Clustered storage has a role to play in improving IBM i availability under some scenarios, but there are network implications. This article examines these important issues.

By Bob Swift 

An increasing number of organizations are at least considering the use of clustered data storage, a technology that has network implications when used in a multi-site configuration. The network implications are often not fully understood and may lead to failed implementations or unexpected costs. The purpose of this article is to help build that understanding.

Mobile development is poised to surge forward as the hardware and software infrastructure mature and allow for collaborative application development.

By Chris Smith

The whole idea of mobile collaboration is making my head spin.

Talk about computing in a cloud! We seem to be headed toward a world similar to that inhabited by the Borg in Star Trek. The Borg, as you Trekkies recall, is a fictional race of cyborgs who are organized as an inter-connected collective with a hive mind. The society assimilates information (not to mention other cultures), and afterward all members of the Borg know everything each individual member knows.

This may not be a bad thing, and it certainly creates a force that can be harnessed for noble accomplishments. I'm not sure what it does for maintaining one's privacy, but I think the answer is self-evident.