What Is the Cloud Today? Industry Outlook: Data Center Energy Efficiency How Technology Companies Can Help Education Editorial: Tech Companies and Discrimination

What Is the Cloud Today?

It’s still a buzzword. And it’s still, in the eyes of many companies, the ticket to big bucks. Confusion as to the nature of the ...

Industry Outlook: Data Center Energy Efficiency

Industry 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 ...

How Technology Companies Can Help Education

Technology companies regularly complain about a lack of qualified candidates, leading to the specious claims of a brewing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) crisis ...

Editorial: Tech Companies and Discrimination

Although the matter of the controversial Arizona legislation SB 1062 is moot following a veto by Governor Jan Brewer, the reactions of several technology giants—as ...

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Is the Cloud the Answer? What Coke’s Recent Breach Teaches Us

Is the Cloud the Answer? What Coke’s Recent Breach Teaches Us

March 10th, 2014

Coke recently disclosed that sensitive information belonging to approximately 70,000 current and former North American employees was compromised because the data hadn’t been encrypted on company laptops (despite the company’s encryption policy).[1] The data breach occurred after a former worker stole several company laptops that locally stored employee information, such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers. Although the recent Target, Michaels and Neiman Marcus breaches have captured most of the headlines lately, cases like Coke’s—caused by an int[...]

What Is the Cloud Today?

What Is the Cloud Today?

March 6th, 2014

It’s still a buzzword. And it’s still, in the eyes of many companies, the ticket to big bucks. Confusion as to the nature of the cloud remains, enabling “cloudwashing” to remain as a marketing strategy and luring unsuspecting customers into arrangements that may be less profitable than the hype would indicate. So, where does the cloud really stand right now? Defining the Cloud For some, the cloud is synonymous with the Internet. Although there is a close corresp[...]

Industry Outlook: Data Center Energy Efficiency

Industry Outlook: Data Center Energy Efficiency

March 5th, 2014

Industry 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 Aaron Rallo about the state of power efficiency in data centers and how management can address this important matter. Aaron is founder and CEO of TSO Logic. He has spent the last 15 years building and managing large-scale transactional solutions for online retailers, with[...]

How Technology Companies Can Help Education

How Technology Companies Can Help Education

March 4th, 2014

Technology companies regularly complain about a lack of qualified candidates, leading to the specious claims of a brewing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) crisis and therefore the supposed need to expand the H-1B visa program. In the same breath, many of these same companies decry the state of education. But they can do a number of things that will truly benefit education generally and, more particularly, the talent pool from which they hire; here[...]

Data Is the New Universal Currency—How To Keep Yours Safe

Data Is the New Universal Currency—How To Keep Yours Safe

March 3rd, 2014

Information—and therefore knowledge—is power. This is a notion that dates back to the sixteenth century, and is widely attributed to Francis Bacon. A highly influential scientist of his day, Bacon has been called the “father of experimental science” and one of the strongest proponents of a new, pragmatic approach to science. To “subdue our needs and miseries” using this approach, the most prominent thinkers of the age were urged to collaborate and pool their ideas. Data Is the Mode[...]


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Four Challenges facing Data Center Facilities Teams Today

Four Challenges facing Data Center Facilities Teams Today

February 28th, 2014

With the start of a new year, there are resolutions on everyone’s mind. Inevitably management schedules that team meeting that starts out “how are we going to improve this year,” ”where can we find inefficiencies” or ”give me your top three best ideas for 2014.” What can be a little disheartening is if this list st..more...


Press Releases

HGGC to Acquire Serena Software

March 10th, 2014

HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm, has partnered with Serena Software’s founder, Doug Troxel, and signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Serena Software. The current Serena e..more...

Linux Foundation to Build Massive Open Online Course Program With edX

March 10th, 2014

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today announced it is building a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) program with edX,..more...

Tech Savvy Women Gearing Up for WITI’s “Powering Up” Summit

March 10th, 2014

WITI (Women In Technology International) will be celebrating its 25th anniversary at its WITI Summit: Powering Up event which will be held June 1 – 3, 2014, in Santa Clara a..more...


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