Wrapping up 2011 and getting ready for 2012, here is a list of the top 25 new posts from this past year at StorageIOblog.

Looking back, here is a post about industry trends, thoughts and perspective predictions for 2010 and 2011 (preview…

2011 is over, so its wrap up time of the year as well as getting ready for 2012.

Here is a link to a post of the top 25 new posts that appeared on StorageIOblog in 2011.

As a companion to the above,  here is a link to the…

Im in the process of wrapping up 2011 and getting ready for 2012. Here is a list of the top 25 all time posts from  StorageIOblog covering cloud, virtualization, servers, storage, green IT, networking and data protection. Looking back, here is 2010 and 2011  industry trends, thoughts and perspective predictions along with looking forward,…

Managers interested in conserving energy and operating costs have probably already replaced old incandescent light bulbs with new energy-saving bulbs. So what’s next? It’s not as obvious as lighting, but it can be just as helpful to the bottom line: filtration. Especially in data center environments where tiny unseen particles can cause damage to expensive hardware.…

To meet the growing challenge of Big Data, IT professionals are looking for a new distributed, unified storage system capable of massive scaling. Going beyond just a file system, it is essential to also include object storage and block storage to ensure optimum flexibility and performance. 

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2011 was one of the most turbulent years for data owners in recent memory, and next year will be no different. In order to cut through the data jungle, we've identified four key areas that are poised to present challenges in the coming year - - secure collaboration, "big data," data automation and insider threats...

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The slow down of the economy has effected the loans made to build new data centers. The major players are now looking to find new properties for sale. The many data centers built in the mid to late nineteen eighties for mainframes are now getting retrofitted with new power and cooling technologies to adapt to the upcoming shortages.

Jeffrey Danial

jd@DataCenterOffice.com 

Industry analysts define an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) as any attack that gets past a company’s existing defenses, goes undetected for long periods and continues to cause damage. These long-term patterns of targeted, sophisticated hacking often use spear-phishing, social engineering, and zero-day exploits on endpoint applications as a means gain initial access...

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The problem for IT organizations that have virtualized environments is a lack of insight into not only the performance of applications, but also how they affect each specific system they touch. One “badly behaving” application can have a ripple affect touching off a firestorm of issues for IT. 

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As data growth is still one of the top three challenges for organizations today, keeping the data available becomes more and more challenging, whether a user accidentally deletes a file or a hurricane takes out the entire data center...

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There are a few key steps that information security executives can take to get the most from their existing security infrastructure, while keeping a keen eye on their network security as they navigate major updates and changes to the network...

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The era of v6 is here and as you assess how to bring current infrastructure online or design and prepare for future builds it is imperative to ensure that all equipment selections support both protocols...

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By keeping in mind these 5 “disaster life preservers” SMBs can ease their minds knowing their business will be prepared for any failure or error thrown their way.

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The Trellis platform is on its way and according to Emerson Network Power it will bridge the data center gap between IT and Facilities

Probably the biggest challenge for data center and IT managers when it comes to preventive maintenance is budgeting for the cost – the first item usually cut from a budget is preventive maintenance.

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Organizations need to prepare for eDiscovery and governmental inquires by casting a wider ESI net, expressly including social media, cloud data, instant messaging and structured data systems...

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Until now, custom enterprise applications have been accessible only to large, financially strong enterprises. Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) and organizations have had to settle for packaged software, which, though affordable, requires the business or organization to adapt to the software, rather than vice versa. All attempts to accelerate enterprise application delivery, including middleware, frameworks, enterprise mashups, and composite applications, have fallen…

DR (disaster recovery) planning itself is the biggest challenge. Deciding where to fail over, how fast systems must be brought online to avoid business impact and what infrastructure will be bought/leased/borrowed to provide the DR platform is a large-scale project that will require the assistance of multiple persons and departments.

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The amount of electronic data flowing through organizations is growing at an incredible rate. Much of this information is collected and stored. According to a whitepaper published by Osterman Research, 75 percent of the information end users need to do their jobs is stored in email. The consequences of this are numerous...

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