Over the last few years I've seen a surge in organizations that are embracing WAN optimization technology to improve the speed of their applications across the network. Surprisingly, this surge has continued during the tough economic … [Read more...]
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7 Most Important IT Trends in 2011 – Trend #7 – The Carrier App Grab
As we move into the new year, there are clear trends that I have been monitoring in the IT space. I wanted to share with you the 7 most important IT trends in 2011. This is obviously my personal opinion. I'm using my 12+ years in the industry and … [Read more...]
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7 Most Important IT Trends in 2011 – Trend #6 – Everything as a Service (EaaS)
Let's face it...Management doesn't want the business to be an expert at everything. They just want to be experts at how the business makes money and have others handle the rest. This is the mantra these days. The days of doing everything … [Read more...]
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7 Most Important IT Trends in 2011 – Trend #5 – Virtualization of Everything
Although this trend has been going on for a while, the rate at which businesses are virtualizing their core infrastructure has drastically accelerated! Here are just a few reasons why... Hardware Refresh - When the economy took a crap, IT … [Read more...]
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Confirmed: Dell Buys Storage Company Compellent For $820 Million In Cash
http://www.techcrunchit.com/2010/12/13/confirmed-dell-buys-compellent-for-820-million/ The transaction, which has been approved by both companies’ boards but is still subject to approval by Compellent’s shareholders and customary closing … [Read more...]
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NetApp Acquires Virtualization Software Company Akorri Networks
NetApp this morning announced that it is to acquire Akorri Networks, which enables IT organizations to manage their infrastructure as a service. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, apart from the fact that it concerns an all-cash … [Read more...]
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7 Most Important IT Trends in 2011 – Ignore These And You’ll Get Left Behind!
1. Video Conferencing - drive productivity, mid market, cuts costs 2. WAN Optimization - Pie growing in mid market, hosted, cloud 3. Network Monitoring - WAN Emulation, Alerting, Application Performance 4. Cloud Computing - private, public, … [Read more...]
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