In my opinion, the world of data center acceleration is moving to FPGA-based solutions

There are, today, some very specific applications where using flash and tape is by far the most cost-effective storage setup

Here’s why static, double-conversion online UPSs use transformerless technology

It’s time to think inside the box - an alternative take on the results of Ekkosense’s ASHRAE survey

The world’s superpowers are locked in a fierce battle, but they must keep an eye on security

Understanding what it takes to embrace high performance computing

The next generation of DRAM - DDR5, recently announced by JEDEC, is slated to double the bandwidth over DDR4

It may have lost the public cloud fight, but OpenStack’s strength in private cloud will stand it in good stead

A perspective on Intel’s architectural approach to addressing the needs of the data center, and how that manifests with the Scalable family’s new “mesh” on-chip interconnect

Transitioning to software-defined infrastructure brings operational efficiency, improves agility and cuts costs. What are you waiting for?

Now there’s another open standard at the data center rack level. Will Open19 get on with the Open Compute Project?

Standardized IT pod architectures can offer many advantages to hyperscale and colocation data centers

With edge solutions, it is no longer necessary to have huge amounts of data carried upstream into the network to a mega-data center

IT experts and facilities managers are in separate silos right now, but there won’t be room for both of them in the data center of the future 

’Russian clouds’ are highly competitive with Western ones - based on the same technologies, but cheaper

Commoditized standard hardware can actually enhance the variety on offer: consider Microsoft and Facebook’s Open Compute strategies

By abstracting the provisioning of storage, organizations can begin to analyze and monitor their storage environment much more effectively

For data that cannot go to the cloud, and for robust backup, object storage could be the answer

We may not have to wait too much longer before data philanthropy is something every company considers as part of their corporate responsibility platform

It is important that businesses are able to upscale their infrastructure to comply with laws

For years, hard drives have been the weakest link, but now that has changed

Leasing hardware means you can get the technology you need more quickly - and it can benefit the environment too!

Politics will make us all more conscious of where our data is, while hyperconvergence, SDN and the cloud come of age

A look ahead at what’s in store for enterprise IT over the coming year