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It seems like every day there's a new great potential method for businesses to get more done and save some money. Sometimes, these methods even connect and provide both improved efficiency and reduced cost all at once. A recent examination from DellEMC revealed that IT as a service is one of the latest — and potentially best — new ways to increase cost savings and efficiency, having a double-sided impact on the bottom line.How Does IT as a Service Offer Greater Efficiency and Cost … [Read more...]

There have been a lot of new developments in data center technology in recent years, so much so that keeping up with all of them can seem like a challenge. There's one development, though, that's completely changed the way a lot of people think about data center operations, and that's edge computing. When coupled with cloud-based tools, edge computing is driving new possibilities in the data center and opening up this new tool to end users.What Impact Does Edge Computing Have on the Data … [Read more...]

Increasingly, businesses are realizing how vital the data center is to continued operations. Taking advantage of all that data to find useful patterns to apply in decision making and improving other departments' access to information is just the start of the list. With overall data amounts on the rise, businesses have to make sure they're ready to deliver, and data center scalability becomes vital to producing the best outcomes.How Can Businesses Improve Data Center Scalability?Improving your … [Read more...]

Data centers require energy; that's just a given. But energy costs money, and the more of it you use, the higher the bills go. That means keeping data center energy consumption as low as possible is directly worth pursuing, as in, it contributes directly to the bottom line. Businesses must, therefore, prevent any semblance of waste as it's a direct hit to profitability. Thankfully, a few small points can generate savings by cutting the power needed to keep the data center running.What Should I … [Read more...]

When considering the data center, the good news is that there's really no wrong answer to the question of whether to keep it entirely in-house or to use colocation or outsourcing systems to get a similar result. The bad news is that there's really only a “right for you” answer, because there are advantages and disadvantages to both sides.What Are the Pros and Cons of Colocation?Colocation has a range of benefits, but it's not without drawbacks.Pros. Colocation offers some terrific … [Read more...]

It might surprise you to know that multi-cloud migration isn't exactly new. In fact, many firms have tried to stage such operations, but it seldom goes how the companies involved would like it to. The move to multi-cloud operations can be difficult, but with a good plan and a few basic points in mind, the chances of success improve substantially.What Should I Do to Effectively Stage a Multi-Cloud Migration?Interestingly, the best plan to engage in multi-cloud migration isn't too far removed from … [Read more...]

Setting up a data center migration can be a challenge by any measure. After all, the value of a data center has really shown itself in recent years, and setting up or moving to a brand new data center could be what takes a company from marginal to profitable. A few basic points can make the move to a data center a smoother, easier task.What Is the Best Way to Carry Out a Data Center Migration?Keeping just a few key points in mind can go a long way toward making that data center migration a … [Read more...]

The data center has never been quite so valuable as it is today. Data centers are used as the home base for analytics projects as a way to improve customer service and, in some cases, to satisfy the demands of government regulators. With more data flowing in and out of that data center, its power demands a similar increase. Issues of data center power density are now significantly affecting the data center field, so before you end up with a serious brownout—or worse—take a few tips … [Read more...]

One of the great things about the increasing rush toward the cloud and the rise of technological development, in general, is that there are a lot of providers for just about any service. From a basic internet service provider (ISP) to managed services, there are a host of firms available and eager to land a slice of market share for themselves. Colocation is no different, and there are often several firms to choose from here. So all that's left is choosing the right colocation provider, a point … [Read more...]

For many companies, “edge computing” is front and center these days. Some are wondering if they need it, others are wondering if they already have it. Still, others are looking to land a share of the edge computing market. As noted in a recent post from Dell EMC, there are a lot of ways to fit edge computing into operations. What most aren't considering, however, is the impact that edge computing is having on infrastructure and how this technology is poised to make some major new … [Read more...]