Data Center

Google Drive Begs the Question: Who Owns Your Data in the Cloud?

Google Drive raises several concerns about cloud storage. Many of these consumer-level questions -- who owns your data, how data can be used and what happens if the data is lost or stolen -- are ones enterprise IT executives should be asking, too.

How CIOs Can Stay Relevant in the Future

Cloud computing and the consumerizaton of IT have pushed the CIO role into uncharted territory. CIO magazine's publisher emeritus Gary Beach writes that it's time to seek out unique ways you can contribute.

HGST Announces 12Gbps SAS SSDs for Use in Enterprise Data Centers

The SSDs with faster connectivity aim to make data centers faster and improve scalability

Texas Supermarket Stocks Up on IPhones, Mobile Apps

Texas grocery store chain United Supermarkets starts down the iPhone trail with a mobile workforce management app that simplifies communication and keeps shift schedules under control. But this Lone Star chain has only begun circling the mobile wagon

How to Virtualize Mission-Critical Applications

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How to Virtualize Mission-Critical Applications

Virtualizing Tier 1 applications is a crucial step in attaining the full benefits of cloud-era architecture, but it's not a simple one. Successfully virtualizing these mission-critical applications require thought and care.

Don’t Be Afraid of Using Consumer Apps for Your Business

CIOs’ Cloud Strategy Must Include Public Cloud Services

For all the apprehension they may bring, public clouds demand a position in the enterprise IT strategy. CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden explains how CIOs and business leaders can make their peace with the public cloud, and how it's not incompat

New iPad Wireless Keyboard is Also a Super-Sleek Cover

The brand new Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is a functional Bluetooth wireless keyboard for the iPad 2 and new iPad that also magnetically attaches to your tablet and transforms into a sleek protective cover.

Best Practices for Selecting Storage Services for Big Data

Big data is fueling the need for ever-growing storage repositories. If you're looking to meet scalability concerns without breaking the bank, selecting a storage platform that can meet the needs of big data can be a challenge--but it doesn'

Are Zombies Sucking the Life Out of Your Data Center?

If your organization operates its own servers and switches, it's likely that a percentage of them are zombies--steadily gobbling up resources but doing no work. Cleaning up a zombie server infestation takes good management and stringent document