IT pros who understand the benefits of cloud computing are assessing if they can build a private cloud behind closed doors for additional security. Incorporating cloud automation, self-service ...

Labor is one of the largest costs enterprises face when setting up and managing infrastructure, especially servers and storage. Today, IT administrators can spend hours, if not days, configuring ...

Rather than using CLI to configure systems one at a time, ZTP can roll out new switches with a click of a mouse This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product ...

Next-generation data centers are supposed to be hotbeds of automation with on-demand everything. In this ideal, system administrators are almost obsolete, and the data center runs “by itself.” This ...

Automation stands at the heart of the economics and operation of cloud computing services. However, today's automation is primitive and requires much manual engineering and intervention. James ...

Do you ever find yourself frustrated by the time you spend on provisioning unified communications (UC) systems? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent survey, IT professionals (who are already ...

The UK banking group has saved up to £7 million (nearly $9 million) over less than two years by eliminating a whole host of manual server provisioning processes The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group ...