CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Over the last few years, it has become more and more apparent that the status quo for networking and security is no longer viable. Endlessly extending hub-and-spoke networks to more remote users, branch offices, and cloud apps increases risk, harms the user experience, and is prohibitively complex and expensive.

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B2B Architecture Fashion Internet 246

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

Content delivery and security specialist CloudFlare has been growing rapidly as it builds out a global network of data centers. The updates feature Intel SSD drives and SandyBridge Xeon 2630L processors, adjustments to caching, and a shift in network cards. In the end, we settled on the network cards from a company called Solarflare.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 208

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

The company announced Virtual Gateway, a cross-platform keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) software development kit (SDK) that aides solution providers offer enhanced capabilities for diagnosing and troubleshooting datacenter hardware. It’s a virtual solution rather than a hardware approach to managing and troubleshooting. Networking.

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Data Center Intel Tools Development 192

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

KVM Hardware Overcomes Connectivity Challenges, but Introduces Others. When early versions of keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switches were introduced almost 30 years ago (initially supporting only keyboard and display functions), these hardware solutions simplified connections to managed infrastructure assets.

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Data Center Data Hardware Virtualization 187

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Whether it is redundant hardware or a private hot-site, keeping an environment up and running 99.99% (insert more 9’s here) of the time is a tough job. We’re reducing the amount of hardware that we need, and increasing agility by using the cloud to replicate business processes. Networking. Uptime and resiliency. White Papers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

According to SSC public officials, it includes products and services related to: Network, security and infrastructure products and capacity, ethernet, fiber optics, lease dark fibre, switches, routers, security threat technologies, and satellite services. IT hardware: desktops, microcomputers, peripherals, printers, scanners.

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Government How To Hardware Software 246

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

So the number of companies that really understand the network topology, the data center construction, the server requirements to build this public cloud infrastructure is very, very small.” Networking. Amazon is a little bit smaller. You get Yahoo! and Facebook, and then everybody else is 100,000 units probably or less.

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Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

DreamWorks animators use HP Z800 and Z820 workstations with Intel Xeon E5 processors, a HP FlexNetwork architecture, and HP networking to simplify collaboration among artists. Networking. “HP’s advanced Converged Infrastructure portfolio enabled our artists and engineers to create the highest-quality picture possible.”. White Papers.

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HP Data Center Data Film 221

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

For sourcing, they make decisions, and thus own the hardware budgets. In regards to sourcing, the more efficiently you refresh your hardware, the better off you’ll be, and having a strong DCIM system manage changes in the data center due to hardware / technology refreshes can make all the difference. Networking.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 28, 2013

7 Software Defined Networking Considerations – Moving to software defined networking is not a matter of “when” but “how,” and there are seven main factors IT administrators should consider when determining whether SDN is right for their network, says Patrick Hubbard of SolarWinds. Networking.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 232

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

At a Backup to the Future event this week EMC announced a broad array of new hardware and software products that enable customers to deploy new Protection Storage Architectures. The new products cut across the company’s market leading Data Domain, Avamar, NetWorker and Mozy product lines. EMC NetWorker 8.1 Networking.

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Data Center Data Backup Storage 190

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

These resources are shared with many users, and the hardware the cloud computing company provides is built on a system that makes the most efficient use of it. Even cloud computing in a small scale is worth taking a look at, as it allows access to much more powerful hardware than you would otherwise have. Networking. Government.

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Data Center Cloud Data Storage 242

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

Google says the majority of its capital investments are for IT infrastructure, including data enters, servers, and networking equipment. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required).

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Data Center Google Data Disaster Recovery 258

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Deconstructing SoftLayer’s Three-Tiered Network – At the InnerLayer blog, they’re talking networking. “SoftLayer’s hosting platform features an innovative, three-tier network architecture: Every server in a SoftLayer data center is physically connected to public, private and out-of-band management networks.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Network 188

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

The description of the Oregon outage suggests a hardware failure for a storage unit. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers. Infrastructure.

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Storage Data Center Data Disaster Recovery 221

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

A look inside the network operating center for Akamai Technologies, which operates more than 127,000 servers around the globe. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. By: Rich Miller July 15th, 2013.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 199

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

The latest price drops are for dedicated instances, which are different from regular EC2 instances in that they run on single-tenant hardware. They are isolated from other instances belonging to other customers at the host hardware level. Networking. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers. Infrastructure.

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Enterprise Enterprise Data Center Storage 207

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

Networking. To move into a hybrid packet-optical circuit switch network, optical circuit switches (or photonic switches) can be aided by SDN scripts to redirect data flows from one network to another. RELATED POSTS: Hybrid Packet-Optical Circuit Switch Networks are New Data Center Standard. Networking.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 173

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

During a media event this week Diane Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of the Datacenter and Connected Systems Group at Intel, set the stage for Intel’s approach to re-architect the data center and journey through periods of transformation that are changing from network-centric to human-centric models. Networking.

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Data Center Intel Data Storage 221

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

To address these demands, we needed our platform to reside on dedicated hardware managed by a secure, compliant, best-of-breed provider. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required).

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 179

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

Interxion, known for its rich network of interconnects, recently announced it is housing the London Internet Exchange’s IT hosting infrastructure out of its London data center. Networking. Video runs 4:14. For additional video, check out our DCK video archive and the Data Center Videos channel on YouTube. Comments (required).

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Data Center Video Cloud Data 184

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Asking potential data center and colocation service providers’ questions uncovers important information about the facility, network access, operations, performance history and the quality of service delivery. His architecture work includes virtualization and cloud deployments as well as business network design and implementation.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 201

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

“One thing we’ve learned from these customers is that dedicated hardware (whether bare metal or with virtualization) isn’t going away. In many cases, dedicated hardware will play a key role.”. Networking. RELATED POSTS: Latest AWS Price Cuts Target the Enterprise – and the Competition. Comments (required).

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Cloud Data Center Disaster Recovery CTO 198

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

“Amsterdam is ideally located at the heart of the demand we are seeing for today’s networked data centre requirements across Europe,” said Bernard Geoghegan, Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa of Digital Realty. Networking. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers. Infrastructure.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 202

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

Content delivery provider EdgeCast Networks has secured $54 million in new financing. The company will use the funding to develop and launch new web acceleration, routing and security services, strengthening its IP portfolio, as well as expanding its global network behind its content delivery network (CDN). Networking.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 181

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

IT consumerization and BYOD are paving the way to conducting business in a new fashion and allowing users new level so of network access. In creating the right type of platform, consider the following: Simple network access. Networking. The business landscape is evolving as more devices are continuously connecting to the cloud.

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Data Center Disaster Recovery Storage Policies 182

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

LoPoCo says it is using Intel Xeon “brawny core” chips and standard form factors, and gaining energy savings through its hardware design. ”It took a huge pile of rejected hardware to get to this point. Networking. “Custom chips represent a risk on multiple front,” said Sharp. Comments (required).

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Data Center Data Intel Disaster Recovery 232

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Riverbed and VMware Collaborate on Networks. Roundup: Riverbed, Force 10 Networks. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. RELATED POSTS: Riverbed Enhances and Expands Steelhead Portfolio.

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Enterprise Enterprise Data Center Storage 191

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

The Rudin organization has a strategic vision for the HUB to aggregates voice, data and wireless service providers in a single network dense facility. Telx will offer its portfolio of interconnection services, and will tie all three Telx NYC metro facilities together via the Telx Metro Cross Connect network. Networking.

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Data Center Data Meeting Disaster Recovery 200

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

RELATED POSTS: Instart Logic Launches Application Streaming Network. Instart Logic Gets $17M to Optimize Networks for Content. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required).

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Cloud Data Data Center Storage 188

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

“We automate five sets of critical processes and extend authentication and other network services into the cloud, making the cloud a seamless extension of the data center. CloudPSI – CloudVelocity: Launch apps to cloud with no change to code – Network World. Networking. Posted July 16th, 2013. [.] White Papers.

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Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

” “Cisco’s acquisition of Sourcefire will help accelerate the realization of our vision for a new model of security across the extended network,” said Martin Roesch, founder and chief technology officer of Sourcefire. Networking. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers. Infrastructure. Government.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 195

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 20, 2013

Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers. Infrastructure. Modular Data Centers. Cloud Computing. Government. Supercomputing / HPC. Managed Hosting.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Microsoft 230

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

The term refers to an IT facility where the networking, storage, CPU and security are virtualized and delivered as a service. Finally, the concept works at the hypervisor level, which allows the company to better and more fully utilize its hardware. SDDR works at the hypervisor layer and does not depend on hardware.

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Disaster Recovery Data Center Meeting Software 125

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

Earlier this year, BrightRoll created an ultra-low-latency video advertising solution by building on Equinix’s Ad-IX platform instead of public networks for its ad exchange traffic. Networking. ” Telx selected by Blucora. Internap selected by Screendragon. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers. Government.

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Data Center Data Advertising Disaster Recovery 183

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

His architecture work includes virtualization and cloud deployments as well as business network design and implementation. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge.

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Data Center Disaster Recovery Storage Data 195

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

The new data center offers re dundant application server hardware with instant local failover capability. Networking. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge. White Papers.

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Data Center Big Data Data Storage 216