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Brocade to unveil unified IP, Fibre Channel network management software

Brocade is preparing to release what it calls the first unified network management application for configuration, monitoring, managing and reporting across IP and Fibre Channel storage-area networks all through a single user interface.
LANdesk seeks fresh start under new owner

LANdesk has been sold to private equity firm Thoma Bravo
Data centre management remains sloppy, IDC

CIOs and IT directors expect spending on staff in their data centres to dramatically outstrip the overall growth in IT expenditure this year, according to Techworld?s sister analyst group IDC.
ControlCircle has tool to manage data centre on the go

ControlCircle has launched a tool that offers mobile data centre provisioning
Dell offers new range of 10 Gig Ethernet kit for data centres

Dell has added a host of new products to its data centre range
EMC Ionix presents single view of enterprise

EMC Ionix finds a single view of enterprise reaches parts others can't reach
Sun data centre chief joins eBay

The man in charge of Sun Microsystems' global data centre strategy and a noted speaker on data centre energy efficiency is leaving Sun to work at eBay, he said on Tuesday.
Google banks on data centre with no chillers

Google has taken a radical new approach when it comes to cooling data centres. The search giant has opened a unique data centre in Belgium that has no backup chillers installed, but instead relies totally upon free air cooling to keep its servers cool.
MDS updates server monitoring software

Data centre specialist MDS Technologies has updated its server monitoring suite, as business continuity continues to be a vital issue for certain businesses.
Cassatt boss admits end is near

In yet another sign that the downturn is hurting, the boss of Cassatt, a company that allows data centre managers to automatically switch off idling servers, has admitted that the company is close to going out of business.

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Remote data centre management leaves users with security fears

Remote access to data centre functions, including server and network operations, are now routine in many facilities. But users still worry about security.
Data centre management - IT versus facilities

Sometimes it is difficult to know where the responsibilities of IT departments should end. Electricity supply, for instance, is the responsibility of facilities management, but, if it is interrupted, it soon becomes an IT problem.
Brocade applies storage knowledge to flat networking

It's no secret that Fibre Channel storage vendor Brocade has long coveted a piece of the next-generation data centre network. The company made that clear with its 2008 acquisition of Ethernet switch vendor Foundry Networks.
Stupid data centre tricks

A university network brought to its knees when someone inadvertently plugged two network cables into the wrong hub. An employee injured after an ill-timed entry into a data centre. Overheated systems shut down after a worker changes a data centre thermostat setting from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
From sea to shining data centre: One IT exec's rise to the top

Plying the world?s oceans may seem an odd start for someone who now oversees data centre planning at one of the world?s financial powerhouses, but that?s precisely Jim Carney?s professional pedigree.
What does it take to manage virtual servers?

Virtualisation can help IT managers allocate more resources with less hardware, but not without introducing a slew of management challenges.
Managing data centres via wireless link

Data centre management is about to go mobile.
Utility computing: the bottleneck's not processing power...

Despite chip makers' protestations, lack of processing power is not data centre managers' main problem.

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Featured White Papers

Remote data centre management

Today's companies have learned that to stay competitive means providing instant data access anytime. However, this access has given rise to the complexities associated with managing a modern data center, which encompasses a growing number of managed devices in heterogeneous environments dispersed over multiple locations.
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KVM over IP and enterprise security

Hub and spoke failover architecture, exit macros and other security elements you should insist on in a KVM over IP switching system.
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Solaris? 9 Network Resource Management using IPQoS

This technical white paper is intended for IT managers, architects, and system administrators who need a better understanding of Solaris 9 Network Resource Management technology. For customers already familiar with Solaris Bandwidth Manager software, the key differences will be highlighted.
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