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What is high availability (HA)?
High availability (HA) is the ability of a system to operate continuously for a designated period of time even if components within the system fail. A highly available system meets an agreed-upon operational performance level by eliminating single points of failure. This...
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The latest data from analyst Gartner shows a 10% spike in the datacentre market, driven predominantly by hyperscalers deploying artificial intelligence (AI) servers.
AI in enterprise systems is being marketed as a way to drive productivity and improve efficiency, but there is a cost associated with running...
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In January of this year I was prompted by Microsoft’s admission of a successful attack by Russia-backed hacking group Midnight Blizzard, (also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear) to create a list of five questions to ask your IT and security leads.This article is no substitute...
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“Make tape easy.” That’s the rallying call from Fujifilm, which says this is key to getting more organisations to use tape, which has very strong claims to being the cheapest, most energy efficient and best-suited to long-term archiving of all storage media.
Fujifilm plans to make tape...
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When it comes to data storage, public cloud is now firmly mainstream. According to a recent survey, close to a third of organisations plan to deploy cloud storage. CIOs and IT directors listed cloud as their highest investment priority after cyber security and risk management.
Cloud storage...
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Demonstrating a commitment to sustainability is fast becoming a prerequisite for successful business partnerships, but many firms struggle to demonstrate their sustainability success to partners, customers and stakeholders.
This is where sustainable innovation will play a key role in helping CIOs and IT leaders to not only...
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What is a building management system?
A building management system (BMS) is a control system that can be used to monitor and manage the mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems and services in a facility. Such services include power; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); physical access control;...
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Supplier lock-in, especially at hyperscale level, is a fact of life in the cloud that can mean in-house skills wither on the vine. However, cloud migrations can be managed in ways that help transfer key skills to in-house staff.
According to industry players like Rob Reid, technical...
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What is a disaster recovery (DR) site?
A disaster recovery (DR) site is a facility an organization can use to recover and restore its technology infrastructure and operations when its primary data center becomes unavailable.
The decision about what kind of DR site an organization needs and its...
