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Rackspace launches OpenCenter

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Rackspace® Hosting has announced major new features in its free and open source Rackspace Private Cloud Software, powered by OpenStack and supported by its own Fanatical Support services. Key among the new functionality in this release is OpenCenter™, a single interface for deploying, configuring and operating clouds at scale in an enterprise datacentre.

Published in Storage + Servers Storage Technology

By Alex McDonald, SNIA’s Cloud Storage Initiative Chair, NetApp.

Published in Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

By Mike McNamara, FCIA member, NetApp.

Published in BC/DR Flash Management Server Technology Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

At this year’s Powering the Cloud events: SNW Europe, Datacenter Technologies & Virtualization World, taking place on 29th and 30th October in Frankfurt, we will be addressing, through our Spotlight Sessions, five of the most important issues for CIOs over the next few years. In doing so we will attempt to address more than just the technology issues, rather the broader business opportunities and challenges.

Published in BC/DR Flash Management Server Technology Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Scale-out is a new category of storage architecture that challenges the limitations associated with traditional SAN and NAS systems. The aim of scale-out storage is to provide service predictability allowing the user to grow storage resources in-line with data center demands as business needs change over time. Scale-out storage systems must therefore be able to expand but still maintain functionality and performance as they grow. By Gurdip Kalley, Head of Business Development at Solid State...

Published in Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Cloud storage is starting to become accepted as a normal part of an enterprise IT architecture, according to research published by Avere Systems. By Rebecca Thompson, VP of Marketing, Avere Systems.