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Free Linux Fedora server offers upgrades as they become available – no wait

What you need to know to make an informed buying decision about Fedora

Sep 5, 2017 4 mins

2 myths I believed about Disaster Recovery as a Service

I didn't think Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) was a good fit for SMBs until I embarked on a journey to educate myself on the service and spoke with approximately 20 cloud service providers about their DRaaS offering. I learned I had been beli

Aug 31, 2017 5 mins

Backup and Recovery Cloud Storage Disaster Recovery

Easy data storage services are like fast food

And they’ll give you the IT equivalent of gastronomical distress

Aug 30, 2017 4 mins

Cloud Storage Data Center

Demand for server specialists increases, but talent pool is small

Concerns about the public cloud have IT shops looking to on-premises solutions and searching for server specialists. But they’re having trouble filling the spots.

Aug 29, 2017 3 mins

Careers Data Center IT Skills and Training

VMware embraces cloud during VMWorld, CEO Gelsinger says

VMware is rolling out services worldwide in the AWS cloud over the next 15 months, starting in the U.S.

Aug 29, 2017 8 mins

Internet of Things VMware Virtualization

History of computers, part 1 — The bulletin board system

Before we had always-available, fast connections to multiple servers, we had dial-up modems and bulletin board systems (BBS). And it wasn’t even that long ago.

Aug 28, 2017 8 mins

Email Clients Internet Servers

Why microservices are the foundation to a digital future

To extract full value from the cloud, companies must make sure that they aren’t bringing the equivalent of a cutlass to a gun fight when it comes to migrating existing applications and accelerating software development. Companies will need to change

Aug 28, 2017 5 mins

Virtualization

On-premises data center spending drops in priority

The cloud is having an impact on data center spending, according to a new Computer Economics survey. Bad news for HPE, Dell EMC and Lenovo.

Aug 24, 2017 3 mins

Data Center Hybrid Cloud

4 ways to simplify data management

Adding these capabilities to your enterprise helps IT work smarter to scale with data growth.

Aug 24, 2017 5 mins

Data Center

The future of disaster recovery lies in a future without the public internet

Disaster recovery has become a primary source of value for enterprises who are not only pursuing cloud adoption, but who are also building out hybrid- or multi-cloud strategies.

Aug 23, 2017 4 mins

Backup and Recovery Disaster Recovery Hybrid Cloud