Data Center

Mon, October 05, 2009 - You know that feeling you get when you realize you forgot to do something important? That's how you'll feel if you overlook something during the e-discovery process when your company is involved in legal proceedings.

Thu, September 24, 2009 - In the past few months, the dream of the digital nomad lifestyle has really taken flight. You know when major newspapers pick up on a trend, it's reaching the mainstream -- something that Computerworld's own Mike Elgan has been predicting for some time.

Thu, July 23, 2009 - Portable hard drives have been around for a while, but some recent ones include very easy-to-use automatic backup features, giving mobile workers no excuses for not backing up their systems.

Fri, July 17, 2009 - A change in custody for your data can create compliance issues.

Sun, July 12, 2009 - The sad state of storage management might create an opportunity for cloud storage to serve as a secondary or, more likely, tertiary tier of storage, says James Damoulakis.

Mon, June 01, 2009 - Data Robotics Corporation thinks highly of its Drobo units. It calls them "the world's first data robot." It calls its technology "beyond RAID." I like the product, but I think maybe Data Robotics is a little full of itself.

Sun, May 10, 2009 - Make users an IT asset and feed their recommendations and social behaviors back into your systems.

Fri, May 08, 2009 - Two significant events remind columnist Mike Elgan of the value of digitizing all of the items that are important to you.

Thu, April 23, 2009 - There are two really good reasons to practice green computing: It saves you money, and--bit by bit--it helps save the planet. It's a major win-win. Here are just a few of the little things you can do to make a big difference.

Mon, April 20, 2009 - The data center gets all the press, but there are plenty of other areas where IT professionals and users of IT services can dramatically reduce an organization's effect on the environment.