Data Center

Got a Good Grip on Virtualization? You’re Just Getting Started

After the whole company floats on an ocean of virtualization, users are still going to complain if they can't do the things that they want to with the data that you've made it so simple to access.

Monitoring Virtual Infrastructure: Problem’s Lack of Knowledge, Not Tools

Confused about monitoring your virtual infrastructure for performance and security problems? Despite a wealth of available tools, you're not alone.

How to Improve Disaster Recovery Plans

Now's a smart time to revisit your enterprise disaster recovery plans. Thanks to techniques including virtualization, WAN optimization and email backup appliances, CIOs have better disaster recovery options and more negotiating power with vendor

RIM BlackBerry Bold at WES 2008: First Impressions, Battery Covers and Pricing

Desktop Virtualization: Inside VMware’s Strategy and Newest Plans

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Desktop Virtualization: Inside VMware’s Strategy and Newest Plans

VMware has two big desktop virtualization technology improvements waiting in the wings. Will they win over enterprise IT leaders who've been watching and waiting on desktop virtualization?

Virtualization with Microsoft Essential Business Server 2008: Old Apps Cause Trouble

Look out, mid-market IT shops looking to use Microsoft's new Essential Business Server 2008 in an enterprise filled with virtual servers: Some old, resource-hogging apps, Exchange and SQL Server, pose gotchas.

Virtualization Helps Hospital Revive Aging Data Center

Virtualization was just what the doctors ordered for Huntsville Hospital and its data center. Here's a look at why virtual servers were just the start for this IT group. One hitch so far: some software vendors have balked at supporting a virtual

If You Could Ask RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis One Question, What Would It Be?

Sun’s Virtualization Strategy Evolves

What does Sun have to do with virtualization? Plenty. Here's an update on how Sun's virtualization technologies are changing and stacking up in the age of VMware, and how open source fits into Sun's virtualization plans.

Wi-Fi and Education: 802.11n Near-Ubiquitous at U.S. Colleges by 2013

802.11n Wi-Fi may still be a rarity at educational institutions and in the enterprise, but that will change dramatically during the next half decade, new research predicts.