

Ann Bednarz
Senior Editor
Ann Bednarz writes, assigns and edits feature articles aimed at enterprise IT pros. She can be reached at ann_bednarz@idg.com.

IT to shoulder more responsibility for data center sustainability
Data-center IT teams must balance the need to consume less electrical power with the need to use power-hungry next-gen silicon, Uptime Institute says.

Top 10 outages of 2022
The biggest outages of 2022 hindered services from AWS, British Airways, Google, Twitter and more, according to Cisco-owned network intelligence company ThousandEyes.

Oracle extends cloud options with Alloy launch
Alloy lets enterprises deliver infrastructure and platform services, based on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), that they operate and manage in their own data centers.

About a third of cloud users need to learn resiliency lessons from Ian
While the Florida hurricane damage has your attention, it's time to plan for and implement redundant cloud and on-prem network infrastructure and strengthen backup and recovery capabilities.

Highest paid IT certifications command $130K+
Certifications from Cisco, Nutanix, VMware, and cloud providers pay enough to land on Skillsoft’s ranking of most lucrative tech skills.

Survey: Outages, staffing challenge data centers
Data center operators are working to increase IT infrastructure reliability, keep key talent from being poached, and stay ahead of environmental regulations, Uptime Institute reports.

McLaren Racing relies on edge computing at Formula 1 tracks
McLaren's Formula 1 racing team securely delivers apps and data to track crews and guests via VMware Workspace ONE.

VMware CEO highlights tech upgrades, skims over looming Broadcom buy
Product news includes VMware vSphere 8, new Aria multi-cloud management tools, and a SaaS delivery model for networking and security software NSX.

VMware, IBM expand joint options for hybrid cloud
VMware support for IBM's Cloud Satellite means consistent infrastructure and security across IBM's public cloud and its on-prem cloud services.

Cloud environments challenge network visibility
Enterprises need greater network visibility to improve management of cloud environments, get a better handle on east-west traffic in the data center, and identify malicious traffic that’s been encrypted.

What is a SAN and how does it differ from NAS?
A storage area network (SAN) is a pool of centrally managed storage resources, but how is a SAN different from NAS, and how are SANs being impacted by flash storage, AI and hyperconvergence?