Today's data centers are leveraging the same IP networking solutions most businesses are deploying for converged communications capabilities - and with good reason. Converged networking allows for more effective and simplified resource management, increased security, significant cost savings, and support of...
With the convergence of communications media onto converged all-IP networks, the task of managing those networks effectively becomes significantly more critical to the livelihood of any business. Now, if there are issues with the network infrastructure, the entire business effectively comes...
When it comes to business success, there is little that can damage a business' reputation than the quality of its network and access to its resources. Specifically, network downtime, resulting in an inability to access data and applications, can have...
With the rapid growth of IP-based communications across converged buildings and communications, each point of connection across the physicalinfrastructure is "mission critical."The U.S. data center industry is in the midst of a major growth period stimulated by increasing demand...
As businesses grow, they are faced with the inherent technological challenges that accompany the addition of both headcount and physical footprint - namely, the task of effectively integrating disparate systems and technologies to create a single, unified environment to enable...
As the need to optimize the physicalinfrastructure through simplification, increased agility and operational efficiency comes into greater focus, it's clear the message for smart data centers and a unifiedphysicalinfrastructure is resonating with enterprises.I had the opportunity to...
Recent research suggests that the cost of power and cooling in data centers is exceeding - or at least equal to - the cost of systems infrastructures (i.e., servers, storage, switches, and other network devices). That trend is hardly surprising,...
For those you who have been following the latest developments at Panduit, you'll know a key focus for the company is driving efficiency in data center environments through the concept of a unifiedphysicalinfrastructure. The concept allows for more efficient...
Data centers are rapidly becoming a more critical - perhaps the most critical - part of enterprises' overall infrastructures. They house the information and applications that are required to maintain operations and, as such, must not only provide realizable access to...
As enterprises grow, their requirements for access to data center applications and services grows at least as quickly, which is driving many of businesses to build out new data centers or enhance the capabilities of their existing ones. Underlying this general...
As the adoption of IP-based communications technologies continues to grow, the convergence of voice, video, and data traffic over a single media IP enables is creating a need for businesses to improve their system uptime and overall service levels across...