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Building the Agile Data Center

Eric D. Brown

Systems and applications were continuously added to the data center to the point where many data centers were completely full with no room for add new hardware to support growing needs for processing, storage and network capabilities. Another benefit of SDDC is that it allows companies to spend less on hardware for the data center.

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Disruption Doesn’t Make an Appointment. A Guide for Handling the Unwelcome Knock.

CIO Business Intelligence

Climate, control blackouts, political occasions, and of course, new to the list, pandemics. Here are some practical immediate responses. Business disturbances can affect organizations of any size in any area. Organizations build resiliency over a period through extensive continuity planning.

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Forget the FUD: VMware NSX and Cisco ACI SDN solutions

Virtualized Greek

Cisco for its part has held on strong to its lead on the enterprise network hardware front. However, the market for network hardware is extremely mature. Network hardware is still their core business and in their core business the impact of enterprises moving to cloud based platforms is being felt.

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Giant Eagle CIO Kirk Ball’s recipe for digital transformation success

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the course of his career, the Giant Eagle EVP and CIO has held senior technology roles across a range of industries, including C-level positions at The Christ Hospital Health Network and The Kroger Co. Second, there is the matter of organization change management and cultural change.

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Fountainhead: Why Utility Computing Failed (But Cloud Computing.

Fountainhead

And its value proposition was simple and uncomplicated: Consolidate applications, reduce hardware sprawl. Now the industry had its proof-point: There were times when full-up IT automation, without visibility into hardware implementation, worked and was useful. Enter Virtualization. It was a no-brainer. Back during Cloud 1.0,

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Building a Self-adaptive Digital Organization

Future of CIO

Self-adaptation is a phenomenon strictly linked to see learning (and knowledge) increases if shared and consumed: Of course, learning is a recursive function and consequently, there are heuristics and rules that work for any system (entity, organization, cohort, culture, etc.).

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

Behind every successful IT project, you’ll find a highly skilled project manager. From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. BVOP Certified Project Manager. Price: $175.