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Datalink labs is giving away a Kindle Fire
Giving away a $50 Amazon gift card for answering a trivia question that could have been easily Googled was nearly impossible – though it did eventually happen (to a colleague, who writes here as well),...
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The trend toward private cloud
As I continue to work with customers, the discussion around data center cloud strategies is definitely heating up. Many organizations are well on their way to creating a cloud / virtual data center...
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Resolve conflict by rethinking your virtualization strategies
I spend the bulk of my days talking to mid- and large-size enterprises about the virtues of data center virtualization. Migration paths often vary from company to company. Like anything that is...
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Data Center Relocation: An Opportunity for Data Center Transformation
A data center relocation (DCR) project can seem a daunting effort to any organization staring it in the face. The need for DCR may be the result of a merger/acquisition, expiration of data center...
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When IT Universes Collide
Article Summary: You may be the CIO or IT manager for a fairly complex IT environment. You also may already have begun moving your data center to a private cloud paradigm that offers greater efficiency...
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Healthcare Case Study: Improving the Patient Experience Through IT
Recently, Datalink attended the HIMSS 2013 annual conference and exhibition where the focus of this year’s event was on the convergence of three key elements: technology, health IT reform, and delivery...
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Why is your private cloud initiative stalled?
Private cloud initiatives are moving up the CIO’s priority list, but very few seem to get to production in a timely manner. Here is a list of some of the headwinds these projects encounter: Internal...
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Who holds the bag in the rogue cloud?
A recent Symantec survey indicates that 83% of 3000 IT managers in 29 countries admit that their users are using “rogue” clouds. Of that same group, 40% said that confidential data had been exposed by...
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The Biggest Amazon S3 Security Risk: Your Company’s Employees?
Last week, security firm Rapid7 released the results of a scan they did of Amazon’s S3 (Simple Storage Service), and the results have caused shockwaves around the Cloudsphere. It turns out that 1,951,...
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Can you handle the truth?
A mentor of mine in the consulting business once told me that consultants have a “Golden Searchlight,” which could be shined on issues that had been either inadvertently overlooked or carefully hidden....
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Vblock, VSPEX, and Flash to be hot topics at EMC World.
EMC World is upon us. EMC World begins Monday in Las Vegas. As partner shows go, this is one of the big ones. EMC World is actually comprised of three integrated events: Global Partner Summit on...
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EMC World Day One – Introducing ViPR
Monday was the opening of really, three different EMC events. EMC World is an annual event held for the EMC user community, Global Partner Summit the annual update for the worldwide partner community...
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The Value of an Experienced Data Migration Partner
Many IT organizations take on data migration projects themselves, only to soon realize that they should have used outside help from the beginning. Moving business-critical data has the potential to...
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The cloud isn’t just about technology — it’s much more.
The cloud isn’t just about technology. And you may be surprised to learn that the private cloud project moving slowly through your architecture group should really be your number one priority. But...
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Competing with Amazon a la the Discipline of Market Leaders
Preface: Many IT organizations must now defend their existence in the face of public cloud providers, like Amazon, that are frequently being used to circumvent IT processes. IT needs to be able to...
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Top Three Things to Know Before You Migrate to Clustered Data ONTAP
Although many NetApp customers might understand the significance of the word “migrate” in the title of this blog, to many it may still be a surprise. Yes, moving from the traditional NetApp 7-mode to...
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Roll out the (hybrid) clouds for VMworld 2013
Datalink, along with 20,000 of our close friends have been busy getting ready for VMworld 2013 in San Francisco next week. The virtualization and cloud event that is primarily customer focused is sure...
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