Will software defined storage impact data protection/management?

‘Software Defined X’ (insert Storage, Network or Data centre as required) is the new buzz phrase in the cloud world and as usual, vendor after vendor is jumping on it. In the case of storage, you have ‘system’ vendors on one side looking to defend their proprietary stance...

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Prevention is better than cure
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Why ensuring application performance is far better than taking out insurance. By Alex D'Anna, Director Solutions Consulting, Virtual Instruments & Tony Robinson, EME Data Centre Marketing Manager, Corning Cable Systems.

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Flexibility without compromise

DCS talks to Terry Dempsey, Executive Director at Optimum Data Centres, about the company’s plans to become a major data centre player in the UK market, thanks to the enviable track record of the management team and ‘a more flexible, solutions-based approach’ to the market place.

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On-demand architecture provisions Microsoft’s Technology Center

Microsoft’s Thames Valley MTC helps companies make decisions about IT strategy – from...

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Dispelling the flash storage myths

According to Gartner, the market for all flash storage is going to approach £2.6bn by 2015....

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Go hybrid: why you need a balanced diet of SSDs and HDDs

Cost, speed and reliability - the three crucial factors when it comes to choosing your next data...

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Why we can’t junk hard disk drives

The storage industry is awash with reports on the disappearing disk drive industry and many are...

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Look for something new, you might find something better

In an industry that is constantly evolving it is important that data centre managers don’t...

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Evolving data centres: the transition to 40GBASE-T

Cabling standards have been forced to adapt quickly to support greater bandwidth and lower...

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Digital Infrastructure: what it is and why you need a DI strategy

Nearly 400 delegates attended 451 Research’s annual Hosting & Cloud Transformation Europe...

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10 Gigabit Ethernet: 2H12 Results and 2013 Outlook

By Seamus Crehan, President, Crehan Research Inc.

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