The Latest in Data Center Cabling Finding an IT Job in a Bad Economy Wholesale, Colocation, Cloud or Hybrid—It’s Your Choice Bandwidth Limitations and the Cloud

The Latest in Data Center Cabling

It may not be the most elegant part of the data center, but it is certainly a necessary one: cabling. The cables that interconnect various ...

Finding an IT Job in a Bad ...

Yes, IT is currently a strong market—especially in comparison to the competition. And although IT talent is in demand, job hunters need more than just ...

Wholesale, Colocation, Cloud or Hybrid—It’s Your Choice

When a company’s existing IT infrastructure approaches its maximum capacity—and many companies face this problem regularly—the question arises as to what approach to take to ...

Bandwidth Limitations and the Cloud

As more companies and individuals rely on services provided through the cloud (or, if you will, the Internet), the following question arises: what is the ...

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The Latest in Data Center Cabling

The Latest in Data Center Cabling

May 29th, 2012

It may not be the most elegant part of the data center, but it is certainly a necessary one: cabling. The cables that interconnect various IT equipment, such as servers, are a source of numerous questions: where to place them, how to organize them, what kind to use, and whether to employ cables that just meet current bandwidth needs or that will also enable higher bandwidths for future upgrades. The following are a few recent[...]

info360: Changing Technology for Changing Customers

info360: Changing Technology for Changing Customers

May 25th, 2012

When technology is constantly changing, how do you choose the best solution to meet your company’s present and future needs? For example, companies might be hesitant to adopt cloud technology, and even if it does, its employees might be sticking to the older, familiar platforms. Additionally, mobile devices, such as the tablet and iPads, and social media are rapidly changing the expectations and habits of customers. Through knowledge sharing, iPad usage, and expert customer service, technology enterprises a[...]

Finding an IT Job in a Bad Economy

Finding an IT Job in a Bad Economy

May 24th, 2012

Yes, IT is currently a strong market—especially in comparison to the competition. And although IT talent is in demand, job hunters need more than just a couple letters (such as B.S. or B.A.) to land a job. Here are a few things to consider if you’re looking for a job in IT or considering a career in the field. This is, of course, far from a complete guide to getting an IT job, but it foc[...]

CooperVision Finds Strategic Advantage in Global Deployment of Opengear Gateways for Out-of-Band Access

CooperVision Finds Strategic Advantage in Global Deployment of Opengear Gateways for Out-of-Band Access

May 23rd, 2012

Challenges One of the world’s largest manufacturers of contact lenses faces the challenge of managing a highly distributed and complex global network infrastructure while ensuring compliance with strict security and compliance standards and reducing downtime. With IT systems becoming more strategic to CooperVision’s operations, a critical step was needed to enhance and modernize its out-of-band management network solution in order to strengthen business continuity and reduce the number of security threats. Given the ever increasing number of new[...]

Wholesale, Colocation, Cloud or Hybrid—It’s Your Choice

Wholesale, Colocation, Cloud or Hybrid—It’s Your Choice

May 22nd, 2012

When a company’s existing IT infrastructure approaches its maximum capacity—and many companies face this problem regularly—the question arises as to what approach to take to remedy the situation. One option, of course, is construction of a new data center. But many companies (particularly those whose business isn’t directly related to IT) may not want the hassle of dealing with peripheral concerns like operating and maintaining cooling and power distribution infrastructure or even servers and other IT equi[...]


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How to Justify the Cost of New Backup and DR Solutions

How to Justify the Cost of New Backup and DR Solutions

May 29th, 2012

I feel your pain. Your current backup application came out when PONG was all the rage in computer games, and you are keeping it running with spit, glue, duct tape, bailing wire, and many long nights and weekends. You have no real disaster recovery (DR) strategy to speak of other..more...


Press Releases

4D Data Centres Beats Capgemini to Win Green Data Center Project of the Year

May 29th, 2012

Up against far larger organizations that included Capgemini and Verne Global, the independently owned colocation provider, 4D Data Centres has been recognized for its environmental achievements in winning the Green..more...

Imperva Introduces SharePoint Security Capabilities to Secure Against Web Attacks and Insider Threats

May 25th, 2012

Imperva, Inc. (NYSE: IMPV), a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced SecureSphere for SharePoint 9.5,..more...

CyrusOne Triples National Sales Team to Support Product Demand

May 25th, 2012

CyrusOne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) and preeminent enterprise data center solutions provider, today announced that its national sales team has officially tripled in response to..more...