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Virtualization Headaches For IT Managers

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When the IT projects that our teams created started to run out of servers and storage, the magic bullet of virtualization suddenly showed up. This wee bit of technology suddenly made just about every IT project virtual in some way: almost every layer of the network and service delivery stack can now be virtualized. However, … Read more

3 Questions That Every IT Manager Should Be Asking About Clouds

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I love clouds, you love clouds, we all love clouds. It seems like everyone in IT is talking about cloud computing and how it’s the next big thing. Look, I think that there’s a lot of good things about cloud computing, but I’m not convinced that it’s the right solution for everyone. This brings up … Read more

IT Managers Need To Realize That Virtualization Isn’t All That It’s Cracked Up To Be

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To read the IT trade journals or speak with IT managers you’d think that we’ve all found the magic silver bullet that IT’s been looking for during the past few years: server virtualization. The ability to mash together a bunch of different expensive individual servers and shrink the company’s IT footprint down by a factor … Read more

Do You Have An IT Plan For When Everything Goes Wrong?

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IT has long lusted after having a seat at the corporate strategy table – we want to be treated just like the other parts of the business. However, there is a good chance that you’ve forgotten one important task that will prevent this from happening – planning for a disaster. Before you can be considered … Read more