How to use VMware Horizon Performance Tracker
A successful VDI deployment must have good UX. VMware administrators can take the pulse of their end users’ experience with a built-in VMware Horizon Performance Tracker, but they must know how to use it. It’s often a challenge for IT to measure UX because it takes into consideration a variety of factors. IT must understand […]
Adopt an SDDC architecture with caution and proper planning
A software-defined data center delivers virtualized networking, storage, CPU and security as a service, and implements tasks such as deployment, operation, provisioning and configuration through software. But software-defined data center architecture has its own challenges that organizations should be aware of before implementation. Software-defined data center (SDDC) architecture has three building blocks: network virtualization, storage […]
How IT Supports the Data Science Operation
The data science world in its most puristic state is populated by parallel processing servers that primarily run Hadoop and execute in batch mode, large troves of data that these processors operate on, and statistically and scientifically trained data scientists who know nothing about IT, or about the requirements of maintaining an IT operation. While […]
Cisco, Microsoft expand networking partnership
Cisco and Microsoft announced Tuesday plans to extend their existing partnership around network connectivity to cloud-based applications. Specifically, the companies will integrate Cisco’s software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) with Microsoft’s Azure Virtual WAN and Office365 — a move that they say will improve connectivity from branch offices to Microsoft’s cloud and optimize Office 365 experiences. […]
Avoid big data disaster: The secret of turning data into useful information
Businesses might be collecting more data than ever before but many firms still don’t know what to do with it. As consulting firm McKinsey suggests, the process of actually deriving meaningful insight from that information – and converting that knowledge into action – is easier said than done. Two in three companies (65%) are unable […]
Google to Partner With Telecom Italia on Data Centers
Google will share its data center expertise with Telecom Italia SpA to help the phone company sell new cloud and edge computing services to corporate clients. The partnership with the U.S. tech giant will allow Telecom Italia to secure new revenue for its information technology division, the Milan-based carrier said in a statement. Telecom Italia […]
Manage Windows Server HCI with Windows Admin Center
With Windows Admin Center, you can view and control Windows Server hyper-converged infrastructure clusters, manage virtual compute, storage and network resources, and carry out a variety of other tasks. Windows Admin Center is available as a free, downloadable application that can run on Windows Server or Windows 10. Once installed, you can use Windows Admin […]
Top Server Monitoring Vendors
The internet pretty much runs the world right now, and servers run the internet. That’s how important these powerful enterprise computers are. Businesses rely on servers to store and process data of all kinds, so if one of them isn’t performing as it should, then the data that businesses rely on for mission-critical tasks won’t […]
5G networks: to slice or not to slice?
In many ways, 5G represents more than its definition as the fifth generation of network and mobile communication. When fully utilized, the technology reflects the augmentation of a smart ecosystem – a catalyst for other technologies, the Internet of Things especially. With industries – old and new – at the cusp of constant change, 5G […]
Should You Trust Your Cloud Storage Provider?
In their effort to maximize efficiency, organizations tend to incorporate externally provided and managed services into their infrastructure. One of the most frequently applied services is file sync and sharing. This service allows centralized, convenient and efficient daily work for employees constantly working with files such as word and text files, spreadsheets, presentations and so […]
