Converged Infrastructure, Data Management and the Cloud

whitePaper | September 30, 2022

To ensure both the cabling system and installation workmanship meet high-quality standards, cabling should be tested according to industry standards, such as international ISO/IEC, TIA (used in the Americas and some parts of Europe), or other regional standards. However, testing and configuration complexity, including testing parameters and new link models, can introduce challenges for field operators in obtaining warranty certification.

whitePaper | January 14, 2020

Choosing the right colocation partner is critical, especially when it comes to compliance. When you’re outsourcing your data center needs, understanding your colocation provider’s compliance, security, availability and integrity are of upmost importance. A colocation provider mitigates risk through physical and environmental controls from an operational and security standpoint. Ensuring proper maintenance and operation of critical infrastructure, along with upkeep and continual improvement of a physical security program, are part of a comprehensive compliance program. This new report from Iron Mountain provides details on what the company sees as five of the top things to ask your data center provider about compliance:

whitePaper | December 31, 2021

The transition to the cloud continues unabated, and so does the dramatic proliferation in operational complexity. Unfortunately, the legacy monitoring tools in use are only compounding this complexity. This white paper examines how today’s hybrid cloud infrastructures pose unprecedented challenges and require modern management approaches. It then offers a close look at the ScienceLogic SL1 platform and reveals its differentiated advantages.

whitePaper | June 15, 2022

How do you green an operation that requires reliable-resilient power 24/7/365, in a dynamically changing environment, while maintaining global environmental responsibility, sustainability, and profitability? Some data centers consume more energy than a large town or small city. But those towns and cities have time to relax and shut down. While data centers are critical infrastructure, they also run our worlds critical infrastructure – so keeping them online can be a matter of life and death. Combine this with the continued need for more sustainable operations, renewable energy goals and objectives, and a dramatic increase for data storage services – and you have an interesting challenge.

whitePaper | March 1, 2022

The evolution and large-scale deployment of fifth generation “5G” wireless networks over the next few years will require complementary 5G services by offering ubiquitous and reliable coverage across numerous geographies. Terrestrial networks are currently focusing on delivery of 5G services to areas already being served by existing cellular technologies, but the unique capabilities of non-terrestrial networks can help expand the reach of 5G technology in the realization of new use cases.

whitePaper | November 14, 2019

One of the toughest problems facing enterprise IT teams today is troubleshooting slow applications. When a user complains of slowness in application access, all hell breaks loose and the blame game begins: app owners, developers and IT ops teams enter into endless war room sessions to figure out what went wrong and where. Have you also been in this situation before?