Software applications do not run in a vacuum. Infrastructure is as important as applications, and modern infrastructure is moving to the cloud. This transition is never easy, especially when it concerns mission-critical applications. Most businesses need a partner to help them during this delicate time. This presents an opportunity for those who understand how to ...

Data must be protected. Not just from stealthy thieves, but also from all the random accidents that can happen in this rough world. This becomes tricky when data moves to and from, or across, the cloud. Effective ways to protect and manage data are vital for cloud-driven businesses, according to Jaspreet Singh (pictured), founder and chief ...

It just works. That’s the mantra for new enterprise-grade technology today, and there’s good reason. When “it just works,” companies don’t need a room full of information technology administrators just to get started with the cloud. When “it just works,” nobody gets a 4 a.m. phone call about their information being hacked. When “it just works,” ...

Data storage used to be boring. There was just a box, and data went in, and that was it. Not anymore. Few landscapes in the technology world have changed as much as storage, with price drops, the increased value of data and new ways to bring data into the right hands. The future of storage ...

When companies talk about mission-critical applications, they’re talking about what makes their money. Businesses want to take their mission-critical applications to the cloud, but can they trust their most important assets to the performance and security of “out there?” This uncertainty has created a market for companies that can bring that performance and trust. “When ...

The tech world is changing. Suddenly, speed is everything. Some call it agility, but at the end of the day it’s all about companies adapting to new technologies and developments faster than their competition. Businesses that want to see tomorrow must automate their most common tasks and provide a worker experience similar to what people ...

The digital revolution has touched on many facets of the tech world. Few, however, have seen the massive changes that are rippling through the data storage industry. Raw storage used to be expensive; now it’s a commodity. Customers don’t care about how much data they store, but how it’s organized and curated. Data about data ...

When giants dance, the world watches. Dell and EMC, both giants in their own right, have merged into one, now a powerful force in the tech industry. This merger gives both companies the tools and product lines they need to navigate a future of cloud and services. Their customers, likewise, are set to benefit from ...

The computing industry is not alone in this age of digital transformation. Beyond the expected enterprise users is the film industry, where modern computers and high-speed networks are revolutionizing how movies today are digitized, transmitted and even budgeted. “We have seen a transformation from 100-percent film to 100-percent data,” said Tim Bicio (pictured), chief technical officer at ...

Talent is expensive. Using a company’s prime information technology talent for the computing version of pouring concrete is silly. Low-level tasks and infrastructure setups can and should be considered in the same light as chairs and paper. That is, something the company buys to get on with what they really want to do. Why should ...