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SolarWinds | September 21, 2020

Out of all the factors that make an IT team successful or otherwise, one of the most crucial is the service desk tool it uses. SolarWinds has a cloud-based SaaS product, built on the ITIL framework, that can help drive your operations. I've seen organisations where the IT Manager takes requests for support via email, desk phone, mobile phone, SMS, instant messaging and whatever else they could throw at them. These IT Managers have lamented to their own manager about their work...

Lenovo | September 07, 2020

Today, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announces a range of new and updated hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions and Lenovo Cloud Services to enable customers to keep pace with evolving business needs. As remote work becomes the new, smarter normal, businesses need to adapt their hybrid cloud strategy and modernize their data center infrastructure. Lenovo is addressing this by delivering an unparalleled, open platform of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions in partnership with Nutanix...

nytimes.com | February 28, 2020

The computer engine rooms that power the digital economy have become surprisingly energy efficient.A new study of data centers globally found that while their computing output jumped sixfold from 2010 to 2018, their energy consumption rose only 6 percent. The scientists’ findings suggest concerns that the rise of mammoth data centers would generate a surge in electricity demand and pollution have been greatly overstated.The major force behind the improving efficiency is the shift to cloud ...

AWS INFRASTRUCTURE

Amazon Web Services | May 13, 2021

AWS has made SQL Server operating on its Outposts Relational Database Service (RDS) widely accessible, expanding its hybrid cloud database coverage, with more supported databases on the way. Outposts RDS directly supports Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2017, and 2019 in Enterprise, Standard, and Web Editions, according to an AWS blog. Outposts is a fully run on-premises or co-location hardware box that hosts the Amazon Web Services cloud. The converged system includes c...