1505, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) pledge to extend life of servers might inspire other cloud firms to follow suit.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ May 15, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data centre networking, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Tech Partner's Curated Content

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAmazon’s recent announcement to extend the useful life of its datacentre equipment has been deemed a positive decision for the cloud computing giant, but will other companies adopt this cost-saving and sustainability strategy? By Nicholas Fearn Amazon Web Services (AWS) made a surprise announcement during its February 2022 financial results about its plans to extend the useful life of the servers powering

1005, 2022

What is the meaning of ITAD acronym as used in the IT indsutry?

Tekmart Data Center Team/ May 10, 2022/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesIT asset disposition (ITAD) is an industry term and practice built around reusing, recycling, repurposing, repairing or disposing of unwanted IT equipment in a safe and environmentally responsible way. By Alexander S. Gillis An IT organization can practice IT asset disposition itself or have a specialized vendor handle it. Instead of ending up as electronic waste, or e-waste, in a landfill,

0303, 2022

The ultimate comprehensive guide to network management in the enterprise

Tekmart Data Center Team/ March 3, 2022/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network management and monitoring, Network management software and network analytics, Network Security, Network Services, Network visibility, Telecoms networks and broadband communications

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesThis guide to network management explains the challenges of enterprise network monitoring and maintenance, best practices and next-generation automation using AI and ML. By Chuck Moozakis and Sandra Gittlen Network management is a cornerstone of IT that helps ensure enterprises run efficiently and effectively end to end. Technologies such as AI and machine learning are beginning to automate many of the functions of network administration and

0103, 2022

Expert tips on how to reduce the environmental impact of data storage in the data centers.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ March 1, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Data center storage and networking, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, Tech Partner's Curated Content, Web application and API security best practices

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData storage technology can harm the environment. Choose efficient storage strategies and green-friendly cloud providers to help reduce the environmental impact of data storage. By Paul Kirvan As many IT professionals go about their daily work, they may not consider the environmental impact of data storage, and the systems and technology they use. Data storage, both on premises and in

1902, 2022

What is a computer room air conditioning unit (CRAC)?-a basic explanation

Tekmart Data Center Team/ February 19, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit is a device that monitors and maintains the temperature, air distribution and humidity in a network room or data center. By TechTarget Contributor CRAC units are replacing air-conditioning units that were used in the past to cool data centers. According to Industrial Market Trends, mainframes and racks of servers can get as hot as a

1902, 2022

Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH); an expert’s explanation and system planning considerations in your data center.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ February 19, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, computer room air handler (CRAH), Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre cooling infrastructure, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA computer room air handler (CRAH) is a device frequently used in data centers to deal with the heat produced by equipment. By Paul Kirvan Unlike a computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit that uses mechanical refrigeration to cool the air in a data center, a CRAH uses fans, cooling coils and a water chiller system to remove heat. A typical rack of servers can

0802, 2022

Differences between CPU, GPU and DPUs.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ February 8, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData centers use three varieties of processing units: CPU, GPU and DPU. Learn the unique use cases for each, and how to use them in conjunction to accelerate data center workloads. By Jacob Roundy In the world of computing, the term “processor” often refers to the central processing unit, or the CPU. The CPU is the most ubiquitous processor, but

2701, 2022

9 of the most common network issues and and their solutions.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ January 27, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network management and monitoring, Network Security, Tech Partner's Curated Content, Web application and API security best practices

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesSlow network speeds, weak Wi-Fi signals and damaged cabling are just some of the most common network connection issues that IT departments need to troubleshoot. By David Jacobs Business networks are complex, and many things can go wrong that disrupt network performance. End users often complain about what appears to be poor application performance, and there can be many possible

1401, 2022

Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC); definition, its history and benefits.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ January 14, 2022/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Resources, Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC), Server virtualization infrastructure and architecture, Tech Partner's Curated Content, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesScalable Processor Architecture (SPARC) is a 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture developed by Sun Microsystems in 1987. By Rahul Awati SPARC is based on reduced instruction set computing (RISC). SPARC has become a widely used architecture for hardware used with UNIX-based operating systems, including Sun’s own Solaris systems. Sun made SPARC an open architecture that is available for licensing to microprocessor manufacturers. Sun was acquired by Oracle Corporation in January

3112, 2021

HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) in the data centres.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ December 31, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Outsourcing (DCO), Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Partner's Curated Content

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHVAC stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. In computing and especially in enterprise data centers, HVAC systems control the ambient environment (temperature, humidity, air flow and air filtering) and must be planned for and operated along with other data center components such as computing hardware, cabling, data storage, fire protection, physical security systems and power. By Robert Sheldon Almost all IT hardware comes with environmental