Articles about infrastructure concerns

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) was a category that was “invented” only a few years ago. It has suddenly become a hot product as data centers struggle to keep up with ever-changing IT equipment, rising densities and increasing energy costs. Continue Reading »

While there’s no doubt that IPv6 is an eventual end point, we have a long road to get there. It’s time that we, as an industry, take a step back and think about what transitioning to IPv6 entails. In fact, with so much fervor in favor of IPv6, this year’s IPv6 Day missed a crucial point on this transition — infrastructure. Continue Reading »

The latest server market share numbers are out from companies such as International Data Corp., and once again, the numbers of Unix servers are declining. That naturally leads to a lot of speculation about the impending death of Unix. Continue Reading »

IT organizations need to think like service providers to be truly successful. Continue Reading »