PCs Are Here to Stay—And So Is the Keyboard Can Patent Trolls Be Stopped Without Systemic Reform? IT Degrees Are Still the Career Ticket Technology, Big Brother and Charlie Hebdo

PCs Are Here to Stay—And So Is ...

On a number of occasions, I’ve addressed the common refrain that “the PC is dead.” Well, it’s not dead, and the forecasted uptick in shipments ...

Can Patent Trolls Be Stopped Without Systemic ...

Patent trolls are widely despised, but efforts to curb their more egregious behavior without undercutting the rationale of the patent system run into numerous difficulties. ...

IT Degrees Are Still the Career Ticket

If Steve Jobs and Bill Gates did it, why can’t everyone else? Fortunately or unfortunately, not everyone is a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. Achieving ...

Technology, Big Brother and Charlie Hebdo

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, politicians from Europe and elsewhere—in the same breath that they blab about freedom—have called for more restrictions, ...

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Six Ways Big Data Could Damage Your Business—and What to Do About It

Six Ways Big Data Could Damage Your Business—and What to Do About It

January 28th, 2015

As every marketer knows, the era of big data is here, and with it comes a huge smorgasbord of opportunities to connect with customers in amazing new ways. Vast quantities of customer information are now flowing into businesses from social media, smartphones, bots, GPS devices, cameras, appliances and satellites, and increasingly sophisticated computer algorithms are attempting to turn it all into actionable intelligence of some sort. For marketers and brand managers, the prospect of knowing more[...]

When the Power Goes Out, Whom Do You Call?

When the Power Goes Out, Whom Do You Call?

January 26th, 2015

The importance of a stable uninterrupted power system (UPS) is one that should never be downplayed—with a misguided spark, even the shortest of power outages could spell big trouble for the most established structures. As the industry turns its attention to power-outage cases, the need for regular UPS maintenance regimes and apt data center solutions is being amplified. What this situation illustrates is that not only can companies ill afford to leave their IT assets unprotected f[...]

PCs Are Here to Stay—And So Is the Keyboard

PCs Are Here to Stay—And So Is the Keyboard

January 22nd, 2015

On a number of occasions, I’ve addressed the common refrain that “the PC is dead.” Well, it’s not dead, and the forecasted uptick in shipments combined with cooling growth in the mobile market suggests that, as I predicted, the various devices are finding a mutual balance; no one device handles all situations. Well, okay, so maybe the PC has some life left. But what about that keyboard? A holdover from the days of mechanical typewriters, surely [...]

Facility Software Systems: Design, Construction and Operational Impacts

Facility Software Systems: Design, Construction and Operational Impacts

January 21st, 2015

Just as modern data centers are built to support software applications and the hardware they live on, they also rely heavily on the software that drives control and monitoring systems. In many facilities, today’s critical control means less adjusting of valves and manipulation of circuit breakers and more monitoring of the building operations center, manipulating remote devices and examining operational trends. Facility managers and building engineers have added a computer component to their operations and m[...]

Can Patent Trolls Be Stopped Without Systemic Reform?

Can Patent Trolls Be Stopped Without Systemic Reform?

January 20th, 2015

Patent trolls are widely despised, but efforts to curb their more egregious behavior without undercutting the rationale of the patent system run into numerous difficulties. Yet with so much time, effort and money invested in patents—the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued some 300,000 patents total in 2014—the incentive to reevaluate the system is lacking. Many of these patents intersect the computing space; in particular, some 16% of active patents in 2012 governed smartphones, acc[...]


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It’s Time to Change Our New Data Center Startup Process

It’s Time to Change Our New Data Center Startup Process

January 5th, 2015

Virtually all owners consider their data center to be critical. If you operate such a facility, your highest objective is to achieve continuous operation, because the consequences of an interruption to data processing are costly and painful. When they agree to construction of a new data center, those approving the..more...


Press Releases

Data Center Industry Veteran Daniel Robbins Joins Data Centers Delivered

January 30th, 2015

Data Centers Delivered, a leading provider of custom modular data centers, announced today that Daniel Robbins has joined the team as executive director for the company’s Modular Data Center (MDC) U..more...

Forsythe Data Centers Approaches Completion, Brings in Experienced and Innovative Partners

January 29th, 2015

Forsythe Technology announced today that its 221,000 square foot Forsythe Data Centers Retail+ colocation facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois is nearing completion and on track to open for client operations in May 20..more...

IHS: IT Rack and Enclosure Unit Shipments to Grow 2.9% in 2015

January 26th, 2015

Global unit shipments of IT racks and enclosures are forecast to grow 2.9 percent in 2015 accompanied by 4.4 percent revenue growth, according to a recently published IHS (NYSE: IHS)..more...


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