Datacentre systems management
Read about datacentre systems management, including configuration and change management, performance monitoring, capacity planning, ITIL and IT governance, and clustering for high availability (HA) and high-performance computing (HPC).
Computer Weekly's buyers guide to multicloud
In this 15-page buyer’s guide, we look at the importance of software-defined wide area networks in successful migration, the complications that come with juggling clouds, and Microsoft’s journey into multicloud support.
News : Datacentre systems management
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October 15, 2019
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Oct'19
OVH rebrand signals renewed push to become Europe’s alternative cloud provider of choice
French public cloud provider OVH has undergone a rebrand and doubled down on its pledge to offer European enterprises an alternative place to store their data
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October 14, 2019
14
Oct'19
Best of VMworld 2019 Europe Awards nominations now open until 25 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination for this year’s awards
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October 07, 2019
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Oct'19
Interview: BHF on using cloud and big data to improve heart patient outcomes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has set itself the lofty goal of eradicating the fear of developing heart and circulatory disease by 2030, with the help of cloud, big data and personalisation technologies
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October 03, 2019
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Oct'19
Southern Water embarks on £15m datacentre modernisation programme
Southern Water has enlisted the help of service provider MTI Technology to revamp its datacentres, with a greater emphasis on the use of software-defined processes and hyper-converged technologies
In Depth : Datacentre systems management
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Locking down the datacentre: A security checklist for IT administrators
As datacentres become increasingy decentralised and the security threats they face increase in number and complexity, IT admins are at risk of becoming overwhelmed as they strive to keep on top of their server farm estates Continue Reading
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Cutting the cord: Negotiating cloud contracts with problematic customers
How accountable should cloud firms be for the actions of the customers that use their platforms, and how much thought should they give to aligning themselves with problematic brands before hosting them? Continue Reading
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What is data center networking, and how can you get started?
This feature explores the basics of data center networks, such as how to plan for data center consolidation, the effects of cloud services and how to handle data center interconnects. Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Datacentre systems management
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Datacentre managers on how to address the shortage of women and young people entering the industry
Anglia Ruskin University invited Ahead in the Clouds along to their recent boot camp to lead a two-way discussion with its Datacentre Leadership and Management students about how to address the ... Continue Reading
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Splicing data machinery -- what is scale-out data processing, really?
Splice Machine is an open source RDBMS (relational database management system) powered by Hadoop and Spark. The firm’s latest product updates paint something of an interesting picture in terms of ... Continue Reading
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Datacentre management: Taking a Rubik’s Cube approach to hypervisor fine-tuning
In this guest post, Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist at PernixData, advises operators to apply Rubik Cube-solving strategies to datacentre management problems. When attempting to solve a Rubik’s ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Datacentre systems management
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The rise of the ODMs: Should the branded hardware suppliers be worried?
The use of ODM datacentre hardware makes good economic sense for the hyperscale providers, but what about everyday enterprises? Continue Reading
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How serverless computing could help enterprises cut cloud complexity
The reality of cloud is failing to live up to the hype for some enterprises, but serverless computing could help firms attain the operational benefits they're looking for Continue Reading
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Infrastructure as code: What does it mean and why does it matter?
The emergence of software-defined hardware has given rise to the phrase “infrastructure as code” to describe the way these environments are managed Continue Reading
Videos : Datacentre systems management
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in APAC DevOps
Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA converged/hyper-converged market
Find out what converged and hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA DevOps
Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are making in 2017