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Where is the data center going? Browse through our collection of resources for a look into the next generation of high-performance computing architectures. You'll find insight into preparing to manage, secure, network, and back up the data center of the future, as well as strategies for expanding your data center's capabilities into a new age.

LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

• Web services and the data center of tomorrow, part one | Column
  Where do Web services fit into the data center of tomorrow? Will they be at the core of things, or relegated to the sidelines? In large part, that will be decided by computing behemoths like IBM, Microsoft and Sun. Find out more.

• Web services and the data center of tomorrow, part two | Column
  What will the data center of tomorrow look like? Most experts agree that it will feature grids, pay-as-you-go utility-style computing, and more flexibility in applying computing resources where they're needed on a moment-to-moment basis.

• On-demand is an exercise in utility | Article
  The on-demand revolution is coming to the data center. Will you be ready?

• Instant messaging to push the workplace envelope | Article
  In five years, analysts forecast, there will be 349 million business IM accounts and a whole new set of embedded IM capabilities. Do you have your company's IM environment under control and ready?

• Mainframes: Ripe and ready for grid | Article
  So maybe it wasn't always thought of as a system suitable for grid computing, but the mainframe was born to implement a dynamic grid environment.

• Virtualization: Unlocking the utopian data center | Article
  Virtualization promises to bring new efficiency and cost savings to data center operations, opening the door to cheaper services for customers. Despite its success to date, the technology may need to advance significantly before provisioning IT resources is as easy as turning on a faucet.

• Biometrics may be too pricey, complex for data center | Article
  Data center managers and experts say that biometric devices need to come down in cost, and that integration difficulties have to disappear before those tools come to represent a preferred authentication method.

• Understanding and overcoming the implementation challenges of utility computing | Webcast
  At this webcast, hear about implementation challenges facing early adopters of utility computing and ways to steer clear of these issues and get the most from utility computing initiatives.

• Expert to CIOs: Be the 'CFO of IT' | Article
  Making data center investments isn't like buying a pair of kid's shoes -- you want to know they're going to fit in a few months. In this interview, ROI expert Tom Pisello talks to SearchCIO.com about what CIOs should be doing today to keep their data centers relevant.

• Users fear iSeries will become extinct | Article
  There's no doubt that iSeries users believe the midrange server is being pushed out of the data center because IT pros are unaware of its advantages.

• Job skills: What does the future hold for iSeries pros? | Column
  The iSeries job market is poised to turn around, and when it does projects on hold will start up. You can take steps now to ensure you have the right skills when that happens.

• Managing the messaging explosion | Article
  Investments in key technologies today could spare your systems the burden of massive messaging growth, estimated at 40% per year.

DATA CENTER PERFORMANCE

• Speed factor heightens in-memory database demand | Article
  In-memory databases may not have taken over the world, but they are respected and used by large global companies who crave their speed.

• Virtualization: Unlocking the utopian data center | Article
  Virtualization promises to bring new efficiency and cost savings to data center operations, opening the door to cheaper services for customers. Despite its success to date, the technology may need to advance significantly before provisioning IT resources is as easy as turning on a faucet.

• Managing the messaging explosion | Article
  Investments in key technologies today could spare your systems the burden of massive messaging growth, estimated at 40% per year.

• Leverage your network to deliver new applications | Webcast
  Listen to the archive of this webcast with Mike Jude, Research Director at Enterprise Management Associates.

DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE

• XML traffic driving infrastructure spending | Article
  If a network is like a highway, think of XML messages as sport utility vehicles: They're big, bulky and there are more of them filling the roads every day. To patrol their network highways, many companies are turning to a few key XML-aware infrastructure products.

• Data retention rules demand a group effort | Article
  An expert sets folks straight on the whys and how tos of meeting electronic document retention requirements in the data center.

• Web services and the future data center | Webcast
  This Webcast will examine the trends and potential issues that IT operations executives will face in the future as Web service gain a dominant foothold as the IT architectural paradigm.

• Leverage your network to deliver new applications | Webcast
  Listen to the archive of this webcast with Mike Jude, Research Director at Enterprise Management Associates.

DATA CENTER SECURITY AND RECOVERY

• Biometrics may be too pricey, complex for data center | Article
  Data center managers and experts say that biometric devices need to come down in cost, and that integration difficulties have to disappear before those tools come to represent a preferred authentication method.

• Identity, authentication key to Web services security | Article
  Identity management and authentication are key to securing Web services. Just ask Deutsche Bank.

• Regional disasters prompt new redundancy plans | Article
  As enterprises grow more concerned about regional disasters, they are developing new ways to keep key data and applications available in times of trouble. Some firms are moving data centers further away or outsourcing, but others are turning remote offices into in-house data centers on the cheap.

• Time will narrow gap between physical, IT security | Article
  The convergence of physical and IT security departments within the enterprise may be inevitable, according to some CISOs and analysts, but this union will take time to form.

• Speed factor heightens in-memory demand | Article
  In-memory databases may not have taken over the world, but they are respected and used by large global companies who crave their speed.

• Locking down the data center of tomorrow | Webcast
  This webcast will explore a 5-10 year outlook on what the future holds for physical and information security in the data center environment.

• Mainframe still king of data center, but the job is changing | Article
  As the industry evolves, the mainframe will remain king of the data center. However, what it rules and how it rules will change dramatically.

• Whither the iSeries in tomorrow's data centers? | Article
  Systems specialist Michael Frilot said he believes the only thing that could prevent the iSeries from becoming a lead server in the data center is incompatibility with the rest of the data center.

• Linux on the mainframe: Is it right for your business? | Webcast
  In this Webcast, Linux experts John Eilert and Ingolf Salm will cover virtualization, systems management, and applications for Linux on the mainframe.

PLATFORMS

• Sage says MS Datacenter was wise choice | Article
  Sage Telecom is a new-enough company not to be saddled with legacy systems so, with a wide-open choice for a data center operating system, it opted for Microsoft's Datacenter Server.

• Being a dominant data center platform takes time -- even for Linux | Article
  Experts and enterprise administrators concur that Linux's ever-improving scalability and reliability make it a viable data center platform for the near future. Real-world issues like a sour economy and potential patent fights, however, could slow its evolution, experts warn.

• Jury still out on Microsoft's data center impact | Article
  Two years after the introduction of a version of Windows for the data center, it is difficult to assess the impact it is having on a market dominated by Unix.

• On-demand is an exercise in utility | Article
  The on-demand revolution is coming to the data center. Will you be ready?

• Truth and lies about Linux scalability | Article
  In this interview, Peter Honeyman, director of the Linux Scalability Project (LSP), refutes claims that Linux lags behind in scalability. Honeyman also talks about the evolution of Linux's scalability and enhancements that are coming in the 2.6 kernel.

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