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Data centre strategies: Optimising IT infrastructures
When optimising performance across application and service delivery platforms, especially with virtualisation involved, make sure you have the best data centre strategies in place. Expert Advice
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FCoE and IOV: The future of infrastructure
Understanding Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and I/O virtualisation solutions will help administrators prepare for the virtual data centre of the future. Expert Advice
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London data centres face network overload, disruptions during Olympics
Network overload, IT security, data centre power and remote access problems plague London businesses during 2012 Olympics Games. How are IT pros preparing themselves? News | 19 Apr 2012
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Desktop virtualisation helps data centres prepare for consumerisation
UK businesses and data centres aren’t prepared for IT consumerisation, but building a virtual desktop infrastructure can help. News | 28 Mar 2012
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Data centre fix for firms in Olympics ‘contagion zone’: News roundup
Short-term colocation services for firms operating in the Olympics network zone to reduce disruption; Citrix adds personalisation features to XenDesktop 5.6 and more news briefs. News | 19 Mar 2012
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CILF to resolve cloud computing legal issues: News roundup
A European cloud industry body focusing on the legal issues of cloud computing; Dell’s new data centre in Germany; and Gartner’s hybrid IT report are in this week’s highlights. News | 07 Mar 2012
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Best of VMworld Europe 2010 winner adopts Cisco UCS
An Italian bank expands its virtual infrastructure to meet growing needs after winning the “Best virtualisation and server consolidation project” award at VMworld Europe 2010. News | 13 Oct 2011
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Dell expands its networking portfolio with Force10 Networks
Dell is set to acquire Force10, a company that makes networking equipment for data centres; and more news in brief. News | 25 Jul 2011
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VMware unveils virtualisation technology for smartphones
VMware has released a virtualisation technology to make it easier for businesses to incorporate their employees’ smartphones; plus more news in brief. News | 24 Feb 2011
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Novell snapped up by Attachmate for £1.4 billion: News in brief
Attachmate will purchase Novell, the maker of the SUSE Enterprise Linux OS, for £1.4 billion, but the future of SUSE is unclear; and other news in brief. Article | 24 Nov 2010
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Cisco adds virtual desktops to its infrastructure strategy
IT shops are accustomed to Cisco in the enterprise. Now the networking company wants to wiggle into virtual desktop infrastructures and thin-client devices. Article | 17 Nov 2010
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Peer 1 takes a tumble in Q1 results
Online hosting provider Peer 1 Hosting has seen a dip in its first quarter results; plus more daily news. Article | 11 Nov 2010
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London 2012 Olympics: Aim for gold with DR, business continuity plans
With 80 days to go before the London 2012 Olympic Games begin, IT pros must review and test their contingency, disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. Tip
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Take storage pressure off hypervisors by using dedicated disk arrays
Making hypervisors and virtual servers work overtime to cope with data explosions affects their performance. Some IT pros are using dedicated disk arrays for storage management. Tip
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A data centre infrastructure strategy fit to support business growth
An organisation’s data centre infrastructure strategy must be able to provide a flexible IT platform that can attune itself to changing business needs. Tip
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Network infrastructure, SAN and VMware upgrade: A law firm case study
A law firm gave its IT infrastructure a much-needed facelift with a storage and network infrastructure redesign, as well as a VMware upgrade. Case Study
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Networking basics: The importance of strong networking support
When working on server and storage enhancements IT departments can’t afford to overlook virtual networking support; it’s important to ensure the data centre is up to the challenge. Expert Advice
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Networking data: Virtualisation changing the data centre
Analyst Hamish MacArthur discusses the impact of virtualisation on networking data technology. Tip
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How to install and use RRDTool to speed up MRTG monitoring
When monitoring a large number of hosts or devices with the MRTG graphing tool, the system experience frequent CPU spikes. In this RRDTool tutorial, learn how to install RRDTool and convert MRTG to use RRD storage to avoid system overload. Tip
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How to install and configure MRTG, an essential sys admin tool
Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) is an essential tool that allows systems administrators to monitor and graph network traffic and more. In this tutorial, an expert explains how to install and configure MRTG on Solaris 10. Tip
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London 2012 Olympics: Aim for gold with DR, business continuity plans
With 80 days to go before the London 2012 Olympic Games begin, IT pros must review and test their contingency, disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. Tip
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London data centres face network overload, disruptions during Olympics
Network overload, IT security, data centre power and remote access problems plague London businesses during 2012 Olympics Games. How are IT pros preparing themselves? News
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Desktop virtualisation helps data centres prepare for consumerisation
UK businesses and data centres aren’t prepared for IT consumerisation, but building a virtual desktop infrastructure can help. News
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Data centre fix for firms in Olympics ‘contagion zone’: News roundup
Short-term colocation services for firms operating in the Olympics network zone to reduce disruption; Citrix adds personalisation features to XenDesktop 5.6 and more news briefs. News
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Take storage pressure off hypervisors by using dedicated disk arrays
Making hypervisors and virtual servers work overtime to cope with data explosions affects their performance. Some IT pros are using dedicated disk arrays for storage management. Tip
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CILF to resolve cloud computing legal issues: News roundup
A European cloud industry body focusing on the legal issues of cloud computing; Dell’s new data centre in Germany; and Gartner’s hybrid IT report are in this week’s highlights. News
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A data centre infrastructure strategy fit to support business growth
An organisation’s data centre infrastructure strategy must be able to provide a flexible IT platform that can attune itself to changing business needs. Tip
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Best of VMworld Europe 2010 winner adopts Cisco UCS
An Italian bank expands its virtual infrastructure to meet growing needs after winning the “Best virtualisation and server consolidation project” award at VMworld Europe 2010. News
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Network infrastructure, SAN and VMware upgrade: A law firm case study
A law firm gave its IT infrastructure a much-needed facelift with a storage and network infrastructure redesign, as well as a VMware upgrade. Case Study
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Dell expands its networking portfolio with Force10 Networks
Dell is set to acquire Force10, a company that makes networking equipment for data centres; and more news in brief. News
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