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Mastering Storage in the Cloud
When it comes to emerging technologies it usually the path of least resistance that winds up gaining favor with most IT customers. Right now there’s a massive amount of interest in anything to do with cloud storage. But beyond using the cloud for anything more complex than backing up files and archiving data, the promise…
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Interest in All Things DNS Rises
Anything having to do with the Domain Name System (DNS) these days is getting a whole lot more attention. Not only are DNS servers a fundamental piece of core Internet infrastructure that connects users to Web applications, they have also become one of the favorite targets of cybercriminals. Whether it’s in the form of a…
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Appreciating the Nuances of Cloud Storage
Storage is one of the hottest contested areas in the cloud so it should come as little or no surprise that the vendors competing in this space are looking to increase their size of their arsenals. Case in point is Nirvanix, which this week announced it has picked up an additional $25 million in funding.…
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The Art of the Oracle Backup and Recovery Sale
One the one hand it may be assumed that when it comes to selling backup storage systems to an Oracle database shop solution providers should go in search of the storage specialist that manages that environment. But because of the nuances of the way Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) software works it turns out that the…
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Advanced Servers to Force New Conversations about IT
Whether it involves IBM, Cisco or Hewlett-Packard a common theme has emerged in recent months as it relates to IT spending. Customers will invest more in IT if only IT wasn’t so difficult to manage. Studies show that customers on average spend 70 percent of their budget on maintaining the systems they have. Logic dictates…
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Multiple Flavors of Windows to Drive Desktop Virtualization
Most companies at this point find themselves managing a mix of Windows systems given the fact that the migration to Windows 7 from Windows XP is taking place gradually. Many of those same companies are now also evaluating the forthcoming release of Windows 8, which means at some point in the next year or so…