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Data-center power consumption holds steady

While computing capacity has exploded in recent years, power consumption is growing more slowly thanks to greater energy efficiency.

Mar 11, 2020 3 mins

Data Center

The potential impact of containers on networks

Networking is a crucial component in the container ecosystem, providing connectivity between containers running on the same host as well as on different hosts.

Mar 9, 2020 11 mins

Networking Security Virtualization

COVID-19 affects IT pros at work

From canceled tech conferences to shutdowns of hardware suppliers, the coronavirus is disrupting the professional lives of networking staffers.

Mar 4, 2020 1 min

Data Center Networking

Seawater, humidity inspire new ways to generate power

Researchers around the globe are working on new ways to generate huge amounts of power that will be needed for the shift to a data-driven society.

Mar 4, 2020 4 mins

Data Center Internet of Things

Coronavirus prep could prompt better disaster recovery

On the chance that the COVID-19 virus forces masses of employees to work from home, this could be the time to review your disaster-recovery plans and address shortcomings

Mar 3, 2020 4 mins

Backup and Recovery Disaster Recovery Networking

8 reasons to consider hyperconverged infrastructure for your data center

Hyperconvergence offers speed and simplicity compared to the old ways of server configuration.

Mar 2, 2020 7 mins

Data Center Enterprise Storage Virtualization

For secure data backup, here’s how to do the 3-2-1 rule right

The venerable 3-2-1 rule for backing up data remains a tried-and-true method for ensuring the integrity of copied data that is essential to disaster recovery efforts, but it has to be done properly.

Feb 25, 2020 6 mins

Backup and Recovery Disaster Recovery Enterprise Storage

What the new Cisco certification requirements mean for you

Cisco's CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE certifications have changed as of Feb. 24 to emphasize areas such as network programmability, multi-cloud, Internet of Things, SD-WAN, and other software-focused initiatives.

Feb 21, 2020 6 mins

Careers Data Center Networking

Japanese firm announces potential 80TB hard drives

Using some very fancy physics for stacking electrons, Showa Denko K.K. plans to quadruple the top end of proposed capacity.

Feb 20, 2020 3 mins

Data Center Enterprise Storage

IBM consolidates storage products under a single brand

Big Blue is the latest to pare down multiple storage products under one umbrella, after HPE did it last summer.

Feb 18, 2020 3 mins

Data Center Enterprise Storage