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Open source offerings are an easy way to bring automation into your organization. When selecting software, evaluate the user experience, main features offered and Linux support.
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U.S. facility may have best data center PUE
The data center energy efficiency metric, power usage effectiveness, or PUE, is not improving. But one supercomputer data center is showing that big improvements are possible.
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Temperature guidelines and hardware improve efficiency
Data centers must track multiple temperature components. Organizations can use ASHRAE standards and on-premises hardware for easier monitoring.
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For effective server maintenance, admins must perform proactive hardware and software checks. Any list must include dusting, log review and software patch tests.
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Essentials of hyper-converged hardware upkeep
Resource forecasting, capacity planning and upgrade compatibility are essential components of hyper-converged infrastructure maintenance. Learn why admins must implement them.
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Ensure uptime with server maintenance
For effective server maintenance, admins must perform proactive hardware and software checks. Any list must include dusting, log review and software patch tests.
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Cloud management, AI top necessary admin skills for 2019
As data centers become more software-based, admins should prepare themselves by learning about the cloud, containers, DevOps and artificial intelligence.
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Automate your IT infrastructure with open source
Open source offerings are an easy way to bring automation into your organization. When selecting software, evaluate the user experience, main features offered and Linux support.
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What to do with unacceptable colocation services
Renegotiation, legal action and cancellation are all options if your colocation service agreement isn't up to par. But each option requires research to avoid big fees or downtime.
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Implement a new model to reduce infrastructure costs
Flexible consumption lets you track infrastructure usage and decrease tech investment overhead. It may seem similar to the as-a-service model, but there are differences between the two.
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Automate your IT infrastructure with open source
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Temperature guidelines and hardware improve efficiency
Data centers must track multiple temperature components. Organizations can use ASHRAE standards and on-premises hardware for easier monitoring.
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Ensure uptime with server maintenance
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How to maintain your hyper-converged data center
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Continuous HCI platform maintenance ensures system health
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The new state of server hardware and benchmarks
Advancements in server hardware help admins address the latest data-intensive use cases. But this brings questions about the place of industrywide benchmarking standards.
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Essentials of hyper-converged hardware upkeep
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Top options for server-level hardware security
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Industry energy standards get an update
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A data center (or datacenter) is a facility composed of networked computers and storage that businesses and other organizations use to organize, process, store and disseminate large amounts of data.
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Temperature guidelines and hardware improve efficiency
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Are you ready to expand your Linux knowledge? Here's a look at the latest courses, training content and exams available from professional groups and vendors.
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U.S. facility may have best data center PUE
The data center energy efficiency metric, power usage effectiveness, or PUE, is not improving. But one supercomputer data center is showing that big improvements are possible.
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Sensor data could make exascale computing more efficient
HPE will be working with the National Renewable Energy Lab to develop AIOps aimed at improving exascale computing efficiency. The lab has a trove of data that may help.
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Microsoft quantum development turns toward hardware
Microsoft revealed plans to jump into the quantum hardware business with a chip capable of running quantum software.
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