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Free Guide: 5 Ways IT Infrastructure Automation Can Ease Your Day-to-Day
For IT admins, the maintenance of networking, storage and compute is an overwhelming task -- especially as data center technology becomes more complex. Fortunately, automation can help ease the burden of tedious tasks, but how exactly? Our expert explains 5 ways IT infrastructure automation lessens the load for data center teams.
Data center capacity planning News
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September 07, 2018
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Sep'18
Azure outage spotlights cloud infrastructure choices
One difference in Microsoft's cloud infrastructure design may have contributed to the extended outage this week in an Azure region that hit a large number of customers.
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March 30, 2018
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Mar'18
Ireland's data centers are strategic connection hubs for Interxion
Interxion's Dublin-based data center business continues to grow as an increasing number of American and European companies see Ireland as a strategic connection hub.
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August 04, 2017
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Aug'17
Azure Stack scale limits could delay launch for some enterprises
Azure Stack will bring the services of Azure public cloud into the enterprise data center when it goes GA in September, but initially it won't be ready for large deployments.
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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
Tier IV data center comes online as new certification players emerge
New options for data center certification, including UL's debut and the Tier 5 standard from Switch, aim to more easily prove data center resiliency and reliability.
Data center capacity planning Get Started
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Test your knowledge of cloud computing types
Not all cloud architectures are created equal. Complete this quiz to learn about which cloud models, management tools and features are helpful to data center admins. Continue Reading
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statistical mean, median, mode and range
Calculating the mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers allows you to track changes over time and set acceptable ranges and variance. Here's how to find your data's mean, median, mode or range, and what it tells you. Continue Reading
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Agentless Ansible structure opens up configuration management potential
Ansible is easy to use for IT ops pros, and it supports multicloud functionality within its automation structure. This simple walkthrough gets sys admins started with the tool. Continue Reading
Evaluate Data center capacity planning Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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4 considerations for choosing a private cloud provider
Key features to look for from a private cloud provider include interoperability, scalability and how familiar admins are with the provider's technology. Continue Reading
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Five questions to guide a cloud vs. on premises debate
Don't blindly jump on the cloud bandwagon. Before you move a workload to cloud vs. on premises, ask yourself these five questions, and prevent a complicated reverse migration. Continue Reading
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Optimize data center processes without hyper-converged
IT can simplify tasks, including storage provisioning, VM lifecycle, data protection and others, with automation to create better data center efficiency. Continue Reading
Manage Data center capacity planning
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Hadoop cluster capacity planning best practices
Trying to calculate Hadoop cluster capacities isn't always straightforward. It's important for organizations to include IOPS and compression rates in their predictions. Continue Reading
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Data center operations best practices checklist
Independent experts guide you to better data center operations with tips and advice on best practices and the right management tools. Continue Reading
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Understand the principles of data residency
IT administrators should assess data residency on a case by case basis. That means understanding how the concept has changed and how it works in the cloud. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Data center capacity planning Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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What are edge computing challenges for the network?
Edge computing can reduce processing times and improve application performance, but the technology has its issues. Here are six challenges edge computing creates for the network. Continue Reading
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Data center interconnects rife with application challenges
Avoid pushing complexity into your network. This is especially true with data center interconnect design, Layer 2 mobility and application requirements. Continue Reading
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Evaluate hyper-converged for high-density data centers
Although rising data center densities don't seem problematic for hyperscale providers, they create challenges for enterprises. Discover how hyper-converged systems can help. Continue Reading