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• How to build an enterprise private cloud that looks better than AWS

  Clouds that enterprises build rarely stack up to AWS and its ilk in a public cloud. Follow these steps if you want a viable private cloud for users. Continue Reading

• Choosing server management tools to fit your data center

  Homogeneous system management tools provide excruciating detail on servers, but in some circumstances, heterogeneous tools are a better choice. Continue Reading

• For DR, cloud is the great equalizer

  Disaster recovery is hard and expensive, based on the many enterprises with partial -- or no -- DR plans. But cloud computing is bringing DR to the masses.
  
  The first step in cloud disaster recovery (DR) may be data protection -- ... Continue Reading

• OpenLDAP configuration tips for working smarter, evading common stress

  OpenLDAP configuration isn't for the faint of heart. LDAP pros weigh in on what you should and shouldn't do when deploying the directory server. Continue Reading

• IT asset management best practices for any data center

  Choosing a data center asset management tool depends on how the infrastructure functions, the mix of hardware and software in action and more factors. Continue Reading

• What do SaaS implementations mean for IT?

  Essential business functions are being delegated to SaaS providers, changing IT's major job functions as the "fix it" team.Continue Reading

• As SaaS outsourcing takes away data center tasks, what's left for IT teams?

  As software as a service (SaaS) outsourcing takes away big chunks of data center operations, IT gives up some of its tasks -- and much of its control. That's not all bad, as many of those outsourced tasks are time-consuming and onerous. SaaS ...Continue Reading

• Data center infrastructure architecture redrawn to meet new IT demands

  Data growth is transforming IT infrastructure and pushing IT to the cloud. Here, one Gartner analyst explains software-defined everything and more.Continue Reading

• Are IT automation tools your ladder to the cloud?

  Automating your data center infrastructure gives you a leg up to cloud. Choosing the wrong automation tool, however, can create unwanted hurdles.Continue Reading

• The new IT automation imperative

  Automating IT is a brass ring data centers are reaching for. It offers cost savings and efficiency. But beware: The ring may be tough to grab.Continue Reading

• Scale up vs. scale out: Debate evolves over how to upgrade data centers

  Pick sides on whether to scale up vs. scale out servers. It will establish what method to enhance server performance makes sense for your data center.Continue Reading

• The new automation imperative

  Automating IT processes is a complex and sometimes messy process -- but the rewards can be well worth the effort. In this January 2014 issue of the Modern Infrastructure e-zine, find an exploration of data center automation. Tight budgets and...Continue Reading

• Enterprise cloud management: Unlock a strategic direction

  Enterprise cloud management often seems a mish-mosh of various vendor offerings, homegrown tools and promises of cost savings and increased efficiencies. CIOs must have the wherewithal to take these jumbled cloud messages and convert them into ...Continue Reading

• SDN, hyperscale data center technologies to impact strategies in 2014

  Software-defined everything, real-world implementations of converged infrastructure and a hybrid cloud strategy should be on your agenda in 2014.Continue Reading

• Rackspace managed services tackle DevOps challenges through automation

  A new marketing software company got a leg up on DevOps using a new managed service from Rackspace.Continue Reading