Opinion

Opinion

• Three traits of continuous software development

  What is 'continuous' in software development? Combining iterative development with automation produces code so quickly it is now thought of as continuous.  Continue Reading

• Vendors predict the future of data storage 2015

  The future of data storage isn’t easy to predict. While some vendors see it clearly, others prove that, going into 2015, their crystal balls may be a little hazy.  Continue Reading

• What a hybrid setup means for Exchange's future

  Organizations that don't want to move entire workloads to the cloud have another option that's gaining popularity.  Continue Reading

• Four principles for staying true to real Agile

  Over time, software teams develop their own variants of Agile. Here's how to make sure your practice remains aligned with the spirit of Agile.  Continue Reading

• It's time to redefine the enterprise file sync-and-share market

  Today's enterprise file sync-and-share products do so much more than synchronizing data that it might be time to re-think the moniker.  Continue Reading

• API innovation through management tools

  Editor Jan Stafford presents the API handbook with insight on API innovations.  Continue Reading

• The need for application-aware storage

  Server virtualization leads to unpredictable workloads. Application-aware storage could be the answer.  Continue Reading

• Deconstructing the storage algorithm

  Jon Toigo examines the four steps of the storage algorithm, and concludes that the current storage equation just doesn't add up.  Continue Reading

• Identify this network convergence nomenclature: You could be a winner

  As the admin and platform owner of a project, Patrick Hubbard has to monitor everything, and he coined a new term that describes that responsibility.  Continue Reading

• Database performance tuning: Five ways for IT to save the day

  IT teams can play heroes when database performance issues disrupt applications. Try these five tips for performance tuning before there's a problem.  Continue Reading

• Boost your network productivity for free with 'lost things'

  Like Tinker Bell, network engineers can work magic by sprinkling fairy dust on formerly dormant equipment. And it doesn't cost a cent.  Continue Reading

• External storage might make sense for Hadoop

  Using Hadoop to drive big data analytics doesn't necessarily mean building clusters of distributed storage; a good old array might be a better choice.  Continue Reading

• Your next job may be 'network programmer': What you'll need to know

  SDN brings flexibility to networking, but this will require engineers to gain new skills in order to fill the emerging role of network programmer.  Continue Reading

• Security top concern in online file sharing and collaboration

  As the online file-sharing and collaboration market grows, so does the opportunity for users and hackers to damage the data and reputation of firms.  Continue Reading

• MRAM technology likely choice as post-flash solid-state storage

  NAND flash-based storage is becoming a common alternative, but NAND flash could soon be replaced by newer forms of non-volatile memory like MRAM technology.  Continue Reading