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By Peter Loshin, Senior Technology Editor What is ANSI? ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is the main organization supporting the development of technology standards in the United States. ANSI works with industry groups, and it is the U.S. member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Nutanix has slimmed down its portfolio by repackaging its HCI and cloud platforms to include support for virtual machines and containers in private data centers and public clouds. By Ed Scannell, Editor at Large Published: 15 Feb 2022 Nutanix has released a streamlined version of its Nutanix Cloud Platform that offers users a more consistent operating model across public, private, and hybrid clouds.

By Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor What is a real-time operating system (RTOS)? A real-time operating system (RTOS) is an OS that guarantees real-time applications a certain capability within a specified deadline. RTOSes are designed for critical systems and for devices like microcontrollers that are timing-specific. RTOS processing time requirements are measured in milliseconds. Any delays in responding could have disastrous consequences.

Responding to demands to modernize mainframe environments, IBM delivered its Z as a service and a new software stack that brings mainframes and hybrid clouds closer together. By Ed Scannell, Editor at Large Published: 14 Feb 2022 IBM continued its long journey of modernizing the mainframe, this time with plans that allow developers to build and test mainframe applications as a service in the public cloud for the first time.

Remote work presents a variety of challenges to businesses. Here's what an organization can do to provide adequate resources for its at-home workers and admins. By Allyson Larcom, Associate Site Editor Published: 10 Feb 2022 The age of COVID-19 ushered in remote work for a variety of industries and organizations. Businesses must take steps to support workers in their remote workplaces. Organizations can help their remote workforce in a handful of ways.

What are categories of twisted-pair cabling systems? A twisted-pair cabling system is a cable consisting of one or several pairs of copper wires. These wires are twisted together and around each other and are insulated with a dielectric polymeric compound. Twisting helps minimize electromagnetic radiation and resists external interference. It also helps limit interference with adjacent twisted-pair cables.

canjoena - stock.adobe.com Protect your data center from potential fire hazards through proper mitigation, detection and suppression. Then, create a plan for recovery in the event of a fire. By Robert McFarlane, Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC Published: 03 Feb 2022 Despite the rarity of data center fires, they can devastate your organization when they occur. Good fire protection provides insurance you hope you don't have to use.

What is RAIN (reliable array of independent nodes)? A reliable array of independent nodes (RAIN) is a heterogeneous cluster of compute and storage nodes connected in a fault-tolerant network topology that incorporates multiple interfaces and redundant hardware. It is similar to RAID (redundant array of independent disks), except that RAIN is applied across nodes rather than disk arrays.