PMC Accelerates Data Center Services with Second-Generation SSD Caching Solution

PMC, the semiconductor innovator transforming storage, optical and mobile networks, today announced the Adaptec Series 6Q with maxCache 2.0 SSD caching designed to accelerate data center and cloud computing application performance. Using solid state drives (SSDs) to cache frequently accessed data, maxCache 2.0 employs an intelligent, learned-path algorithm to radically improve performance of HDD-based arrays.… Continue reading PMC Accelerates Data Center Services with Second-Generation SSD Caching Solution

Gartner Says Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending to Reach $2.7 Trillion in 2012

Worldwide enterprise IT spending is projected to total $2.7 trillion in 2012, a 3.9 percent increase from 2011 spending of $2.6 trillion, according to Gartner, Inc. While enterprise IT spending growth is slowing (from the expected 5.9 percent increase in 2011), analysts said it’s important to note that despite the global economic challenges, enterprises will… Continue reading Gartner Says Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending to Reach $2.7 Trillion in 2012

Gartner Says Now More Than Ever Is the Time to Re-Imagine the Role of IT

Modernizing technologies are not enough for CIOs to succeed; it is time for IT leaders to re-imagine IT, according to Gartner, Inc. This is the era of mass collaboration driven by the consumerization of IT. For an IT leader to thrive in this environment, they must re-imagine their role, and they must lead from the… Continue reading Gartner Says Now More Than Ever Is the Time to Re-Imagine the Role of IT

Contegix Unveils New Cloud Computing Platform with MiraCloud

Contegix, a managed cloud hosting and Internet infrastructure company, today announced a strategic expansion to its Contegix Cloud Computing platform. MiraCloud™, the company’s new cloud computing platform, will offer customers a tiered cloud hosting model that includes convenience class, business class and enterprise class levels. With the introduction of MiraCloud, Contegix is redefining how the… Continue reading Contegix Unveils New Cloud Computing Platform with MiraCloud

rPath Cloud Engine, a Cloud Application Automation Software Reaches General Availability

rPath, the application engine provider for the private cloud, today announces the general availability of rPath Cloud Engine, a new software solution that empowers cloud technology vendors and managed service providers with the ability to deliver critical applications with consistency, reliability and speed. In addition to end-to-end application management, rPath Cloud Engine also plugs and… Continue reading rPath Cloud Engine, a Cloud Application Automation Software Reaches General Availability

INX to Implement Virtualized Data Center Storage System for a National Health Plan Provider

INX Inc. to implement NetApp and VMware data storage solution for a national health plan provider. A national health plan provider, based in the Pacific Northwest, provides insurance solutions that improve the health, well-being, peace of mind and financial security of its members. The health plan company has a national presence that expands to all… Continue reading INX to Implement Virtualized Data Center Storage System for a National Health Plan Provider

Desktone and VMware to Deliver Desktop as a Service Solution

Desktone, Inc., the pioneer of Desktops as a Service (DaaS), today announced it is partnering with VMware to deliver a new desktop as a service solution. The solution will make it easy for service providers to offer full-featured, highly cost-effective virtual desktops. “We’re thrilled to be working with VMware on new Desktop as a Service… Continue reading Desktone and VMware to Deliver Desktop as a Service Solution

Fabasoft Brings Secure Cloud Identity to Austria

Folio Cloud, Fabasoft’s European business Cloud opens up boundless new possibilities for secure collaboration with business partners in the Cloud via Cloud login using the Austrian citizen card with mobile signature. “Cloud computing represents a challenge for IT security – with the login using mobile signature, users benefit from the most secure identification currently available… Continue reading Fabasoft Brings Secure Cloud Identity to Austria