Data Center Strategies for the CIO
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Using DCIM tools to monitor data center power
Although DCIM tools include many capabilities for monitoring data center power and facilitating data center management, you should know their associated costs before implementing projects.
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Data center management using DCIM tools
DCIM tools can help facilitate data center management and energy monitoring, but DCIM software does not come without its own set of challenges and limitations.
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Application availability: Using the right tools
Minimize application availability anxiety by setting realistic expectations and choosing the technology that fits your organization's business needs.
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Turn aggregated syslog messages into OpenNMS events
Turn syslog messages into OpenNMS events, notifications and alarms to help facilitate network management processes.
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Comparing network cable types for your data center
Choosing the right network cable type is a big part of an effective data center cabling infrastructure, and quantity and quality are key points to consider when choosing.
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New DB2 V10 features and performance
DB2 V10 addresses issues that previous versions experienced and includes new features, such as temporal tables and subgroups.
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Implementing a data center cabling infrastructure
Unravel a cabling mess with these tips on implementing an effective data center cabling infrastructure. An expert shows you how to decide between three different cabling methods.
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Syslog-ng configuration for a log aggregation server
In this tip, learn how to create a log aggregation server with a syslog-ng configuration, which can organize and simplify interactions with your systems' log messages.
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Improving IT help desk services with vendor support
In the world of IT help desk services, customer demand is insatiable, but proper integration of vendor support and cultivation of vendor relationships can ease tough expectations.
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Deciding whether to virtualize your data center
While cost and complexity concerns influence the decision to virtualize, the arguments against data center virtualization are getting weaker.
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Strategies for planning a data center move
If you have plans to relocate your mainframe shop, remember that the best data center move strategies include careful testing and a team that's both business- and tech-savvy.
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Spotting undervalued server features
Some lesser-known server features can boost 1U server performance. But beware configuration challenges that cause server overheating or, worse, a performance tailspin.
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Tactics for extending server life
With new technologies and just a little planning, data center managers can eke even more value from existing server investments.
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Addressing data center power failures
Data center downtime is most often a result of human error. But with proper capacity planning and battery selection, among other steps, a data center power failure can be averted.
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Increasing network bandwidth available to VMs
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.
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Addressing data center power path issues
The loss of power in the data center is often troublesome and unexpected, but knowing these common failure points and ways to mitigate power path issues can ease the burden.
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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.
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Truths and reasoning behind mainframe modernization
Mainframe modernization offers a host of benefits, including cost savings and preserving investments in legacy applications, but is it the best strategy for your IT department?
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Tips for negotiating IT support contracts
With IT budgets slashed, now is the time for vendor negotiation to get the most bang for your contract buck. These five approaches can help lower IT support contract costs.
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Configuring Nagios notifications
In this tip on the open source network monitoring tool Nagios, learn how to set up custom configurations that can send Nagios notifications to admins at any time of the day.
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New technology, trends to cool off the data center
Stagnant strategies for data center cooling will keep energy bills climbing ever higher, but a more modern approach can bring them back down to earth.
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Can one converged system rule them all?
The rise of converged systems has brought a new level of manageability to the data center, but these integrated offerings have a few drawbacks.
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Sizing up the best data center Linux distribution
There are many flavors of Linux, making the selection process for the best Linux distribution for your business difficult to whittle down.
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Do you have the skillset for these hot IT jobs?
With technologies such as cloud computing in the limelight, data center pros need to upgrade their skillsets to catch the latest wave of innovation.