Data Center Strategies for the CIO
This Resource Guide is designed to provide one stop shopping for all of SearchDataCenter.com's learning resources on various topics. If there is a particular topic you would like us to cover, e-mail Matt Stansberry, SearchDataCenter.com's editor.
Learning centers |
Your
guide to network cabling technology
Technology changes fast - so do data center networking options. By now, you've all heard the terms.
Cabling. Networking. CAT-3. CAT-5e. RJ-45. Unshielded twisted pair. Shielded twisted pair. Coaxial
cable. Fiber optics. By the end of it, the reaction can be: shielded twisted what? Chances are what
you learned in IT school no longer applies. Cabling standards are reviewed and changed every 5 to
10 years., so we've checked with our networking expert Carrie Higbie, Global Network Applications
Market Manager for Siemon, and created this valuable up-to-date basics guide.
Power-hungry
or just powerless?
Are you all powerful or just powerless? Take this quiz to assess your power know how in the data
center.
Virtualization
Learning Guide
If you've been planning to get ahead of the curve on virtualization, the time is now. We've put
together this learning guide to get you started.
Lessons
from Katrina: Rebuilding your IT infrastructure
Hurricane Katrina brought home the need to be prepared. This guide will help your data center
survive the next disaster.
Grid
computing
This learning guide puts all grid computing related news, advice, whitepapers, and other resources
at your fingertips.
Compliance
Want to keep your CIO out of jail and off the front pages of the New York Times? This guide
to regulatory compliance will help.
Consolidation
This learning center provides you with easy-access to the latest news and advice about
consolidation in the data center.
Mainframe
migration
Looking for resources on moving off the mainframe? Check out our mainframe migration guide for the
latest news and advice.
Clustering
Clustering is nothing new in most data centers. Used for high availability computing and load
balancing, clusters have now turned up in blade server configurations and are being used for
storage applications.
Fast
reference: Disaster recovery basics
"Disaster Recovery Basics" quickly reviews the basics of what you should have covered in case of a
-- you guessed it -- disaster.
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Step-by-step guides |
12 steps to
project management success
Managing a successful IT project isn't just a technical and organizational issue. Here are the 12
keys to project management success.
How
to design a server room
This how-to guide covers the major design considerations for a data center that will grow with your
company's needs.
Playbooks |
Power
playbook
Nothing happens in the data center without power. This Playbook directs you to the best sources on
power to keep things humming.
Heating and
cooling playbook
Our heating and cooling playbook will show you the ropes to keep things cool in an ever tighter
packed data center.
New
computing architectures playbook
Sorting out the differences between grid computing and virtualization is tough. Our resources will
help you cut through the hype.
Physical
security playbook
This playbook on physical security will provide all the information you need to keep the bad guys
out of your data center.
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Quizzes |
Compliance
Compliance is a difficult subject -- with so many angles, it's hard to keep them all covered! Our
quiz tests your knowledge on things compliance-oriented, including and organizations that require
compliance.
Tech or
Treat!
Tech or treat! Do you speak Geek? Technology is scary to a lot of people -- and no wonder, when you
consider the harrowing terms and concepts involved. Here's our traditionally gruesome collection of
Halloween horror for technophiles and technophobes alike. How many of these terrifying terms can
you guess without shrieking?
Negotiating
-- Do you speak business?
Find out how much you know about the language of negotiation.
Power-hungry
or just powerless?
Are you all powerful or just powerless? Take this quiz to assess your power know how in the data
center.
Got
cabling?
This quiz tests not only for general networking knowledge, but for how much you know about our
site's cabling content. Haven't been reading those newsletters lately? When you click the link to
find the answers, you'll be taken to either a glossary definition or an article (or in the first
question, an expert's bio page).
By taking this quiz, you'll not only sharpen your networking shorthand skills, you'll be up-to-date on important cabling news if you read the articles. Good luck!
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