in the coming days and weeks . Digital was a great experience and I feel blessed in having made some life-long friends there as well . 8221 Mike has made a tremendous contribution to Digital Realty Trust and we greatly appreciate his efforts , 8221 said Michael Foust , CEO of Digital Realty Trust . We understand that this was a difficult , personal decision for him and we wish him the very best in his future endeavors . 8221 Manos came to Digital Realty from Microsoft , where he served as General Manager of Data Center Services for Global

  • Washington State proposes legislation to restart data center construction, 15 month sales tax exemption

    Updated: 2010-01-29 22:18:54
    In Olympia, Washington there are two bills introduced with bipartisan support to allow a 15 month sales tax exemption on the purchase and installation of computers for new data centers. Legislation to boost rural counties Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at...

  • TEAM Opens New Des Moines Data Center

    Updated: 2010-01-29 14:58:54
    Home Healthcare TEAM Opens New Des Moines Data Center TEAM Opens New Des Moines Data Center January 29th , 2010 Rich Miller A new data center opened near Des Moines yesterday . Although it wasn’t the massive Microsoft cloud server farm  that Iowans have been anticipating , the new facility in Waukee showcases another key growth market for Midwest data centers : health . care TEAM Technologies and the Iowa Health System held a grand opening for the 15 million first phase of a 46,000 square foot data center in Waukee , Iowa . The facility will house the patient and employee records for Iowa Health and be managed by TEAM Companies which is building a network of data centers in second-tier markets in the upper Midwest . TEAM has existing facilities in Cedar Falls , Iowa and Fitchburg , . Wisconsin When we’re dealing with millions of records every year that contain confidential and critical information , it requires the utmost care and expertise , said William B . Leaver , president and CEO of Iowa Health System , which employs more than 19,000 workers Iowa Health System and TEAM Technologies thoroughly and completely understand the responsibility associated with maintaining and

  • The Bunker Gets Expansion Funding

    Updated: 2010-01-29 14:29:20
    Home Data Bunkers The Bunker Gets Expansion Funding The Bunker Gets Expansion Funding January 29th , 2010 Rich Miller The entrance to an ultra-secure data center operated by The Bunker in Kent , UK . The Bunker in Kent , UK continues to be on the vanguard of the market for ultra-secure military grade” data centers housed in nuke-proof subterranean fortresses . The company announced this week that it has completed its fourth round of financing , raising 1million 1.6 million US of new funds from existing shareholders . The funds will be used to continue upgrading the company’s facilities at its Ash and Newbury Data . Centres The Bunker , which has hosted clients in underground facilities since 1994, last year announced plans to expand with a 12,000 square meter 130,000 square foot data center on its existing campus in Sandwich , Kent . As with the company’s two existing data centers , The Bunker 2 offers space for companies that need to be in the London market but are wary of the risk of disaster or . terrorism I am delighted with the outcome of this latest round of financing , 8221 said Peregrine Newton , CEO of the Bunker . The management team see this as another positive

  • FTC Debates Clouds, Consumers and Privacy

    Updated: 2010-01-29 13:42:33
    , Home Cloud Computing FTC Debates Clouds , Consumers and Privacy The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems FTC Debates Clouds , Consumers and Privacy January 29th , 2010 Linda Leung Consumer data stored by cloud computing services should be regulated through a mix of government policies , consumer responsibility , and openness by the cloud providers , according to a panel of cloud companies and consumer advocates speaking at Thursday’s privacy roundtable hosted by the Federal Trade Commission The panelists debated a variety of issues , including how much should consumers be aware of what happens to their data when it leaves their hands , especially if the cloud provider provisions some services through third . parties Nicole Ozer , director of technology and civil liberties policy at the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California , said her team’s review of the privacy policies of some cloud providers found that some basic information was either lacking or . vague Not Enough Clarity for End Users Consumers don’t have a clear understanding of who the companies are working with , where the companies are , or how their data is going to be used , 8221 Ozer

  • Business Storage Capacity Management

    Updated: 2010-01-29 07:00:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

  • Data Center: I’m Going to Disney World!

    Updated: 2010-01-29 05:01:11
    : Home Featured Data Center : I’m Going to Disney World Data Center : I’m Going to Disney World January 29th , 2010 Rich Miller This viewing area provides a glimpse into the Smarter Data Center , a section of the IBM Smarter Planet exhibit at Epcot that showcases information technology . It’s not quite Space Mountain . But an IBM data center features prominently in a new attraction at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World , giving visitors a closer look at the technology playing an ever-larger role in their daily lives . The data center is part of IBM’s SmarterPlanet exhibit within Epcot’s Innoventions center , which illustrates the role computers play in addressing complex challenges like reducing  traffic and crime , and improving food safety and local water . supplies The exhibit’s glass storefront provides a glimpse of the working IBM Smarter Data Center , which powers the exhibit , and educates visitors about the servers , storage and networking equipment that serve up their favorite web sites and cloud computing . services Higher Profile for Racks and Servers The exhibit is the latest sign data center technology is gaining a higher profile , slowly shedding the anonymity

  • Will Utilities Help Fund Thermal Storage?

    Updated: 2010-01-28 18:16:09
    Home Power Will Utilities Help Fund Thermal Storage The Power Channel is brought to you by Emerson Network Power Will Utilities Help Fund Thermal Storage January 28th , 2010 Rich Miller The 8 million gallon tank providing thermal energy storage for McCormick Place and a nearby Digital Realty Trust data center building seen in background A California power authority will buy thermal energy storage systems and distribute them to commercial customers , hoping the move will shift up to 50 megawatts of daily electricity usage to off-peak . hours Although the project is targeting small to medium-sized customers , the concept  may hold promise for the data center industry , where thermal storage is lightly implemented but offers the potential for significant savings on power bills . Utilities in some states are already offering incentives to data centers that reduce energy use by virtualizing servers or upgrading to more efficient . equipment Thermal energy storage can reduce costs by allowing companies to run air conditioning systems at night , when power rates are cheaper . During daytime hours , when demand on the grid is higher and electricity is mor expensive , these customers can

  • Obama says we need new generation safe, clean nuclear power plants

    Updated: 2010-01-28 15:07:55
    cnet news has a post on President Obama’s speech. An excerpt they have from the speech on energy is. Here are some excerpts from the president's speech: We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities, and give...

  • Cisco Outlines Plans for Enterprise Clouds, IaaS

    Updated: 2010-01-28 15:00:27
    , Home Cisco Cloud Computing Data Center Design Cisco Outlines Plans for Enterprise Clouds , IaaS The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems Cisco Outlines Plans for Enterprise Clouds , IaaS January 28th , 2010 Linda Leung Cisco Systems CSCO this week bolstered its cloud infrastructure offerings to enterprises and service providers by developing separate design guides for those respective markets . The guides present validated designs that enable enterprises and service providers to develop cloud infrastructures using Cisco gear and partner . software The Secure Multi-Tenancy into Virtualized Data Centers guide is aimed at enterprises wanting to build clouds and is published with NetApp and VMware . It describes the design of what the vendors calls the Secure Cloud Architecture , which is based on Cisco Nexus Series Switches and the Cisco Unified Computing System NetApp FAS storage with MultiStore , and VMware vSphere and vShield . Zones The vendors said the architecture isolates IT resources for enhanced security in shared virtual and enterprise cloud environments . 8221 The guide provides details about implementing and configuring the architecture . The partners

  • Is Wall Street Ready for Cloud Computing?

    Updated: 2010-01-28 13:45:31
    Home Data Center Videos Low Latency Is Wall Street Ready for Cloud Computing Is Wall Street Ready for Cloud Computing January 28th , 2010 Rich Miller Can cloud computing take hold on Wall Street Not in the current environment , as concerns about compliance prevent most financial services firms from considering moving apps and data to a cloud computing model , according to Senior Analyst Kevin McPartland at The TABB Group , which closely tracks technology trends for the financial industry . But that could change dramatically if financial regulators took a more active role , he said . If the SEC , CFTC or the proper regulatory body looked at certain cloud environments and was able to certify that they were secure enough for customer data , then we would see a whole new industry within the cloud computing world of financial services-targeted firms , that would be registered with regulators and clients could be assured that their data was secure , 8221 says McPartland . We think this could be a huge improvement for the industry . 8221 Also relevant is The Cloud Computing Debate a discussion between McPartland and TABB colleague Adam Sussman on Cloud Computing . For additional video ,

  • Transfer Switch Cited in NaviSite Outage

    Updated: 2010-01-28 13:15:16
    Home Downtime Transfer Switch Cited in NaviSite Outage Transfer Switch Cited in NaviSite Outage January 28th , 2010 Rich Miller NaviSite says it will overhaul the surge suppression system at its San Jose , Calif . data center in the wake of last week’s power outage at the facility . In an incident report to customers , NaviSite NAVI said the facility’s surge suppression system didn’t adequately protect relay fuses within an automated transfer switch ATS from a power surge at the onset of a utility outage on Jan . 19. The damage to the relay fuses left the ATS unable to start the facility’s diesel backup generators , as they normally would in a utility outage . With the generators offline , the data center switched over to battery power from the uninterruptible power supply UPS During this time , the UPS batteries were drained , and once the batteries were drained , power was lost to the data center floor at approximately 4:56 am PST , 8221 NaviSite reported . Power was restored to the data center by manually starting the generators and transferring load to the generators . Power was restored to the data center at 5:35 am PST . 8221 In the wake of the incident , NaviSite is taking

  • Trust in the Data Center, Lost in Translation

    Updated: 2010-01-28 05:13:15
    Mike Manos’s post on why Private Clouds will exist brings up an interesting view, a belief that “trust” is what is going to define people’s behaviors using cloud computing. Private Clouds – Not just a Cost and Technology issue, Its...

  • Complex technology projects, learn from Apple System 7 Blue Meanies

    Updated: 2010-01-28 04:43:18
    One of the most enjoyable projects I worked on was Apple’s System 7. There were many lessons I learned working on that project, one of which is “don’t tell the whole development team to innovate.” Because if everyone innovates, the...

  • My Apr 2009 predicion of an Apple Netbook (iPad) full day battery, 3g, keyboard, phone, wifi, and iPhone apps

    Updated: 2010-01-28 04:23:33
    I am down in SJ and friends are discussing the iPad. Then I remembered my post on Apri 6, 2009. Imagine a Netbook with full day battery life, 3G network, keyboard, phone, wifi, and iPhone apps. This device could probably...

  • How to Lower Data Center Costs without Impacting Service Levels

    Updated: 2010-01-27 07:00:00
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  • Japan’ Mobile Market is a Galapagos of isolation

    Updated: 2010-01-27 04:58:32
    I have been to Tokyo over 20 times, but haven’t gone recently. One of my ex-Apple coworkers is currently in Tokyo working for another high tech company, and it reminds of how the Japanese Mobile Market is different. The NYTimes...

  • Google shares production data center for compute clusters

    Updated: 2010-01-27 04:43:35
    Google Research has a post reaching out to the academic community. Google Cluster Data Thursday, January 07, 2010 at 1/07/2010 08:11:00 AM Posted by Joseph L. Hellerstein, Manager of Google Performance Analytics Google faces a large number of technical challenges...

  • 3 Biggest CIO Blunders

    Updated: 2010-01-25 07:00:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

  • Data Centers and Avatar

    Updated: 2010-01-24 21:17:00
    Home Blog Services Press Testimonials Partners About Us Data Center Tips Contact Us Follow SilverBack SilverBack Fan Club silverbackms Silverback Fan Club Silverback Blog RSS SilverBack Migration Solutions Datacenter Blog Current Articles RSS Feed Data Centers and Avatar Posted by Elizabeth English on Sun , Jan 24, 2010 09:17 PM Email Article digg it reddit delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn View blog reactions Avatar is turning out to be one of the highest-grossing movies ever , and people are really crazy about it . nbsp I've read that some viewers are even experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts because of how much more attractive the world in the movie is than the world we live . in It's unsurprising then that those gorgeous visuals come from Weta Digital in New Zealand , the well-known visual effects company responsible for the aesthetic genius of the Lord of the Rings movies . Weta performs its magic using an unusual kind of data center for the data-intensive creation process , with such specifications as 4,000 servers in a 10,000 square foot facility , and 104 TB of RAM . nbsp Weta Digital has said that each minute of Avatar is made up of 17.28 GB of .

  • Facebook's Custom Data Centers

    Updated: 2010-01-22 21:44:00
    Home Blog Services Press Testimonials Partners About Us Data Center Tips Contact Us Follow SilverBack SilverBack Fan Club silverbackms Silverback Fan Club Silverback Blog RSS SilverBack Migration Solutions Datacenter Blog Current Articles RSS Feed Facebook's Custom Data Centers Posted by Elizabeth English on Fri , Jan 22, 2010 09:44 PM Email Article digg it reddit delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn View blog reactions Facebook's amazing growth in an unprecedentedly short time has been a topic of interest to data center enthusiasts for some time . nbsp The news that they are building their own custom data centers is another interesting plot point in the story of Facebook , which is definitely one of the phenomenons of our . generation As we would expect based on Facebook's history , the new data center announced in Oregon boasts some very environmentally-friendly features . nbsp Instead of chillers , the new data center will be using evaporated water and that cool , outdoors Oregon . air Company officials expect to attain greater energy and cost savings than they did when leasing entire third-party data centers for their purposes . nbsp The specificity possible in

  • Physical Security for Data Centers

    Updated: 2010-01-22 18:02:04
    Data centers house some of the most valuable and irreplaceable assets for any organization.  For this reason, physical security is of the utmost importance when designing a data center.  Depending on the size and budget of the organization, physical security measures can include everything from solid floor-to-deck concrete partitions to biometrics screening. There should also be [...]

  • Is 2010 the year for upgrades?

    Updated: 2010-01-21 05:00:00
    Home Sign In Register Advanced Search You are : here Focus Magazine The International Data Center Design and Management Magazine Blog Sign In Register Search Is 2010 the year for upgrades Posted : on 1.21.2010 3:04:08 PM Posted by Carrie Higbie With the vendor wars heating up , is it smarter to wait and see what shakes out” or buy now and deal with any fallout later through equipment attrition I hear that question a lot . Historically , companies have refreshed their electronics every 3 years . The truth is now that companies hold on to expensive switches , servers , etc . until there is a compelling reason to upgrade or the things just die . We are now at a point however where we do have compelling reasons to upgrade . The first reason is power . As equipment evolves , the power efficiency improves . It is important however to evaluate power for the entire communication . For instance , if a switch port is low power but the server NIC is higher power , one must weigh overall communications power to determine the benefit . The same is true for other critical systems such as cooling units . Older models , quite simply , are not as efficient . The second reason to upgrade is

  • 6 Principles for Enterprise Storage Provisioning

    Updated: 2010-01-20 08:00:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

  • Hosting Companies Unite to Provide Relief for Haiti

    Updated: 2010-01-20 07:00:38
    Since the January 12 earthquake devastated Haiti, there has been a critical shortage of supplies, manpower and assistance to help the Haitian people through their crisis. Beginning today, the hosting community is coming together as an industry to do our part to help in the relief effort  by launching a new Web site.  Although normally fiercely [...]

  • Team SilverBack at play...

    Updated: 2010-01-19 14:35:00
    . Home Blog Services Press Testimonials Partners About Us Data Center Tips Contact Us Follow SilverBack SilverBack Fan Club silverbackms Silverback Fan Club Silverback Blog RSS SilverBack Migration Solutions Datacenter Blog Current Articles RSS Feed Team SilverBack at play . Posted by Ken Jamaca on Tue , Jan 19, 2010 02:35 PM Email Article digg it reddit delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn View blog reactions This is a break during a migration of a customer's data center . We needed to dispose of the bubble wrap and associated refuse , and we realized a long time ago it is easier to stuff into garbage bags , if it is popped . so now it is a game , and it allows our team to let go during stressful and exciting data center migration . projects Check us out in all our glory Tags : nbsp Fan Club Silverback Internal Pictures video Comments Currently , there are no comments . Be the first to post one Post Comment Name Email Website optional Comment Allowed tags : Receive email when someone replies . Error sending email Email sent successfully Email article Email To Email From Message Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts The Next Generation Data Center –

  • World Class Storage Performance Management

    Updated: 2010-01-18 08:00:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

  • VMware vSphere + Cisco Nexus 1000V bundles program extended in 2010

    Updated: 2010-01-15 23:58:55
    Ok, it’s not really technical, but definitely worth a short blog post. When we released vSphere in May last year, we introduced some cut-price bundles that included the Cisco Nexus 1000V virtual switch. These ‘one stop shop’ bundles made it...

  • VMXNET3 vs. VMXNET2 Performance Shootout

    Updated: 2010-01-15 23:09:44
    With vSphere 4, we introduced a new paravirtualized adapter—VMXNET3. This was designed from the ground up for high performance and supports a bunch of new features. So how does it perform? One of our engineers pitched it against the previous...

  • 6 Ways a Solutions Provider Can Boost your Business

    Updated: 2010-01-15 08:00:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

  • State of the Data Center 2010

    Updated: 2010-01-11 21:11:00
    Home Blog Services Press Testimonials Partners About Us Data Center Tips Contact Us Follow SilverBack SilverBack Fan Club silverbackms Silverback Fan Club Silverback Blog RSS SilverBack Migration Solutions Datacenter Blog Current Articles RSS Feed State of the Data Center 2010 Posted by Elizabeth English on Mon , Jan 11, 2010 09:11 PM Email Article digg it reddit delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn View blog reactions Symantec's annual report produced some intriguing and perhaps unexpected . results Perhaps most interesting to us in the data center migration business is that cloud computing is not high on the list of priorities for the 1,780 respondents to the report's survey questions respondents from 573 businesses in 26 countries Concerns like security , backup and disaster recovery , and continuous data protection are currently much more highly prioritized in data . centers As important to nearly everyone asked as these items are , it sounds like disaster recovery plans need some work . nbsp Although 80 of respondents said they have confidence in their plan , a third said they haven't updated it in a year , and another third admitted that their plan is undocumented

  • How to Support a Heterogeneous IT Infrastructure

    Updated: 2010-01-08 07:00:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

  • Demystifying HP Flex-10 network mappings with vSphere

    Updated: 2010-01-08 02:00:37
    Confession: I haven’t had any first hand experience with the HP Flex-10 modules. However, I know from talking with a number of customers that there are a lot of them out there. Kenneth Van Ditmarsch has written a fabulous blog...

  • GallantFX “Trades Up” with Rackspace

    Updated: 2010-01-07 15:58:12
    The New Year often brings new projects. Rackspace customer, Gallant FX, has a huge 10 weeks ahead of them as they sponsor Boston Technologies’ “Man VS Machine” competition, which launches at the end of this month. This ten week competition will simultaneously run thousands of automated trading systems (Machine) and manual trades (Man) to see [...]

  • "A New Industrial Revolution"

    Updated: 2010-01-06 19:28:00
    Home Blog Services Press Testimonials Partners About Us Data Center Tips Contact Us Follow SilverBack SilverBack Fan Club silverbackms Silverback Fan Club Silverback Blog RSS SilverBack Migration Solutions Datacenter Blog Current Articles RSS Feed A New Industrial Revolution Posted by Elizabeth English on Wed , Jan 06, 2010 07:28 PM Email Article digg it reddit delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn View blog reactions In an article from the Register about government financial contribution to energy efficiency research the Obama administration's Secretary of Energy , Stephen Chu , mentions his call for a new industrial revolution . What his department is doing about the situation is giving 47 million to fund research to improve energy efficiency . nbsp They've given a number of different companies portions of the money big companies like IBM and Hewlett Packard , as well as smaller organizations like Yahoo and Columbia University . nbsp They're focusing on three areas of improvement : cooling of course reworking systems and software , and re-engineering power supply chains in data . centers Several interesting experiments are taking place , like the passive-cooling data

  • Business Continuity Planning for the Enterprise

    Updated: 2010-01-06 08:01:00
    INTELLIGENT HELP DESK LOGIN 1.800.914.4496 HOME COMPANY About Us Careers in IT Senior Database Architect Senior Architect Data Integrity Analyst HP BladeSystems and Virtualization Technical Speci HP Storage Specialist Resources FAQ SOLUTIONS Data Center Transformation IT Disaster Recovery Intelligent Help Desk Intelligent Help Desk Blog Multi-Vendor Support Network Performance Project Services Technology Procurement PARTNERS Network Partners Cisco F5 Networks HP Network Riverbed Platform Partners HP Sun Microsystems Software Partners Bakbone Citrix HP Software Microsoft Oracle Sun Software VMware Storage Partners Brocade Emulex Exagrid Hitachi Data Systems HP Data Storage Pillar Data Systems Qlogic Sun Storage Symantec NEWS EVENTS In The Press Upcoming Events CONTACT IT SOLUTIONS BLOG About Unitiv Unitiv , Inc . is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions . Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta , Georgia , USA , and its regional office in Iselin , New Jersey , . USA Subscribe by Email Your : email Most Popular Posts Oracle Sun not HP Exadata Version 2 Cloud Computing Basics HP Virtual Connect : Rethink how Blade Servers are Connected Choosing

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