https://www.technewsworld.com/story/86977.html Maintaining and increasing research and development (R&D) spending in the COVID-19 era is critical for high technology vendors to deliver new solutions and services, continue to innovate and position their businesses to rebound from the negative effects of the global pandemic. The COVID-19 global pandemic has been disastrous for business around the globe. The […]
March/April 2020: ITIC 2020 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey Description: Reliability and uptime are absolutely essential. Over 80% of corporations now require a minimum of 99.99% availability and greater; and an increasing number of enterprises now demand five nines – 99.999% or higher reliability. But which platforms actually deliver? This survey polls […]
For the 12th straight year, IBM’s Z mainframe and Power Systems, achieved the highest server; server operating system reliability and server application availability rankings, along with Lenovo’s ThinkSystem servers which delivered the best uptime among all Intel x 86 servers for the last seven consecutive years, in ITIC’s 2020 Global Server Hardware and Server OS […]
IBM will acquire open source software and cloud services company Red Hat in a $34B all-cash deal – approximately $190 per share – executives for both firms announced during a joint Monday morning Webcast. Once the acquisition is complete sometime in the latter half of 2019,Red Hat will become a standalone business unit within IBM’s […]
Multiple issues contribute to the high reliability ratings among the various server hardware distributions. ITIC’s 2018 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Mid-Year Update reveals that three issues in particular stand out as positively or negatively impacting reliability. They are: Human Error, Security and increased workloads. ITIC’s 2018 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Mid […]
In the 21st Century Digital Age in which servers and applications are increasingly interconnected via public, hybrid and on-premises cloud networks; virtualization and Internet of Things (IoT), organizations require near flawless security, system availability and reliability. Unplanned downtime irrespective of the reason is unacceptable and costly due to its negative impact on productivity. When network […]
IBM z Systems Enterprise; IBM Power Systems Servers Most Reliable for Ninth Straight Year; Lenovo x86 Servers Deliver Highest Uptime/Availability among all Intel x86-based Systems For the ninth year in a row, corporate enterprise users said IBM’s z Systems Enterprise mainframe class server achieved near flawless reliability, recording less than 10 seconds of unplanned per […]
Protecting and maintaining brand reputation is essential for any company. As a result, it is essential for enterprises to proactively monitor and manage all activities- operational and experiential – that influence a consumer’s overall brand experience. Ignorance involving any aspect of business operations will result in ongoing, significant consequences. It will damage a corporation’s reputation; […]
“We have met the enemy and it is us.” This quote aptly describes the current state of security and cyber security. End users now arguably pose a bigger immediate and ongoing threat to the cyber security of consumer and corporate devices, applications and networks. Those are the findings of ITIC’s latest 2017 Security Survey which […]
ITIC’s coverage areas continue to expand and evolve based on your feedback. Our Website content is growing as well. We will now feature content industry expert “Guest Bloggers.” Debbie Fletcher examines DDoS hacks on popular games. *** By Debbie Fletcher Ask any gamer; timing is everything. Even the smallest disruption in gameplay can be a […]