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• What should you do with old servers and outdated data center equipment?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

• MI Impact Awards voting: The wisdom of crowds

  Winners have been announced for the Modern Infrastructure Impact Awards, recognizing the best data center technology products.  Continue Reading

• Winner: Bright Idea Impact Award

  Find out the winner of the first-ever Modern Infrastructure Bright Idea award -- a product that promises to reduce or eliminate IO bottleneck problems.  Continue Reading

• Winner: Best hybrid flash storage product

  The best hybrid flash storage array has been determined by Modern Infrastructure readers in the technology Impact Awards.  Continue Reading

• Winner: Best converged infrastructure product

  The Modern Infrastructure Impact Awards evaluated converged infrastructure products to arrive at the winner.  Continue Reading

• SUSE's SLES 12 OS and computing roadmap

  With SLES 12, some changes are in store for Linux admins, including a new default file system and bootloader. Here's the lowdown on SUSE's OS roadmap.  Continue Reading

• Must-read information technology books for the IT strategist and admin

  Whether you're a CIO or a system administrator, a good IT book will help your career. The SearchDataCenter Advisory Board shares their favorites.  Continue Reading