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Network World Storage Alert Jul 18, 2017 Cisco's M5 UCS servers take intent-based approach to data center Data centers powered by new Cisco Unified Computing System servers that feature the new Intel Xeon Scalable Processor platform will run at peak efficiency via intent-based management, Cisco says. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • What is hyperconvergence? • Housing developer builds resiliency with DRaaS • Hyperscale data centers are pushing the limits in the Gigabit Ethernet switching market • Reducing data among proposed techniques to speed-up computers • Tools that increase IT efficiency pave the way for digital transformations • Video storage leads to hyperconvergence for law enforcement agency • NVM Express spec updated for data-intensive operations • Intel tightens data-center grip with Xeon Scalable Processor platform Case Study: Red Hat Intuit Leverages Red Hat Storage for Always-Available and Massively Scalable Storage Intuit needed a fast, reliable, and cost-effective storage solution for its TurboTax suite of tax preparation offerings. TurboTax is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) suite of offerings, so system responsiveness was a critical goal. Read More ▶ What is hyperconvergence? Hyperconvergence aims to simplify data center operations by combining compute, storage and networking in a software-driven appliance. Read More ▶ Housing developer builds resiliency with DRaaS Milhaus turned to provider Online Tech for its disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) offering. Support for cross-hypervisor failover is a priority for Milhaus, which is standardized on Hyper-V. Read More ▶ Hyperscale data centers are pushing the limits in the Gigabit Ethernet switching market For the first time since their debut on the market in the mid-2000s, 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches are set to lose share in the networking industry this year as service providers and hyperscale customers continue to adopt faster bandwidth 40 and 100 GbE switches, according to data from research firm IDC. Read More ▶ Reducing data among proposed techniques to speed-up computers Existing computers are too slow for future problem-solving requirements, so new solutions must be found, say researchers. Read More ▶ Tools that increase IT efficiency pave the way for digital transformations Inflexible IT architectures can be a barrier to organizational change. As companies embark on digital transformations aimed at improving their business, the pressure is on IT to reduce complexity and increase the efficiency of enterprise systems and applications. Read More ▶ Video storage leads to hyperconvergence for law enforcement agency The Bergen County Sheriff's Office first chose Pivot3's converged server and SAN solutions to handle video workloads. Today, Pivot3's HCI appliance clusters allow BCSO to combine VDI, long-term storage, and video storage arrays within a single hyperconverged platform. Read More ▶ NVM Express spec updated for data-intensive operations The NVM Express group has issued the NVM Express 1.3 spec, which aims to make solid-state drives (SSDs) even faster for analytics and virtualization. Read More ▶ Intel tightens data-center grip with Xeon Scalable Processor platform Intel's new Xeon Processor Scalable Family, based on the company's Skylake architecture, is about much more than revving up CPU performance. The new processor line is essentially a platform for computing, memory and storage designed to let data centers -- groaning under the weight of cloud traffic, ever-expanding databases and machine-learning data sets -- optimize workloads and curb operational costs. Read More ▶ White Paper: Red Hat The Future State of Storage Changing business needs and the drive toward cost efficiencies and performance mean an end to reliance on traditional, proprietary storage approaches. Modern storage infrastructure enables CIOs to tackle some of their biggest pain points and put their data to work rather than viewing that data as a cost center. 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