2108, 2021

business continuity plan (BCP)-planning, implementation, testing and management.

Staff Writer/ August 21, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, business continuity plan (BCP), COVID-19: Organization Mitigation Responses, Data center facilities, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA business continuity plan (BCP) is a document that consists of the critical information an organization needs to continue operating during an unplanned event. Courtesy Post: By Vicki-Lynn Brunskill A business continuity plan (BCP) is a document that consists of the critical information an organization needs to continue operating during an unplanned event. The BCP should state the essential functions

2008, 2021

Exploring the evolution of Intel and AMD server processors.

Staff Writer/ August 20, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Converged Infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure Management, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Management, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIntel and AMD server processors are used in a variety of systems, including converged and hyper-converged infrastructure. Explore the improvements in their technologies. By Kurt Marko Research and development at competitors Intel and AMD ensures that x86 users will have products to counter burgeoning competition from Arm licensees like AWS. In the last year, Intel and AMD have released product

2008, 2021

6 data storage compliance strategies for the enterprise

Staff Writer/ August 20, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data storage compliance and regulations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics, Timeless Articles

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesStorage administrators and managers stressing over compliance should follow these analyst-recommended strategies, including taking advantage of automation and anonymizing data. By Alan R. Earls Storage pros already had plenty to do, but in an age of ever-expanding regulations, their to-do list keeps growing. Laws, including GDPR, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, PCI DSS and CCPA, make ensuring compliance an even bigger challenge.

2008, 2021

data retention policy; definition, importance, benefits, implementation and disposal.

Staff Writer/ August 20, 2021/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesA data retention policy, or records retention policy, is an organization’s established protocol for retaining information for operational or regulatory compliance needs. ByBrien Posey, Paul Crocetti and Andrew Burton When writing a data retention policy, you must determine how to: organize information so it can be searched and accessed later, and dispose of information that’s no longer needed. Some organizations find it helpful to

1608, 2021

Windows Autopilot-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ August 16, 2021/ Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, IT Managed Services, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWindows Autopilot is a desktop provisioning tool native to Windows 10 that allows IT professionals to automate image deployment of new desktops with preset configurations. By John Powers Windows Autopilot is a desktop provisioning tool native to Windows 10 that allows IT professionals to automate image deployment of new desktops with preset configurations. With Windows Autopilot, IT professionals can set

1308, 2021

5 steps to secure the hybrid workforce as offices reopen, as Covid-19 pandemic abates

Staff Writer/ August 13, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security, Research Results and Trends, Secure remote access, Working Remotely

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesCompanies must now face the security challenges of overseeing a hybrid workforce as employees return to the office. By Ashwin Krishnan As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic begin to ebb in the United States, the hybrid workforce is fast becoming the primary operating model for many organizations. As a result, establishing a secure hybrid workforce has become top priority.

2707, 2021

Making sense of supplier SLAs on uptime and availability.

Staff Writer/ July 27, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT compliance and governance strategies, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhat many user organisations might be unware of is that, in isolation, SLAs are pretty meaningless as an availability metric or measurement tool. By Stuart Burns The IT industry is awash with credible metrics that are used to measure performance, efficiency, resiliency and a load of other important infrastructure characteristics that are routinely used and abused by suppliers in their

2507, 2021

What a session key is in web browsing; a detailed definition, explanation and examples.

Staff Writer/ July 25, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Facilities & Operations, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Web security tools

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA session key is an encryption and decryption key that is randomly generated to ensure the security of a communications session between a user and another computer or between two computers. By TechTarget Contributor Session keys are sometimes called symmetric keys because the same key is used for both encryption and decryption. The session key is used for only one session. It is then discarded, and

2307, 2021

Deep web; what it is and how to access it

Staff Writer/ July 23, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Internet Technologies, Timeless Articles

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe deep web is an umbrella term for parts of the internet not fully accessible using standard search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo. By Andy Patrizio The contents of the deep web range from pages that were not indexed by search engines, paywalled sites, private databases and the dark web. Every search engine uses bots to crawl the web and add

2207, 2021

What are SFP ports on a Gigabit switch and what are they used for?

Staff Writer/ July 22, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, 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, Network Infrastructure, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSFP ports enable Gigabit switches to connect to a wide variety of fiber and Ethernet cables in order to extend switching functionality throughout the network. By David Jacobs and Chris Partsenidis Small form-factor pluggable, or SFP, devices are hot-swappable interfaces used primarily in network and storage switches. The SFP ports on a switch and SFP modules enable the switch to