By Cameron Sturdevant

"Data center trends for 2012 and beyond" was the subject of a Gartner Local Briefings gathering held in San Francisco. While the focus was on ways to stretch out the life of an existing data center, mobile computing, social applications and cloud computing couldn't help but be part of the discussion.

By Cameron Sturdevant

The most developed Open Data Center Alliance usage model, the Provider Assurance guide recently got a facelift. Now outfitted with an RFP module that could help IT managers comparison shop.

By Cameron Sturdevant

The Open Data Center Alliance has updated the Input/Output (IO) usage model. To effectively use the updated RFP language, an IT manager will need to take a step back and figure out what network and storage IO looks like in the current, on-premise infrastructure.

By Cameron Sturdevant

Salesforce.com today released Site.com which gives business users the ability to create websites on the fly that are integrated with the database and other tracking features that are provided by the CRM platform maker.

By Cameron Sturdevant

The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) updated its Security Monitoring module with a simple RFP tool that should serve as a decent starting point for IT managers who are evaluating cloud computing security.

By Cameron Sturdevant

The new iPad, announced on March 7 and scheduled to ship on March 16, has new wireless capabilities and comes with iOS 5.1, making it more enticing than ever to end users and presenting new challenges for IT managers.

By Cameron Sturdevant

As cloud applications deluge end users with account credentials to remember and secure, SSO vendors are entering the fray with tools that promise to bring order to chaos while helping IT managers with compliance burdens.