A start-up Unidesk is aiming to improve deployments of VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop with management software that it says reduces storage costs and gives users a more personalized desktop than the VDI tools by themselves.
» zum Artikel
A is unveiling a virtual NAS file server that runs on VMware and connects customers to cloud platforms such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service, adding encryption to enhance security and several features to improve performance.
» zum Artikel
For all the hype around , few business customers are actually storing data on Web-based platforms, according to a new study that casts doubt on the popularity of cloud storage.
» zum Artikel
Down a road that winds through the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, just across from a cow pasture, the bucolic scenery of Butler County is interrupted by a high chain-link fence topped with razor wire.
» zum Artikel
Gartner-Tipps zu ECM:
Die Vorzüge des Enterprise Content Management (ECM) sind Unternehmen durchaus bekannt. Doch nicht nur die Kompromisse, die eine ECM-Implementierung erfordert, auch die Kosten können abschreckend wirken. Wer einige Best-Practices beherzigt, kann beim Content-Management allerdings eine Menge Geld sparen.
» zum Artikel
As Hurricane Ike bore down on Houston one Friday last September, the Continental Airlines' flight operations center, located on the 14th floor of a glass-sided downtown high rise, suddenly went dark. For the airline's pilots and flight crews, however, business proceeded as usual.
» zum Artikel
There's plenty of evidence that turning up the temperature in data centers is both and safe, but many IT shops are still reluctant to take the plunge. CIO Joseph Tait of in Pennsylvania admits "it was an uncomfortable decision" when his IT team raised the thermostat from 68 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
» zum Artikel
Cloud-based has become a viable option for , but IT shops need to ask tough questions about data security and resiliency before committing to a vendor, analysts say.
» zum Artikel
Gregg Davis, CIO at Webcor Builders Inc., became concerned last fall when Oracle Corp. bought Primavera Systems Inc., because Webcor was a heavy user of Primavera's SureTrak construction scheduling software.
» zum Artikel
With virtually every vendor on the planet jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon, sometimes it's difficult to tell whether a service is really cloud or simply a pre-existing offering that has the cloud label slapped on it.
» zum Artikel
While is a relatively easy way for companies to consolidate storage systems, the technology has yet to attract the widespread attention of IT managers. According to Gartner Inc., only about 30% of corporations have deployed any form of de-duplication technology.
» zum Artikel
At Marriott International Inc., green initiatives come in all sizes. On the high end is the decision made by the US$13 billion global hospitality company to lease underground space from Iron Mountain Inc. to accommodate its new data center. At 220 feet below ground, temperatures in the former limestone mine hover at a naturally cool 55 degrees Fahrenheit, so the cost of cooling the space is less ...
» zum Artikel
The pitch from providers of sounds enticing. Instead of what these provider call the inherent risks in using hard drives or DVDs to store data, users are better off paying pay a small fee and backing up data in the cloud. Cloud storage providers pledge that putting valuable data into their hands is like keeping money in a bank.
» zum Artikel
Iron Mountain Digital schließt mit SOS Software Service einen Distributionsvertrag. Damit erweitert der Software-Grossist sein um Online-Backup-Lösungen. ...