Previously, I covered the what and why of automation. I then digressed a bit to discuss the fact that automation is not an excuse for avoiding ITIL best practices to actually fix problems, and I provided some reassurances that automation…
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Interop ITX: Cloud Adoption by IT Pros Doubles in Two Years
by Press Release January 20, 2017Interop ITX, the independent conference for tech leaders, today releases its first-ever industry research report highlighting the state of cloud computing. The report entitled, 2017 State of Cloud, was compiled based on the responses of more than 300 technology professionals…
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Google Cloud Platform: Choosing the Right Storage
by Jonathan Maresky January 19, 2017Google Cloud Platform is still a relative newcomer to the enterprise cloud marketplace; the company only launched its IaaS offering, Google Compute Engine, as recently as 2013. But it has already emerged as a serious challenger to the dominant AWS…
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Five Data-Management Predictions for 2017
by Ramon Chen January 19, 2017 -
Industry Outlook: Is Your Data Center Secure?
by Industry Outlook January 18, 2017Industry Outlook is a regular Data Center Journal Q&A series that presents expert views on market trends, technologies and other issues relevant to data centers and IT. This week, Industry Outlook asks Sri Sundaralingam, head of product marketing (enterprise security…
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RedBird Capital Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Management Announce Investment in Compass Datacenters
by Press Release January 17, 2017RedBird Capital Partners (“RedBird”) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (“Ontario Teachers’”) today announced an investment in Compass Datacenters, LLC (“Compass” or the “Company”) in partnership with the Company’s management team, which includes Founder and CEO Chris Crosby. The existing management team…
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Protecting the Highway to the Cloud
by Phillip Havens January 16, 2017Because a growing percentage of both business and personal information is stored “in the cloud,” it becomes more important than ever to ensure fast, reliable access to this information. Telephone-service providers have a strong financial incentive to offer packages of…











