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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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Open source systems management: Hits and misses
Which open source systems management tools work for you? Some tools bring welcome automation to repeated tasks. But beware the shortcomings. Feature
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Open source systems management tools slideshow: Data center automation and configuration tools
In this seventh slide of the open source systems management tools slideshow, open source data center automation and configuration tools such as Puppet are profiled. Slideshow
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SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year 2010
SearchDataCenter.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product. Winning products will be featured in January 2011 on SearchDataCenter.com. Products of the Year
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The data center purchasing intentions survey report
The Data Center Decisions 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey outlines trends in server and software purchasing, data center infrastructure and more. This year's survey also includes salary and career info. Special Report
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DevOps, Opscode Chef automate online auction site’s private cloud
A darling of the DevOps crowd, the Opscode Chef cloud configuration and automation tool is now the central point of IT control for MercadoLibre’s sprawling online auction site. News | 09 Feb 2012
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Intel dishes on Itanium "Poulson" chip: News in brief
Intel discussed key details about its upcoming Itanium processor, code-name Poulson, and other data center news. News | 24 Feb 2011
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Dell servers get VMware vCenter plug-in: News in brief
System administrators can now manage Dell PowerEdge servers directly from their VMware vCenter console; and other data center news. News | 24 Jan 2011
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Systems management news in brief: Splunk, Cfengine and Nimsoft updated
Systems management vendors Splunk, Cfengine and Nimsoft recently rolled out new tools for data center administrators. Article | 13 Apr 2010
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CA buys Nimsoft to tap into the enterprise-light systems market
CA has bought the streamlined systems management software vendor Nimsoft for $350 million. Article | 10 Mar 2010
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Remote systems management; there's an app for that
Smartphone apps for the iPhone and Blackberry enable IT pros to manage data center systems management tasks remotely. Article | 26 Feb 2010
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IT Service Management Software as a Service takes off
Cash-strapped IT organizations have turned away from on-premise software and now favor the rapid software upgrades that come with Software as a Service-based IT Service Management and service desk applications. Article | 12 Feb 2010
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Data center 2009 Products of the Year award winners
What were the top data center products of 2009? Our panel of judges and IT managers weigh in on their favorite servers, systems management software and infrastructure products for enterprise data centers. Article | 18 Jan 2010
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Data center systems management software follows CRM into SaaS
As cash-strapped data center managers turn to Software as a Service (SaaS) systems management to reduce IT costs, BMC has released its Remedy ITSM in a SaaS model. Article | 18 Jan 2010
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IT shops weigh Microsoft buy of Opalis Software
IT pros clamoring for a bundled data center automation package favor the acquisition; heavy users of Opalis support, not so much. Article | 16 Dec 2009
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Organizing a data center with unified network management tools
As data centers grow in complexity, so do management chores. Unified network management tools can help ease the burden of those responsibilities. Tip
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The 2011 enterprise IT job market: Predictions and areas for growth
While 2010 was big for virtualization in the data center, the IT job market this year will see a surge in demand for cloud architecture and security knowledge, among other skills. Tip
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Using Clonezilla for simplified Linux server disk cloning
Using the open source tool Clonezilla can save Linux administrators time when performing the common task of cloning Linux machines. Learn how the tool works and what options and configurations are supported and available. Tip
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IT automation: Top five common mistakes
IT automation software projects can involve a great deal of risk, but avoiding these common mistakes can increase the chances for automation success. Tip
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Using z10 HiperDispatch for vertical CPU management
The new HiperDispatch feature for the IBM z10 mainframe manages CPU vertically instead of horizontally. This new feature could boost performance on large transactional workloads. Tip
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IT automation that works
Automation of computing infrastructure provisioning and changes ensures that these resources will always be allocated according to business needs. This concept can be applied to servers, virtual machines, software, network bandwidth, storage capacity... Tip
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Is effective performance management in the data center possible?
Data centers are increasingly important to the delivery of business services, and performance management is more crucial than ever. IT's challenge is conducting performance management activities effectively and at low-cost. Key to maintaining reliabl... Tip
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Flexible process automation increases effectiveness, prevents IT headaches
Organizations have become increasingly aware of the need to develop established IT processes, but no process will remain static. By adopting a continuous-improvement mentality, IT departments can avoid the headache of re-engineering processes when ci... Tip
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Can Microsoft take over the systems management market?
Microsoft flagship products, such as Windows and Office, emphasize users' creativity rather than working to improve system stability, resilience and automation required by strong systems management tools. Tip
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Symantec focuses on data center, addresses integration issues
Symantec outlines five systems management functions it plans to focus on this year as it tries to integrate acquisitions and become a trusted name in the data center. Tip
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green data center
A green data center is a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data in which the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact... (Continued) Word
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CMDB spending on rise
SearchDataCenter.com discusses findings from its recent survey on purchasing intentions and priorities, with a focus on systems management tools spending. The findings reveal a rise in spending on configuration management databases, despite tepid sys... Video
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DevOps, Opscode Chef automate online auction site’s private cloud
A darling of the DevOps crowd, the Opscode Chef cloud configuration and automation tool is now the central point of IT control for MercadoLibre’s sprawling online auction site. News
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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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Organizing a data center with unified network management tools
As data centers grow in complexity, so do management chores. Unified network management tools can help ease the burden of those responsibilities. Tip
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Open source systems management: Hits and misses
Which open source systems management tools work for you? Some tools bring welcome automation to repeated tasks. But beware the shortcomings. Feature
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Intel dishes on Itanium "Poulson" chip: News in brief
Intel discussed key details about its upcoming Itanium processor, code-name Poulson, and other data center news. News
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Dell servers get VMware vCenter plug-in: News in brief
System administrators can now manage Dell PowerEdge servers directly from their VMware vCenter console; and other data center news. News
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The 2011 enterprise IT job market: Predictions and areas for growth
While 2010 was big for virtualization in the data center, the IT job market this year will see a surge in demand for cloud architecture and security knowledge, among other skills. Tip
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Open source systems management tools slideshow: Data center automation and configuration tools
In this seventh slide of the open source systems management tools slideshow, open source data center automation and configuration tools such as Puppet are profiled. Slideshow
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SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year 2010
SearchDataCenter.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product. Winning products will be featured in January 2011 on SearchDataCenter.com. Products of the Year
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Systems management news in brief: Splunk, Cfengine and Nimsoft updated
Systems management vendors Splunk, Cfengine and Nimsoft recently rolled out new tools for data center administrators. Article
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