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