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Three areas of concern for Big Data in the data center

April 17, 2013 5:39am PDT

Big Data is not just a tool for business analysis. it can also be a helpful tool to improve the data center.

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Five apps for better data center management

April 16, 2013 12:37pm PDT

Five data center management apps that span the spectrum of potential tools and reports.

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Automating and Securing Healthcare Information with Cloud-Based Fax Messaging

April 16, 2013 12:00am PDT

Federal guidelines are driving healthcare providers to automate the processing of patient-related information. Using internal fax infrastructures to manage healthcare information is becoming more...

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Algorithmics and IBM Platform Computing solution for financial markets

April 16, 2013 12:00am PDT

This paper describes best practices on how to spread the computational demands of advanced risk analytics across a dynamic grid computing environment. With a more advanced and capable computing...

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Migrating Into the Cloud: The Brownfield Vs. Greenfield Opportunity

April 15, 2013 12:00am PDT

The IT world is a complex space and companies may not have the money to completely replace all of their systems. Therefore, the authors need solutions to optimize what they already have. This...

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Secure Optical Networks Based on Quantum Key Distribution and Weakly Trusted Repeaters

April 15, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this paper, the authors explore how recent technologies can improve the security of optical networks. In particular, they study how to use Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in common optical...

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The State of Next-Generation Market- and Credit-Risk Analytics

April 15, 2013 12:00am PDT

In order to ensure that the devastation of The Great Recession never repeats itself, organizations are leveraging more intelligent risk management solutions. However, reaching a state of risk...

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BusMonitor: A Hypervisor-Based Solution for Memory Bus Covert Channels

April 14, 2013 12:00am PDT

Researchers continue to find side channels present in cloud infrastructure which threaten Virtual Machine (VM) isolation. Specifically, the memory bus on virtualized x86 systems has been targeted...

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Data center power consumption: How much energy do you need?

April 11, 2013 8:06am PDT

Huge shifts in data center technology may have you scrambling to calculate costs and decide between on-premise and cloud options. Don't forget to factor in your power needs with our brand new cost...

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Sensing Vehicle Dynamics for Determining Driver Phone Use

April 11, 2013 12:00am PDT

This paper utilizes Smartphone sensing of vehicle dynamics to determine driver phone use, which can facilitate many traffic safety applications. The authors' system uses embedded sensors in...

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10 benefits of virtualization in the data center

April 10, 2013 10:42am PDT

Data center virtualization can reduce your costs on facilities, power, cooling, and hardware, simplify administration and maintenance, and give you a greener IT profile.

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Two data center strategies: Centralization and 'sharding'

April 8, 2013 5:30am PDT

Mary Shacklett looks at two approaches to data center strategy, which can be equally successful as long as they are tied to specific business needs.

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Three data trends to look for

April 8, 2013 4:50am PDT

Massive data centers seem more like an albatross around the neck of IT, with huge power bills, expensive maintenance and, large potential upgrade costs. Here are some of the relevant trends as you...

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10 things you should know about Open Compute

April 4, 2013 12:41pm PDT

The Open Compute Project is breaking new ground with its goal of developing efficient, low-cost servers and data centers that follow the open source model.

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Data center trends that are upping the ante for co-lo vendors

April 4, 2013 9:00am PDT

There are more options than ever for enterprises considering a data center co-location move.

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Cloud computing and the evolution of the data center

April 4, 2013 7:28am PDT

Thoran Rodrigues explains how the futures of cloud computing and data center design must evolve together.

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Cisco ASA CX delivers context-aware security

April 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

The 'appification' of the web and the consumerization of IT are radically changing the enterprise security landscape. The security apparatus at today’s enterprises needs to be aware not only of...

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IBM SPSS Predictive Operational Analytics

April 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

With tight budgets, it isn't easy to create the operational dexterity needed to thrive in a competitive marketplace. View this demo to find out how IBM® SPSS® solutions for predictive operational...

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Driving operational excellence with predictive analytics

April 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

Manage physical and virtual assets, maintain your infrastructure and capital equipment and maximize the efficiency of your people, processes and assets with predictive analytics.

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