Tips

Tips

• Vendors take different paths with converged infrastructure tools

  As enterprises deploy converged infrastructure solutions, vendors develop variations to gain an advantage. But is a unified system right for you?  Continue Reading

• Fully explore modular data center scenarios to avoid headaches

  A container-based modular data center can ease the strain on the existing data center. Follow these tips to avoid snags prior to deployment.  Continue Reading

• Exploring the changes in IBM's IMS 13 database management tool

  IBM's latest version of its IMS database management tool features many enhancements to make enterprises consider the upgrade.  Continue Reading

• Computational fluid dynamics helps cut cooling costs

  As racks get packed with denser server ratios, more data center personnel turn to computational fluid dynamics to fight escalating energy bills.  Continue Reading

• Use Kickstart to automate a Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS installation

  Sysadmins who want to streamline Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS installation can use a modified Kickstart file by following these tips.  Continue Reading

• SDNs promise to shake up networking industry

  Big networking industry names and start-ups have jumped into virtualised networking, hoping it will have the same impact as server virtualisation.  Continue Reading

• New automation, virtualization tools aid VM provisioning

  Increased automation and better tools are accelerating virtualization adoption and enhancing the approaches to VM provisioning.  Continue Reading

• Don't let a storage bottleneck clog your data center pipes

  The move to SSD and enhanced Fibre Channel speeds can ease storage bottlenecks at endpoints in the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Five things to keep in mind when planning a server refresh cycle

  Businesses are shortening server refresh cycles to benefit from more powerful and capable computing platforms.  Continue Reading

• IT equipment recycling: What do you do with old servers?

  When it's time to replace old servers, make IT equipment recycling and disposal an important factor in your technology refresh decisions.  Continue Reading

• Three questions on navigating an outsourcing SLA

  Prospective outsourcing clients must be informed consumers and exercise due diligence when evaluating an outsourcing SLA.  Continue Reading

• What memory compression can do for VM consolidation

  Using memory compression to extend a server's effective memory space can save money and increase consolidation with little processing overhead.  Continue Reading

• Stemming losses: DC vs. AC power in the data center

  Delivering DC vs. AC power to a data center can potentially reduce electrical conversion losses and save electricity costs.  Continue Reading

• The server lifecycle: Is it time for that aging server to go?

  The server lifecycle of a data center may vary. Knowing yours can ease the upgrade decision and benefit the business in the long term.  Continue Reading

• Cut-through versus store-and-forward in Ethernet switch architecture

  Switches in the data center can push frames using either store-and-forward or cut-through. Is one Ethernet switch architecture better than the other?  Continue Reading