Data Centers

Looking to show it can keep communication data secure and meet compliance demands, Slack unveiled several updates for its popular team chat app.

While tech-industry heavyweights strive for quantum supremacy, IDC’s latest research reveals the current state of quantum computing and explains why real-world applications are only a qubit away.

By W. Curtis Preston Contributor, Network World | The invention of synthetic full backups is one of the most important advancements in backup technology in the last few decades, right up there witih disk-based backups, deduplication, continuous data protection (CDP), and the cloud. Here’s how they came to be and …

COVID-19 triggered what’s likely to be a permanent increase in work-from-home employees, so IT pros should start work on a better remote-access architecture, perhaps the secure access service edge (SASE).

Major cloud providers are having trouble getting basic components for new data centers so they've put off some construction plans, but they have enough surplus capacity already to ride out the problem.

By Shamus McGillicuddy Network World | (Root-cause analysis is one of the features least supported by network troubleshooting tools, according to Enterprise Management Associates’ recent research Network Management Megatrends 2020, that surveyed 350 network-management professionals about these tools. This article by EMA Vice President of Research Networking Shamus McGillicuddy discusses …

Find certified recyclers and disposal firms in order to know that the retirement of your old electronics gear is handled safely.

By Dan Hushon CIO | DXC helps companies go beyond running the business to changing the business. CTO Dan Hushon explains.  This story, “Realise the potential of your data” was originally published by CIO. Copyright © 2020 IDG Communications, Inc. This Article was first published on itnews.com

HPC services can be a way to meet expanding supercomputing needs, but depending on the use case, they’re not necessarily better than on-premises supercomputers.

Enterprises need to gather key data to determine whether their backup and recovery plans match up with reality.

Uptime Institute has created a COVID-19 response guide based on tips and recommendations from its network of data center operators and partners.

Scientists think that in much the same way the human body releases perspiration to cool down, special materials might release water to draw heat from electronics.