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- April 20, 2012
20 Apr'12
HP ProLiant servers to come with Ubuntu Server Edition
Hewlett-Packard to package Ubuntu on ProLiant servers. Linus Torvalds up for a prestigious technology prize. Red Hat embraces Microsoft Open Technologies.
- March 28, 2012
28 Mar'12
From DevOps to NoOps: IT operations pros dwindle, developers rise
The NoOps term reflects a trend in contemporary DevOps shops: the diminishing number of operations people relative to developers.
- March 28, 2012
28 Mar'12
We're doing lots of science, but we can't store the results
Last year's flooding in Thailand was a terrible reminder of what nature can do. Besides affecting millions of lives, it destroyed businesses and factories and left the rest of the world with an ...
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- August 08, 2011
08 Aug'11
Ubuntu offers cloud freebie; openness of Android examined: news in brief
Canonical grows it personal cloud service to a million users, Android ranks last in open source analysis and other news in brief.
- March 29, 2011
29 Mar'11
Processor technology for Unix systems: AMD or Intel?
Unix admins have many processor technology options for their environments. An expert compares offerings from AMD and Intel to help you make the best decision for your data center.
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- March 03, 2011
03 Mar'11
Understanding KVM-over-IP
It’s not practical to have keyboard, video display and a mouse for every server. KVM-over-IP makes it possible to manage multiple servers through a single set of devices.
- March 03, 2011
03 Mar'11
1U servers: Features and capabilities introduction
1U servers are well suited to many everyday business tasks. This overview considers the key features -- from processor and memory support to network ports-- of various 1U server offerings.
- November 05, 2010
05 Nov'10
Data center EPO vulnerability fixed in 2011 National Electrical Code
Data centers are no longer required to put the big red kill-switch on exit doors, thanks to a committee that convinced the NFPA to revisit its data center EPO regulation.
- September 24, 2010
24 Sep'10
IT pros explore SaaS-based infrastructure monitoring
Monitoring Software as a Service gives busy data center managers one less thing to do.
- August 20, 2010
20 Aug'10
Biodiesel mandates cause backup generator problems
States such as Minnesota and Oregon have passed biodisel mandates, but data center managers say improper handling of biodiesel can cause problems for backup generators.
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- June 07, 2010
07 Jun'10
Bob Sullivan on the future of data center cooling: A Q&A
Dr .Bob Sullivan – the father of hot-aisle/cold-aisle data center design – weighs in on hot- and cold-aisle containment, data center economizers, and variable-frequency drive fans.
- May 06, 2010
06 May'10
Data center cooling: Air-side and water-side economizers
Air-side and water-side economizers can provide cost savings for data centers feeling the heat from rising energy bills.
- February 04, 2010
04 Feb'10
Green Grid hones PUE data center efficiency metric
The Green Grid will address data center energy-efficiency issues at its annual forum, including power usage effectiveness (PUE) calculators, powering down unused servers and more.
- January 18, 2010
18 Jan'10
Data center 2009 Products of the Year award winners
What were the top data center products of 2009? Our panel of judges and IT managers weigh in on their favorite servers, systems management software and infrastructure products for enterprise data centers.
- January 18, 2010
18 Jan'10
Data center hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment how-tos
Data center hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment has gained traction. Here are key steps to consider for correct implementation.
- August 24, 2009
24 Aug'09
Data center humidity levels source of debate
Keeping your data center humidity at the right level can prevent system failure, but at what cost?
- July 27, 2009
27 Jul'09
Amazon data center facility engineer touts radical cooling tactics
Amazon Web Services data center facility guru James Hamilton says data center pros need to get out of the dark ages when it comes to cooling servers. Hamilton recommends airflow containment systems and air-side economizers to improve data center ...
- July 14, 2009
14 Jul'09
Mainframe savings with zIIP, zAAP could go beyond DB2 and Java
By using mainframe specialty engines for more than just DB2 and Java workloads, mainframe users could save millions of dollars a year.
- June 29, 2009
29 Jun'09
Hot-aisle vs. cold-aisle containment: Liebert and APC face off
If you're considering hot-aisle containment or cold-aisle containment for your data center, you need to listen to this faceoff between Liebert and APC on which approach is better.
- May 27, 2009
27 May'09
Lower disaster recovery costs with open source replication tools
Lower the cost of disaster recovery replication with open source DR tools like Rsync and distributed replicated block device, or DRBD.
- May 22, 2009
22 May'09
Data center operations and maintenance best practices for critical facilities
This tip discusses best practices associated with the operations and maintenance (O&M) processes for data center facilities, including the physical aspects of critical infrastructures, staffing considerations, and appropriate O&M processes, tools, ...
- May 13, 2009
13 May'09
Choosing the best x86 server for your data center
All x86 servers are not equal. What are the criteria for buying x86 servers? Consider application characteristics, memory, power usage and other factors when selecting a commodity server vendor.
- March 27, 2009
27 Mar'09
How data centers cope with the economic downturn
With the economic downturn, data centers face serious budget cuts. Recent survey data indicates they have turned to server virtualization to reduce server spending and power consumption as well as IT automation to address staff reductions.
- March 05, 2009
05 Mar'09
Mainframe users share z/OS 1.10 stories
Attendees at the Share mainframe user group conference in Austin discuss early experiences with z/OS 1.10, which was released six months ago.
- February 20, 2009
20 Feb'09
Is Uptime Institute's data center tier system worth it?
The Uptime Institute's data center tier system has long been a mainstay in determining high availability. But does certification matter, or is it too strict to work?
- February 09, 2009
09 Feb'09
Measuring and reporting data center PUE
Publicizing a data center's energy efficiency with the power usage effectiveness metric involves factors other than facility and IT equipment energy levels.
- January 27, 2009
27 Jan'09
Data center temperature range expanded: Who cares?
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers has expanded its recommended data center temperature and humidity ranges. But do users care?
- January 21, 2009
21 Jan'09
Data center air-conditioning fans blow cost savings your way
It may not be your first thought, but design and speed control of data center air-conditioner fans can generate significant savings.
- November 12, 2008
12 Nov'08
How will data centers weather the economic downturn?
IT operations will be under increasing pressure in the current economic downturn. Data center professionals and experts offer advice for weathering this financial crunch.
- November 04, 2008
04 Nov'08
HP announces Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers
The new Dynamic Power Capping feature enables data center managers to set a power threshold based on how much power a server uses.
- October 20, 2008
20 Oct'08
Welsh data center expected to be Europe's most advanced
Welsh entrepreneurs have recently transformed vacant data center space into the power-packed Next Generation Data Center 1 facility. But once NGD 1 built, will they come?
- September 05, 2008
05 Sep'08
Hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment stokes fire-code issues
Containing a data center's hot and cold aisles in may create energy-efficiency savings, but the design strategy can leave a facility vulnerable to fire detection and suppression issues.
- July 15, 2008
15 Jul'08
For Linux security, principle of least privilege prevails, says Red Hat security expert
A Linux security expert outlines best practices, from granting admins the least system access possible to the importance of system audits and when to turn on listening daemons.
- May 20, 2008
20 May'08
Companies reuse data center waste heat to improve energy efficiency
Two companies have found ways to save on energy costs by reuse data center waste heat. Quebecor now heats adjoining rooms; IBM Switzerland, a swimming pool.
- May 05, 2008
05 May'08
NYSE unplugs last mainframe and reduces cost, speeds transactions
To reduce costs and improve trade times, the New York Stock Exchange migrated from mainframes to Linux and AIX servers. But the shift to new scripting languages posed hurdles.
- February 04, 2008
04 Feb'08
Limiting vibrations in data center design
Building a new data center? If so, check out Structural and Vibration Guidelines for Datacom Equipment Centers, which details considerations and factors for data center design when it comes to shock and vibrations.
The book was published by the...
- November 19, 2007
19 Nov'07
ASHRAE to expand recommended data center humidity, temp ranges
The heating and cooling group ASHRAE may expand its recommended ranges to better align with IT manufacturers' recommendations. One user says it's about time.
- November 06, 2007
06 Nov'07
IBM mainframe to be replaced by Oracle and Unix for ERP app
Arrow Electronics is moving off its internally developed mainframe enterprise resource planning apps for Oracle and swapping out an IBM mainframe for AIX running on System p.
- October 18, 2007
18 Oct'07
The data center EPO button: Is it even necessary?
Depending on your environment, the red emergency power-off button in your data center might be an unnecessary evil.
- October 17, 2007
17 Oct'07
Server enhancements, security top Ubuntu 7.10 release
With the release of Ubuntu 7.10 and its new features, ISVs and enterprise customers are finally taking notice and using the OS in significant server deployments.
- August 20, 2007
20 Aug'07
IBM to sell Sun Solaris on x86 and mainframes; pigs fly
Last week's announcement that IBM will support and sell subscriptions for Solaris on its System x servers and mainframes has industry analysts aflutter.
- July 25, 2007
25 Jul'07
HP Thermal Zone Mapping plots data center hot spots
Hewlett-Packard Co. has announced Thermal Zone Mapping, a 3-D image of a data center's power and cooling profile, which may add momentum to their push for more blade servers in the data center.
- May 14, 2007
14 May'07
NYSE undertakes IBM mainframe migration to Unix and Linux
By moving from a 1,600 MIPS mainframe to distributed systems, the stock exchange is cutting transaction costs in half.
- May 03, 2007
03 May'07
Five ways SELinux may surprise you
In the column that follows, author and SELinux expert Frank Mayer will walk you through five of the ways that this venerable Linux security technology may surprise you.
- May 01, 2007
01 May'07
Dell to offer Ubuntu Linux desktops and laptops
After months of speculation, Dell Inc. officially announced it will sell pre-installed, 100% certified Ubuntu Linux on its laptop and desktop computers.
- May 01, 2007
01 May'07
Before upgrading to quad-core, consider your applications
The new quad-core chips are designed to increase performance, but not all applications need -- or can use -- multiple cores.
- April 23, 2007
23 Apr'07
Sun servers, storage and services on sale
Sun is selling select Sun Fire and UltraSPARC servers at deep discounts in honor of its 25th anniversary.
- April 11, 2007
11 Apr'07
Ubuntu Linux: To the server side and beyond?
Is a perfect storm brewing for Ubuntu? The combo of a renewed push for Ubuntu on the server and new thin client support could spark interest in IT managers looking for less expensive alternatives to Red Hat and Windows.
- March 12, 2007
12 Mar'07
HP keeps its Linux edge with BladeSystem
As HP's reign atop the Linux server heap continues, one company exec explains how its BladeSystem and Linux can keep it competitive with IBM in the blade server space.
- February 28, 2007
28 Feb'07
Microsoft Windows ousted at California school district
After a few speed bumps, the Windsor School District is on track to all but eliminate Microsoft Windows in favor of Novell SUSE Linux servers and desktops.
- January 09, 2007
09 Jan'07
Study ranks cheapest places to build a data center
In a new study focusing on the healthcare industry, the Midwest once again came on top as one of the most affordable places to build a data center.
- July 05, 2006
05 Jul'06
Mainframe conversion to Web services
IBM offers an extensive set of tools for Web-service conversion.
- March 28, 2006
28 Mar'06
Target builds a better data center
Just five years after Target built a new data center, it's building another one to keep up with company growth. Target technical architect Doug Hall says data center designers are smarter today because they learn from each other.
- March 14, 2006
14 Mar'06
Opinion: Five reasons why you should never use PostgreSQL -- ever
In an effort to dispel some FUD, Jason Gilmore's opines on several of the most commonplace reasons for not investigating PostgreSQL.
- February 01, 2006
01 Feb'06
Making sense of metrics
Metrics focus employees' attention on the tasks and processes that executives deem most critical to the success of the business. Metrics are like levers that executives can pull to move the organization in new and different directions. In fact, ...
- January 16, 2006
16 Jan'06
GNU GPL initiative takes on licensing threats
At the first International Conference on GPLv3, Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman laid out the plan of attack for changing the leading open source license to fit the times.
- December 19, 2005
19 Dec'05
Xen virtualization quickly becoming open source 'killer app'
As 2005 approaches its conclusion, it would appear that virtualization's time in the open source spotlight is all but here.
- December 06, 2005
06 Dec'05
Geek humor: Dating design patterns
What if everything you knew about design patterns, or elements of reusable object-oriented software, was a lie?
- December 05, 2005
05 Dec'05
Web services vs. business services
Avoid pitfalls of turning all your mainframe apps into Web services. Getting business services right is something best done at the start of a project rather than at the end.
- November 30, 2005
30 Nov'05
Concurrent maintainability -- your best insurance policy
This column originally appeared on TechTarget's Expert Answer Center as a post in Robert McFarlane's blog. Robert served as the
- November 30, 2005
30 Nov'05
Grounding -- the 'black art'
This column originally appeared on TechTarget's Expert Answer Center as a post in Robert McFarlane's blog. Robert served as the
- November 08, 2005
08 Nov'05
The future of multi-core processors
Marc Tremblay, Sun Microsystems fellow, vice president and chief architect, made news last month when the company announced that he had been awarded his 100th technology patent since joining Sun in 1991. Thirty-six of Tremblay's patents have ...
- October 18, 2005
18 Oct'05
Stopping Linux desktop adoption sabotage, part one
Is Microsoft using its considerable resources to hinder adoption of Linux on the desktop? Outspoken IT consultant John H. Terpstra thinks so, and he intends to prove it.
- July 05, 2005
05 Jul'05
Platespin's OS Portability promising
Imagine a data center with no boundaries between hardware, software and operating systems. The impending release of OS Portability, from software start-up PlateSpin hopes to make that a reality.
- May 31, 2005
31 May'05
Perens: Too many licenses deters sharing of code
Open source expert Bruce Perens had a thing or two to say about licensing in the wake of the LinuxWorld Summit, held in New York last week.
- March 28, 2005
28 Mar'05
A Berkeley DB primer
Just how is open source Berkeley DB different from other databases? Sleepycat CEO Mike Olson offers his view.
- February 09, 2005
09 Feb'05
HP CEO Fiorina resigns
Hewlett-Packard dumps CEO Carly Fiorina as it struggles with its storage and server strategy.
- June 21, 2004
21 Jun'04
Who wrote Linux? The second installment of tall tales
Here are two more tall tales from SearchEnterpriseLinux.com readers who want to know who really wrote Linux.
- June 09, 2004
09 Jun'04
Who wrote Linux? I did! No, Harry did! Or was it the monkey?
Now that there's money to be made from Linux, creators of the Linux kernel's code are showing up faster than long-lost relatives at a billionaire's funeral. First, SCO said that a bunch of Linux code belongs to them. Now, some folks are saying that ...
- August 14, 2003
14 Aug'03
Nab hackers with Snort on Linux
Stocking a Linux security toolbox? Don't forget Snort, says Rafeeq Ur Rehman, author of Intrusion Detection with Snort from Prentice Hall PTR. Snort's stability and cross-platform compatibility makes it Rehman's enterprise open-source ...
- May 21, 2003
21 May'03
The Wrong Choice: Locked in by license restrictions
An IT professional found he was handcuffed by licensing restrictions, a wrong choice he had made years prior.
- March 20, 2003
20 Mar'03
Linux vs. Windows TCO: Complex issues, no easy answers
Figuring out the total cost of ownership (TCO) for Linux versus Windows for any given application is not a simple matter.
- March 14, 2003
14 Mar'03
The Wrong Choice: Company rejects Linux, learns a lesson
Charged with implementing an application server that ran on both Linux and Windows 2000, webmaster Joe Sechman immediately chose Linux. Unfortunately, Sechman, who works for a large organization he preferred not to name, couldn't persuade his ...