Essential Guides
TechTarget editors have curated a collection of “essential” articles on key IT topics. These articles have been packaged into guides which offer our readers comprehensive, problem solving content to help inform and guide their research.
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Break down the challenges, benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure
Hyper-converged infrastructure can eliminate IT silos and simplify management. But it's not right for all situations. Use this guide to learn more about HCI before taking the leap. Continue Reading
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Tailor data center colocation services to your IT needs
Securing the right colocation contract takes time and research. When it comes to colocation options, evaluate facility location and provider services to get the right fit. Continue Reading
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Learn about, compare and choose the right DCIM software
DCIM tools let admins manage their data centers and monitor their networks and energy levels, among other capabilities. Continue Reading
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Emerging data center workloads drive new infrastructure demands
Big data, IoT and AI offer enterprises a number of new opportunities. But first, IT teams need to ensure their infrastructures are ready for these emerging data center workloads. Continue Reading
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Manage colocation costs to avoid billing surprises
If colocation is in the cards for your organization, investigate your provider's SLA, set a firm budget and continually monitor costs to avoid unexpected fees. Continue Reading
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Building a disaster recovery architecture with cloud and colocation
Creating a robust disaster recovery plan is no small task for IT teams. Explore how cloud and colocation can bolster an enterprise DR strategy and help IT prepare for the worst. Continue Reading
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Cutting edge: IT's guide to edge data centers
As organizations look to support a growing workforce, or enable IoT, edge computing is gaining traction in the enterprise -- but it also presents challenges for data center managers. Continue Reading
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Get in the know about data center Ethernet
Bring yourself up to speed on what's happening in the realm of data center Ethernet with this quick guide covering advances in standards, speeds and cabling. Continue Reading
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The evolution of data center storage architecture
At the forefront of how IT infrastructure evolves to tackle new applications and emerging workloads are the changes in data center storage architecture. Continue Reading
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Server uptime and hardware failure guide
Follow this guide to build server uptime into your data center, from facility redundancy to high availability virtualization to designed-to-fail architecture. Continue Reading
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Data center metrics and standards guide
From energy use to server performance, data center metrics form a foundation for improving IT operations. Continue Reading
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Cut data center sprawl to improve IT capacity
This guide offers tips and strategies to corral all types of sprawl -- VM, server and automation -- as well as other drains to data center resources. Continue Reading
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Top of the news feed: Cloud, IoT shake up data center jobs
So far this year, top news stories covered shakeups in entrenched data center technologies and technology trends that may force IT pros into new roles. Continue Reading
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Expert tips for a next-generation data center
There are many steps between where your data center is today and its ideal form in the future. These tips will help guide your journey. Continue Reading
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Server performance and benchmark testing guide
The right back-end servers, tuned for maximum efficacy, make the difference in business-critical applications and services. Continue Reading
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Guide to software-defined everything in the data center
It's time to start thinking about a software-defined infrastructure in the data center. Here are benefits of software-defined architectures, tips for implementation and tools to help. Continue Reading
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Guide to managing data center costs and the IT budget
Daily data center operations, upgrades and purchases cost a business a lot of money. Save some dough -- and get value for your IT spend -- with these tips. Continue Reading
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Guide to building a better IT team structure
The right IT team structure can pump up daily operations -- and morale. For a better environment, replace silos for DevOps and keep data center employees happy. Continue Reading
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Server form factors: A guide to rackmount, blade servers and more
Which type of server is right for you? The data center's budget, technology and reliability will steer you toward rackmount or blade servers. Continue Reading
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Keep your server sharp and upgrade memory techniques
It's about memory, remember? This guide covers the server memory choices -- flash, DIMMs, multi-channel -- that might solve problems in your IT shop. Continue Reading
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What's the best Linux OS for your enterprise data center?
With several updates to supported Linux OSes, how do you know which to run in your data center? This guide will help you make an informed decision. Continue Reading
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Colocated data centers uncut: Avoid these costly errors
Is a colocated data center in your future? When a rip-and-replace is out of the question, prepare for colocation, but plan accordingly. Continue Reading
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How to manage cloud workloads and resources from the data center
Why hybrid cloud? The added flexibility and scalability of public cloud lets enterprises make the most of their owned resources, if managed correctly. Continue Reading
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Guide to tackling a server refresh project
Whether they're in a monolithic data center or a closet with a few racks, eventually all servers must upgrade. Here's when and how to do it. Continue Reading
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Need-to-know IT job requirements
New platforms like cloud computing are reshaping the IT job market, leaving some skills obsolete and others absolute requirements. Continue Reading
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Essential guide to Linux in the enterprise
Systems administrators who manage Linux in the enterprise can use these tips to keep the operating system -- and the business -- humming along. Continue Reading
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Modern data center strategy: Design, hardware and IT's changing role
Data center strategy and design are changing and IT pros must adapt. Here are tips and trends influencing the data center infrastructure of tomorrow. Continue Reading
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Building with modern data center design in mind
Explore new ideas for designing a modern data center, such as capacity planning, facilities management, hardware selection and data center monitoring. Continue Reading