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The primary purpose of a data center is to provide a reliable place to operate IT infrastructure such as servers, storage, switches, and more. While energy efficiency, security, aesthetics and other factors can be important, the basic, most important requirement is reliability. This white paper examines ways to predict data center reliability and focuses specifically on Tier IV in the Uptime Institute’s Data Center Quality Tier structure.

Did you know that between 2011 and 2020 the amount of information created and replicated will grow by a factor of 50? The explosion of big data mandates finding the right storage solution. Learn more in the new whitepaper, Selecting the Optimal Storage Solution: Data Storage Technology authored by ViaWest’s Jim Surlow.

Cloud computing, by its very nature, mandates that an IT group relinquish a certain degree of control, which is an uncomfortable and unnatural act for an IT department. So, why the unrelenting push towards cloud computing? One major contributor is that, unlike most new technologies associated with IT, cloud buzz is coming from, among other sources, the C-Level executives. At this level, corporate efficiency czars have realized the potential for the cloud to reduce costs, including labor costs.

Choosing a managed hosting provider is a critical decision for most companies. From small to medium-sized organizations up to the largest enterprise, putting IT infrastructure (or critical pieces of it) into the hands of someone else is a decision that requires extensive due diligence and investigation. Choosing the right hosting provider can improve speed to market, reduce costs and simplify a function that can trouble the most experienced IT managers. Choosing the wrong provider can result in unexpected downtime, hidden costs and in some cases can even lead to a company’s insolvency.