• Forrester: PaaS makes developers happy

  By Brandon Butler | 18 June, 2013 18:18

  Although the platform as a service (PaaS) market is smaller than both IaaS and SaaS segments of the Cloud computing industry, research firm Forrester says this technology could be one of the most important cloud-based services for businesses moving forward.

• Venture firm Accel makes another huge Big Data bet

  By Bob Brown | 18 June, 2013 16:18

  Accel Partners Tuesday announced a $100 million fund to back software companies exploiting the technology foundation built by the first wave of Big Data start-ups.

• Enterasys enhances data center offerings

  By Jim Duffy | 18 June, 2013 14:31

  Enterasys this week unveiled new switches, software and management products to enhance the automation and centralized control of data center operations.

• IT morphs as tech and users change

  By Lucas Mearian | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  As The consumerisation of IT and self-service trends gain momentum, IT shops are being restructured and IT professionals are learning to play new roles.

• IT isn't going away, says Fox CIO

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 13 June, 2013 11:04

  The next summer blockbuster out of 20th Century Fox might be called "The Incredible Shrinking Data Center."

• Will Fault Tolerant Servers Improve Your Virtualized Environment?

  By John Moore | 30 April, 2013 12:39

  Companies are turning to fault tolerant servers as a way to improve uptime without experiencing the downtime associated with high availability solutions. But fault tolerant technology may not be right for every enterprise.

• How to script: A Bash crash course

  By Paul Venezia | 08 March, 2013 11:08

  An easy step-by-step guide to the Bash command-line shell and shell scripting

• How to build a private cloud

  By Christine Burns | 03 June, 2013 11:17

  A private Cloud looks and acts like a public Cloud, giving your corporation all the speed, agility and cost savings promised by Cloud technology, only it's single-tenant, and that tenant is you, right? Well, that's the goal, but it's not quite the reality yet for most enterprises.

• 5 tips for avoiding private cloud failures

  By Christine Burns | 03 June, 2013 11:17

  According to Piston Cloud Computing's CTO, the rate at which his customer's pilot projects turn into production private clouds is pretty typical of most OpenStack-based providers – and it's pretty low.

• Stack wars: OpenStack v. CloudStack v. Eucalyptus

  By Christine Burns | 03 June, 2013 11:17

  OpenStack -- co-founded by Rackspace and NASA in 2010 -- certainly has the buzz, what with partnerships with AT&T, HP and IBM, to name a few, all of which have promised to use OpenStack as the base for their private cloud offerings.

• Tornadoes and data centers are OK in Oklahoma

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 31 May, 2013 10:08

  If the question about tornadoes comes up at his Oklahoma City data center, as it sometimes does, Todd Currie, vice president of operations and general manager at Perimeter Technology, has answers. He even has cutout sample of his roof to show how it is built.

• Tech Titans Talk: The IDG Enterprise Interview Series

  By CIO | 17 May, 2013 14:15

  In the IDG Enterprise Interview Series, you'll hear from technology CIOs and CEOs on today's burgeoning trends, ongoing headaches and upcoming product plans. Check out this informative series from IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and his team of editors.

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