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Understanding how new solid state drive technologies can benefit the data center

By combining SSDs and HDDs in the right mix, performance gains are possible while keeping costs under control

May 26, 2016 6 mins

Tips for adding IPv6 to IPv4 networks

The IPv6 transition in your organization, more likely than not, involves bringing IPv6 into a mix that also includes IPv4. Here’s a look at what that means and how to make it work.

May 25, 2016 7 mins

Data Center IPv6 Networking

Not dead yet: 7 of the oldest federal IT systems still wheezing away

From an IBM Series/1 and floppy drives to COBOL and Assembly languages, old federal systems never die

May 25, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center

3 reasons to be a 20-something mainframer

The world’s top companies are willing to pay top dollar to hire and train the next generation of big iron leaders

May 25, 2016 4 mins

Careers Data Center

Software-Defined WANs: Viptela gets $75M in funding

C- round funding brings Viptela’s total funding to about $110M.

May 25, 2016 2 mins

Cisco Systems Data Center SDN

HPE to spin out its huge services business, merge it with CSC

The tax-free deal will create a new company with $26 billion in annual revenue

May 25, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals HP Technology Industry

Disaster recovery in a DevOps world

Organizations that are adopting DevOps methodologies are realizing actual benefits from taking that approach.

May 24, 2016 6 mins

Disaster Recovery Security

What does protocol really mean in your data center?

Does protocol matter when you are building out your storage? Is it a hardware choice? Maybe a software choice?

May 24, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center

How IoT will change the job market

Hard skills like circuit design and security will be critical, but there are other, less tangible ways IoT will affect the demand for tech workers.

May 24, 2016 4 mins

Careers Data Center Internet of Things

Government failing to fully address EMP threats to the grid, officials say

Not enough is being done to halt risks that could take us back to a technology world akin to 100 years ago

May 24, 2016 3 mins

Data Center Security