Evan Koblentz

Two decades ago some people still used dial-up modems, and now the world is at our fingertips. Read on to get a sense of how much has changed in the IT office since 2000.

The data storage industry used to be slow and boring–now there are all kinds of exciting things happening. Here are storage news highlights from 2018 (so far).

Cloud computing may have been a good idea at the time, but it isn’t always right for your application. How do you move it back to your own systems? Experts offer advice.

You may have a plan for cleaning your company’s data center, but what about inside the servers, storage, and switches themselves? “Garbage in, garbage out” takes on a whole new meaning.

People in the data center trenches offer the latest and greatest advice about server virtualization, including how to plan, implement, and maintain these projects.

EMC, IBM, and others are strengthening their ability to back up virtual machines. Initial versions focus on database servers. More will be needed down the road.

Expensive appliances and open-source software can help your company test storage against real-world workloads. The market could use some expansion, experts say.

A data lake is a set of unstructured information that you assemble for analysis. Deciding which information to put in the lake, how to store it, and what to make of it are the hard parts.

A researcher claims he’s improved hard disk failure prediction. One expert says such research should rely more on device statistics and less on SMART analytics.