Julia Borgini

The role of the storage administrator is evolving rapidly. Gone are the days when admins focused only on storage hardware and infrastructure.
Today's storage experts must be skilled in data management in the cloud, on the edge, in hyperconverged environments and combinations in between. Their roles won't go away as long as organizations need to store, tier and access data efficiently and securely. It just might be different from the way they're used to doing it.
Storage admins will have plent...

To ensure a constant power supply, reduce carbon footprint and lower operational costs, admins must integrate renewable energy sources into their data centers. Tidal energy is an alternative to intermittent resources, like solar and wind, offering a unique approach to sustainable power generation.
The feasibility of using tidal energy to power data centers is improving with advancements in the technology. Administrators must understand that each method of tidal energy generation requires spec...

Cleanrooms and high-filtration systems are essential to industries that must filter airborne pollutants. The ISO standard 14644 series enables organizations to maintain cleanrooms and air hygiene for air-controlled environments like data centers.
While data centers do not need to adhere to all parts of the ISO 14644 standards, many are relevant. The standard and related series outlines everything from particle concentration classification to air testing methods and designs. Follow the require...

AI is a transformative technology that helps organizations save time, reduce costs and improve operational efficiency. CIOs and other tech leaders might wonder how it can help with cloud storage, given the level of optimization already present in that domain.
AI expands how cloud storage providers handle storage, maintenance and forecasting. They use it to manage daily tasks and offer more efficient cloud storage. Capabilities for AI and cloud storage include intelligent data management and e...

Data centers use AI tools to manage the facilities and the workloads they handle. AI can help data center admins with various tasks, including power control, energy consumption monitoring, maintenance updates and network security.
AI is an ever-changing business discipline for today's data centers. Admins must learn everything from how to deploy the latest AI tools in the data center to what questions to ask AI vendors. While there are concerns around data centers supporting the AI-powered wo...

My current roster of clients has only ideal clients on it. What’s an ideal client? For me, it’s one who’s easy to work with, pays well and on time, and gives me interesting writing projects. For you, it might be something different.
Most writers know they should only work with ideal clients, but it’s hard to level up the quality when you’ve got external pressure like bills to pay. So you say “yes” to every opportunity that comes your way, no matter if it’s an ideal client, project, or situati...

IoT's business benefits -- among them better intelligence, increased productivity and improved asset management -- are well known. Industrial IoT is poised to bring the same advantages to industrial settings, such as manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and transportation.
IIoT enables organizations to harness the data generated by machines and other industrial components.

Google offers two main storage platforms to enterprises: Google Cloud Storage and Google Drive Enterprise.
Google Cloud Storage has advanced features that make it attractive to high-tech users like developers and organizations using analytics and high-performance computing. Google Drive Enterprise is similar to the consumer market offering but includes features such as increased security and compatibility with third-party apps.

Server management is an essential part of data center operations. Choosing the right tool for the job and which components to monitor is also essential.
How you address server monitoring changes depending on what you need to keep track of, the type of infrastructure and the environment type. To determine which monitoring tools to choose, you also must consider the dynamic nature of the data center and the workload it must carry.

I use Calendly to share my schedule with prospective clients—and sometimes my clients send me their links, too. The convenience is the main reason I (and so many others) use Calendly to book meetings.

But knowing how and when to share your Calendly availability can be tricky. Be too blunt with the request, and it seems like an order. Share it too late in an email chain, and you've wasted everyone's time.

Businesses increasingly talk about sustainability, but data storage isn't always part of the conversation. Edge computing and massive IoT fleets contribute to the increase in data stores, which leads to higher financial and environmental costs.

However, the process to make data storage more sustainable is not always evident. Is it something the IT team should look into and enable? Or do ideas need to come from business leaders? And how do IT manufacturers and vendors fit in?