Beware false 'software-defined' status

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Proprietary vendor claims of software definition are not what they seem, says Thomas Cornely

The pace of data generation continues to accelerate thanks to trends such as cloud, social, mobile, big data, and the Internet of Things. These developments create additional pressure on datacen...

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