Articles by Frank Ohlhorst

The Cloud Drives a White-Box Resurgence

Data Center | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Thursday, July 1, 2010

The cloud has given birth to the Web app, which has in turn has normalized hardware requirements. Continue Reading »

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The Dangers of Preconceived IT Notions

IT Management | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

I am starting to believe that one of the biggest dangers facing CTOs looking to tame complex IT environments is the preconceived notion. Continue Reading »

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The Cloud Cometh

IT Management | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

We all know it is coming, the next big disruptive change for how business IT functions. Continue Reading »

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How Green Is Your Storage?

Data Center | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Many believe that waste in the data center is a sin -- well, at least a financial sin. Continue Reading »

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The Risks versus Benefits of Cloud Computing

Security | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Thursday, April 15, 2010

New cloud computing survey of audit professionals shows distinct lack of faith in rewards versus risk. Continue Reading »

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A Fork in the PC Road

IT Management | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

CTOs are in the throes of planning their next move for deploying desktop PCs, driven by new operating systems, such as Windows 7, new technologies, such as desktop video conferencing, and a general push towards mobility. Continue Reading »

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HP Blurs the Workstation Line

IT Management | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Monday, April 5, 2010

It used to be pretty easy to tell the difference between a desktop PC and a Workstation. Not anymore. Continue Reading »

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Coping with Windows 7 Migrations

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Friday, March 19, 2010

When it comes to migrating an enterprise to Windows 7, IT managers fall into one of two groups. Continue Reading »

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The Death of Load Balancing?

Data Center | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Friday, March 12, 2010

Many technology analysts and IT pundits have predicted that load balancing technology is becoming something of a commodity, largely because the latest OSes and edge devices do everything that is needed to balance the loads across servers effectively. Continue Reading »

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Overcoming Escalating Disaster Recovery Costs

Data Center | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The high cost of disaster recovery solutions is often justified by the cost of “not doing business.” Simply put, the cost of downtime is usually high enough to justify the expense of a disaster recovery solution. Continue Reading »

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