Tips

Tips

• The virtual GPU offloads intense processing to the data center

  Whether adding virtual GPU is going to be an expensive nicety or a core support pillar for the business comes down to the applications using it.  Continue Reading

• FC over Ethernet lowers costs by merging SAN/LAN data centers

  Fibre Channel over Ethernet simplifies the data center and lowers costs by merging storage and data networks. And it doesn't take an all-or-nothing upgrade strategy.  Continue Reading

• IBM mainframe pricing gets a mobile discount

  IBM offers a 60% discount on mainframe transactions from mobile devices. Here's how to segregate mobile CPU usage and get into the program.  Continue Reading

• Meet the application-minded IT infrastructure architecture

  A core-and-pod architecture segments the data center's resources by application. Could your IT organization benefit from the scalability and automation that pods promise?  Continue Reading

• Are you getting swindled on the price of storage arrays?

  At some point, you will need to carry out a forklift upgrade, but a little scrutiny during purchasing can ensure that this is the exception, not the rule.  Continue Reading

• A data center checklist for facility design and IT ops

  Choose the right data center provider or facility now, and prevent costly errors and inadequate services later.  Continue Reading

• Changes down the pipe for data center chiller operation

  What goes into your data center chiller might be warmer than expected, as energy use reduction efforts threaten the capacity of CRAHs and other cooling systems.  Continue Reading

• Create a SAN with the Linux LIO iSCSI target

  With the LIO iSCSI target service, Linux shops have an affordable SAN option that ranks up there with expensive proprietary storage solutions.  Continue Reading

• In-rack and in-row cooling options for any data center

  Say no to CRAC and consider more selective data center cooling options. In-rack and in-row cooling systems are efficient and optimally dispel heat.  Continue Reading

• Get to know Open IX's requirements for data centers, IXPs

  Open IX's stringent standards keep workloads safe from natural and human disasters, but what's missing is a business climate that demands such rigor for outsourced workloads.  Continue Reading

• Weigh your various data center cooling options

  Not interested in moving to Antarctica? Consider other cooling options by analyzing these pros and cons for methods like in-row coolers and free cooling.  Continue Reading

• It's time for new data center servers

  Outdated data center servers can set your IT organization back, stifling business innovation and productivity. It's almost 2015 -- don't get caught with old hardware.  Continue Reading

• IBM's CICS TS update ties mainframe into mobile

  IBM CICS TS 5.2 includes several updates and options designed to attract mobile-friendly applications onto the mainframe for back-end processing.  Continue Reading

• Five urban legends that scare a Linux beginner

  The Linux server platform is fundamentally open. Admins migrating from Unix will run into a lot of misinformation when they start out.  Continue Reading

• The lurking dangers of managed server hosting

  Under the allure of outsourcing the data center, IT spending changes radically and infrastructure control slips from your staff's tight grip. Are you ready?  Continue Reading