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Using hardware resources to maximize virtualization performance
In this guide, we’ll address some of those challenges and offer a collection of expert tips to help you improve virtualization performance and overcome some of the biggest virtualization-related hurdles IT professionals encounter. Guide
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Systems management winners
For the purposes of this year’s awards, systems management products include any systems management appliances and software products designed to measure, benchmark, report, provision, plan and control servers and other data center devices. Entrants ma... Products of the Year
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Approaches to data center capacity planning: Advisory Board Q&A
Solid technical knowledge, comprehensive tools and a keen business sense are all needed for solid data center capacity planning. Feature
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SearchDataCenter.com Advisory Board
Each month we ask the SearchDataCenter Advisory Board to weigh in on a new question about today's important topics and trends in the data center. Advisory Board Q&A
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State of systems management and data center services: 2011
Systems management and outsourcing options are two keys to efficient data center operation. Feature
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State of the Data Center survey report
Our State of the Data Center: 2011 special report was created from data collected by our Data Center Decisions survey. Feature
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A server refresh guide
When it’s time for a server refresh in your data center, our guide will give you everything you need to know – from selecting the right hardware to capacity planning advice. Guide
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How do I design a data center that will scale for 10 years of growth?
Expert Robert Macfarlane discusses how to approach creating a data center growth plan from a business and infrastructure perspective. FAQ
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Data Center Library: Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology
A review of Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology by Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Enterprise Architect Rob Snevely. Books
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IBM puts Power systems in the cloud: News in brief
IBM will now offer a CloudBurst appliance based on Power systems. News | 14 Oct 2010
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Oracle takes Sun hardware renewals direct
IT pros debate pros and cons of sourcing Sun hardware renewals and maintenance from Oracle or third parties. Article | 17 Aug 2010
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Indemnification, support woes plague open source systems management
With a recession and growing enterprise acceptance of open source, open source systems management tools should do well. But many IT managers prefer proprietary tools. Article | 18 May 2009
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Configuration management skills are vital to going green in the data center
Understanding the current state of your data center is the key to improving power consumption. Armed with current information about configuration items, you can make the informed decisions to make your data center operate more efficiently. Article | 07 May 2009
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Virtualization brings automated server provisioning into reality
With virtualization, one firm now dynamically provisions servers in its virtual test lab. Next up is the 'holy grail': automated server provisioning in production environments. Article | 05 Jan 2009
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BMC tool optimizes zIIP and zAAP use by IBM mainframe
With the help of capacity performance software from BMC, Harris County says it can better determine which work to offload to mainframe specialty processors. Article | 10 Jun 2008
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IBM tool improves mainframe capacity planning
IBM's new mainframe capacity-planning tool, zPCR, may help systems administrators overcome obstacles in the capacity planning process. Article | 18 Mar 2008
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Capacity planning for virtual servers: New risks, new tools
Performance management and capacity planning come with more risk in a virtual server environment. Vendors are rolling out new tools to deal with the problem. Article | 16 Aug 2007
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Time is ripe for data center infrastructure databases
Many data centers track their IT assets in a configuration management database, but as they continue to grow, facility items deserve a database of their own. Article | 30 May 2007
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Aperture unveils new capacity planning tool
Data center management software provider Aperture introduces a new version of its capacity planning tool, Vista. Article | 17 Apr 2007
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Managing and monitoring server log data
See how proactive system administrators help themselves avoid a security breach by putting an effective log management policy in place. Tip
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Preventing virtual resource oversubscription with capacity management
Identify the symptoms of resource oversubscription, and learn capacity management strategies to prevent it. Tip
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Improving server capacity planning
Allocating computing resources to changing workloads is an ongoing challenge, but proper server capacity planning can lead to more efficient use of a data center's resources. Tip
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Setting up a centralized Linux log server
One of the many benefits of using Linux as a central logging server is that you can set up logging via syslog. Syslog allows messages to be sent over the network to a centralized log host, which is the ideal scenario for managing logging. Tip
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Increasing network bandwidth available to virtual machines
These three tips on increasing the amount of network bandwidth available to your VMs, including virtual network creation, can also potentially increase a host server's VM density. Tip
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Configuring load balancing with Linux Virtual Server
Using Linux Virtual Server, learn how to configure load balancing to help avoid busy servers and achieve optimal resource utilization on your Linux system. Tip
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Best practices for VM workload management, resource allocation
Effective VM workload management practices such as setting metrics can help you achieve the most efficient workloads and avoid the mistake of over-allocating resources to a VM. Tip
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Improving IT efficiency with server virtualization technology
The Motley Fool turned to server virtualization technology as its answer to improving IT efficiency and flexibility in the wake of rampant data center growth. Tip
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Virtual machine sprawl management to rein in stray VMs
Virtual machine sprawl can cripple your data center. In this tip, learn how to combat sprawl through an attention to all VMs and the right management tools to rein in stray VMs. Tip
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Managing virtual data center growth and virtualization challenges
With careful testing, planning and management, virtual data center growth doesn't have to be an issue, even with problems that crop up with some virtualization technologies. Tip
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How can we design a scalable data center?
Is there a rule of thumb to size the square footage for a new data center that is cost effective for at least another 10 years? If not, what are the major factors that we need to put into consideration with the new and future server technology in min... Ask the Expert
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Are consolidation cost savings worth the effort?
Is consolidating some of our Wintel servers woth the effort? Ask the Expert
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Uptime Institute, Inc.
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Using hardware resources to maximize virtualization performance
In this guide, we’ll address some of those challenges and offer a collection of expert tips to help you improve virtualization performance and overcome some of the biggest virtualization-related hurdles IT professionals encounter. Guide
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Managing and monitoring server log data
See how proactive system administrators help themselves avoid a security breach by putting an effective log management policy in place. Tip
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Systems management winners
For the purposes of this year’s awards, systems management products include any systems management appliances and software products designed to measure, benchmark, report, provision, plan and control servers and other data center devices. Entrants ma... Products of the Year
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Approaches to data center capacity planning: Advisory Board Q&A
Solid technical knowledge, comprehensive tools and a keen business sense are all needed for solid data center capacity planning. Feature
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Preventing virtual resource oversubscription with capacity management
Identify the symptoms of resource oversubscription, and learn capacity management strategies to prevent it. Tip
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SearchDataCenter.com Advisory Board
Each month we ask the SearchDataCenter Advisory Board to weigh in on a new question about today's important topics and trends in the data center. Advisory Board Q&A
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State of systems management and data center services: 2011
Systems management and outsourcing options are two keys to efficient data center operation. Feature
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State of the Data Center survey report
Our State of the Data Center: 2011 special report was created from data collected by our Data Center Decisions survey. Feature
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Improving server capacity planning
Allocating computing resources to changing workloads is an ongoing challenge, but proper server capacity planning can lead to more efficient use of a data center's resources. Tip
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A server refresh guide
When it’s time for a server refresh in your data center, our guide will give you everything you need to know – from selecting the right hardware to capacity planning advice. Guide
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