Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFreeNAS is a FreeBSD based storage platform that utilizes ZFS. The fact that it uses a popular enterprise file system and it is free means that it is extremely popular among IT professionals who are on constrained budgets. Post courtesy of: ServeTheHome With FreeNAS using ZFS as well as effective storage tiering using SSD and RAM caches, many users will
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesAny efforts to improve energy efficiency and cut waste should be applauded. But for every good outcomes, the IT industry seems to take several steps backwards, in its ability to promote energy efficiency and recycling. Cliff Saran Computer Weekly has previously written about the TPM scam on Windows 11. Yes it is a scam, because a perfectly good PC is made
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA converged network adapter (CNA) is a single network interface device that provides the functionality of both a Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapter (HBA) and a TCP/IP Ethernet network interface card (NIC) By Robert Sheldon and Todd Erickson CNAs connect servers to FC-based storage area networks (SANs) and Ethernet-based local area networks (LANs). A CNA attaches to a server via a
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHewlett Packard Enterprise has announced a new line of cloud-native compute solutions powered by Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max cloud-native processors. Post courtesy of: Harold Fritts With the new ARM-based HPE ProLiant RL300 server line, the company is targeting service providers and enterprises that are embracing cloud-native development. HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 The new HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 server
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesDatacenters and cloud providers without a crystal ball can make educated guesses on future requirements to right-size resources and infrastructure. By Fleur Doidge Multi-year datacenter planning is more constrained than ever, with equipment and construction lead times lengthening against a background of rising requirements around storage, power and compute. With hyperscalers sitting on resources in a global game of musical
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWith sustainability moving up the boardroom agenda, CIOs and IT managers should look to revamp their IT procurement strategies to align with the principles of the circular economy, but why and what does this mean when it comes to managing the lifecycle of their entire IT estate? By Carmen Ene As IT spending rises to $4.4tn this year, the importance of
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWith sustainability moving up the boardroom agenda, CIOs and IT managers should look to revamp their IT procurement strategies to align with the principles of the circular economy, but where should they start? By Craig Melson Enterprise CIOs and IT managers who want to revamp their procurement processes to align with the principles of the circular economy need to start
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMicrosoft unveiled a Datacenter Azure edition to go with the traditional Standard and Datacenter editions. See what else is new with this server OS release in this breakdown. By Brien Posey Windows Server 2022 arrived without the pageantry of previous Windows Server releases, but organizations with specific needs will appreciate the refinements to this server OS release. Microsoft has offered
Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesCheck out this one-stop UCaaS guide to find out how this cloud-based service works, how to buy and implement it, as well as best practices and insight into its evolution. By Kate Gerwig and Sandra Gittlen Unified communications as a service, or UCaaS, has gained traction in the past few years, with users and the market signaling their approval for the cloud-based
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesEven a timeworn networking discipline like cabling can undergo a renaissance. See how cable management software helps organizations visualize network connectivity. By David Jacobs As a network manager, perhaps you document the connections between ports. But do your records include all the information you need to maintain the network efficiently? While a spreadsheet that lists port-to-port connections may seem sufficient,
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