IT Management Blog Posts

The ODCA Allies Itself with The Green Grid

I hear the sound of tectonic plates shifting in the computing world. In the last few weeks, we have seen some interesting alliances being formed. Continue Reading »

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Decoupling Microsoft SQL Server

As the march toward virtualization starts to extend past server and storage infrastructure, a lot of IT organizations are starting to look at the number of databases they have to manage as the next great opportunity to reduce costs. Continue Reading »

Converging the Management of Mainframes and Distributed Systems

At the CA World 2011 conference this week, CA Technologies took a major step towards integrating the management of different platforms under one common framework. Continue Reading »

Getting a Better Management Handle on Virtual Desktops

When it comes to desktop virtualization, it’s too early to say which of half a dozen or so models may actually dominate. In fact, chances are high that IT organizations are going to find themselves supporting multiple instances of desktop virtualization for a long time to come. Continue Reading »

Bringing Order to Virtual Environments

Virtualization is all the rage in today's networks, at least when it comes to servers and storage. Many CTOs, however, are looking to see what virtualization can do for end-user needs. For example, virtual desktops and applications are proving to be a viable alternative to the traditional PC. Continue Reading »

Tackling I/O Issues on Virtual Servers

There’s a lot of consternation these days when it comes to I/O performance in virtual server environments. A lot of IT organizations are convinced that as the number of virtual machines running on each server increases, the subsequent I/O contention this creates results in a need for faster storage systems because application performance can’t be allowed to degrade. That kind of expense, unfortunately, is enough to dampen anyone’s virtualization enthusiasm. Continue Reading »

Making Windows Applications Accessible via HTML5

One of the biggest challenges that many IT organizations now face is how to make investments in Windows applications easily accessible to a new generation of mobile computing devices that run anything but Windows. Continue Reading »

Reinventing DCIM

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 »

An Open Source Approach to IT Automation

An open source tool for automating the management of IT systems that is fairly well known in Europe is now coming to the U.S. Continue Reading »