SolarWinds Integrates Virtualization and Storage Solutions for Extended Cloud Management

Virtualization has dramatically changed how IT practitioners manage their environments, especially shared storage. Once users have virtualized up to 30 percent of their environment, managing storage infrastructure is critical to ensuring performance and capacity of the overall environment and ultimately establishing a successful cloud foundation. SolarWinds® Inc. (NYSE: SWI – News), a leading provider of… Continue reading SolarWinds Integrates Virtualization and Storage Solutions for Extended Cloud Management

NexGen Storage Delivers the First Midrange SAN with Fusion ioMemory

NexGen Storage today announced that it is teaming up with Fusion-io deliver the industry’s first Fusion-powered, midrange storage area network (SAN) designed for business critical virtualization. With the integration of the Fusion ioDrive into the NexGen SAN, customers can extend low latency Fusion-io performance and implement virtual machine high availability for any application connected to… Continue reading NexGen Storage Delivers the First Midrange SAN with Fusion ioMemory

Enterprise Network Spending to be Driven by Green IT

A survey of European business enterprises by CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has revealed that the majority of businesses (55%) expect investment in network infrastructure to grow by 10-25% in 2012, despite the continued struggles of the global economy. This increased investment will be fuelled primarily by the implementation… Continue reading Enterprise Network Spending to be Driven by Green IT

12 Gb/s SAS Benefits Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization and Storage Services

Creating significant news for data storage OEMs, system builders and end-users who are seeking fast, flexible and reliable data access, the SCSI Trade Association (STA) (http://www.scsita.org/) today announced the definition and standardization phase of 12Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology is progressing as anticipated. STA, a non-profit industry association established to support and promote SCSI… Continue reading 12 Gb/s SAS Benefits Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization and Storage Services

Autodesk Takes BIM to the Cloud at Autodesk University

Autodesk, Inc. today brought the power of the cloud, mobile computing and its industry-defining Building Information Modeling (BIM) portfolio together at Autodesk University. The design, engineering and entertainment software leader showcased a BIM solution to dramatically improve how AEC project team members connect, collaborate and communicate on building projects. Autodesk’s BIM offering is part of… Continue reading Autodesk Takes BIM to the Cloud at Autodesk University

Updated CompTIA Network+ Exam Adds Virtual Networking Content, Strengthens Objectives

CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications for information technology (IT) professionals, today launched a new version of the CompTIA Network+ certification exam. The new CompTIA Network+ exam (N10-005) places greater emphasis on network security and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model for implementing networking protocols in seven layers. Content on virtual networking is… Continue reading Updated CompTIA Network+ Exam Adds Virtual Networking Content, Strengthens Objectives

BlueCat Networks to Deliver Cloud-Ready IP Address Management (IPAM)

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced a strategic partnership with Computacenter (LSE: CCC.L Ticker: 164905 / ISIN: GB00B1649052), Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, to provide IP Address Management, DNS and DHCP solutions to commercial and government organizations throughout Germany. “German organizations face considerable challenges in managing an ever-growing number of… Continue reading BlueCat Networks to Deliver Cloud-Ready IP Address Management (IPAM)

Dell Sees Continued Growth in Cloud-Based Medical Archive

With the acquisition of InSite One in December 2010, new strategic alliances and plans for global deployment, Dell is enabling more healthcare providers to efficiently store, manage and share medical imaging data through one of the largest cloud-based medical archive platforms. Dell currently manages more than 65 million clinical studies, more than 4.5 billion diagnostic… Continue reading Dell Sees Continued Growth in Cloud-Based Medical Archive