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• Curbing colocation costs

  With a little forethought, planning and savvy infrastructure decisions, organizations can keep colocation costs as low as possible.  Continue Reading

• Open-source server, hardware additions energize Open Compute Project

  A number of Open Compute Project members are breathing new life into server hardware designs, including big names traditionally focused on software.  Continue Reading

• What big data opportunities mean for your data center

  The onset of big data is shifting the data center's infrastructure. The SearchDataCenter Advisory Board weighs in on paths the enterprise can take.  Continue Reading

• What colocation customers should know about data center tiers

  Colo providers use data center tiers as a quick, recognizable way to market their facilities' reliability and uptime, but that isn't the whole story.  Continue Reading

• Solid-state data storage devices increase the use of tiering

  Hardware and software advances, like flash memory technology, are changing the way tiered storage is used in the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Tech conferences: A calendar of major IT events

  Keeping track of all the major tech conferences in the industry is a lot of work. We've done it for you with this calendar.  Continue Reading

• Is colocation pricing set in stone?

  Colocation pricing yields a lot more to customer demands than you might expect, so don't choose a provider purely on price: Negotiate.  Continue Reading

• Attention IT shoppers: How to find the right colocation provider

  Many businesses turn to colocation providers when they need flexible IT facility space and services. But what should you look for in a provider?  Continue Reading

• TechWatch: Why your data center might need a fuel cell generator

  You may know fuel cell technology from following NASA space missions, but that same clean, quiet generator could help your data center's power demand.  Continue Reading

• IT pros suffer OpenLDAP configuration headaches

  Between the frustrations of installing OpenLDAP and annoyances with configuration problems, some IT pros are questioning its merit.  Continue Reading

• One company's rip-and-replace journey from cost cutting to better IT

  MTS Systems took its IT motto from 'cut costs' to 'grow business.' The data center had to become reliable, agile and efficient.  Continue Reading

• Tenets of modern server uptime and data center availability

  Server uptime and downtime can't be pinned to just automation, just application modularity or just redundancy. In a modern data center, availability relies on comprehensive uptime awareness.  Continue Reading

• What should you do with old servers and outdated data center equipment?

  Complications arise when replacing nonfunctional data center equipment. Decide what to do with the old equipment and how to handle retrofits.  Continue Reading

• Getting Windows admins started with Linux server distros

  Windows administrators often find themselves with a few Linux servers to manage. Learning the basics of Linux distributions will make it easier.  Continue Reading

• Various paths define server roadmap in 2013

  It's hard to name a single server trend when new servers take several -- sometimes conflicting -- paths. Find out what defined the server in 2013.  Continue Reading