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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

• Essential Linux server software for enterprises

  Businesses can deploy a mix of Linux server software offerings to take advantage of the cost and flexibility benefits of open source. Continue Reading

• 'Rolling data center' inspires GE Industrial Internet

  General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt is taking on his biggest challenge yet to reinvent the company on the idea that its new platform will unite the Industrial Internet of Things. Continue Reading

• Data center terminology that will get you hired

  To land a job in a modern, adaptable data center, you have to speak the lingo. These visualizations of data center terminology will help you communicate about DevOps, scalability and other important concepts. Continue Reading

• Data center infrastructure that supports big data

  Many data centers aren't built to handle the type of resource-intensive tasks that a big data project requires. The old tools and technologies simply won't get the job done when you're talking about sophisticated data collection and predictive ... Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • data center
  • parallel processing
  • blade server
  • shell script

  • ambient temperature
  • OLTP (online transaction processing)
  • statistical mean, median, mode and range
  • free cooling

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• Automated infrastructure management untangles cabling

  Cable management typically requires cumbersome manual approaches. As the pace of data center operations accelerates, automation must infiltrate the cable infrastructure.Continue Reading

• What principles form the COBIT framework?

  Can my company implement the COBIT framework for compliance? What does it entail?Continue Reading

• Linux mount command reveals storage device access path

  New Linux server administrators will find mounting storage devices very different than they have seen on Windows servers.Continue Reading

• logical volume management (LVM)

  Logical volume management (LVM), a form of storage virtualization, offers system administrators a more flexible approach to managing disk storage space than traditional partitioning.Continue Reading

• Five ways to beef up your Internet of Things infrastructure

  How are IoT trends affecting data centers? From security and storage to data management and even physical location, Internet of Things infrastructure is changing data centers for good.Continue Reading

• Iceland's blueprints for a data center industry

  Icelanders are fond of saying they're a "new" country -- and they're developing a new data center industry from scratch as well.Continue Reading

• Iceland's data center opportunities and challenges

  Data centers in Iceland access a stable power grid and free cooling. But questions still loom about Iceland's available capital and global connectivity.Continue Reading

• How learning Linux jumpstarted my career

  Choosing an alternative to Windows 98 and learning Linux -- back in the 90s -- led Jack Wallen to his current career. How did you get started with Linux?Continue Reading

• A cloud migration plan for conservative data centers

  Enterprises migrating to the cloud prefer a slow and considered approach that protects sensitive data and ensures performance levels.Continue Reading

• Shape mobility plans with the COBIT 5 framework

  The COBIT 5 framework helps IT organizations bring online new enterprise platforms like mobility without compromising data security and control.Continue Reading