2809, 2021

Tiered Storage;-an in depth experts’ explanation, their hierarchy and examples.

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ September 28, 2021/ About SDDC (software-defined data center), Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Software-defined storage, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, tiered storage, Web application and API security best practices, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesTiered storage is a method for assigning different categories of data to various types of storage media to reduce overall storage costs and improve the performance and availability of mission-critical applications. By Robert Sheldon, Garry Kranz and Dave Raffo A tiered storage architecture categorizes data hierarchically based on its business value, with data ranked by how often it’s accessed by users and applications. The data

2709, 2021

Data center contactless tech beyond the Covid-19 pandemic

Tekmart Data Center Team/ September 27, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT compliance and governance strategies

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNo-touch tech like haptics and LiDAR became commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic, but such technology can increase demands on the data centers supporting it. By Julia Borgini The global coronavirus pandemic and the post-COVID-19 “new normal” encouraged massive evolutions in contactless technology and made it more ubiquitous than ever before, inside data centers and out. As this technology creates new

2709, 2021

Roles and responsibilities of a data center facility manager.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ September 27, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security certifications, training and jobs, IT compliance and governance strategies, IT Management, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions, Web application and API security best practices

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData center facility managers are responsible for the data center at large — from the outside of the building to the infrastructure it houses. By Julia Borgini Facility managers ensure that a data center remains available, secure and running optimally. Because data centers power much of today’s businesses, organizations rely heavily on facility managers. A facility manager differs from a

2709, 2021

8 (eight) of the best green computing practices

Tekmart Data Center Team/ September 27, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre cooling infrastructure, Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT, Datacentre performance troubleshooting, monitoring and optimisation, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAs climate change becomes a more pressing issue, these sustainability best practices can help your data center go greener, which benefits both your business and the environment. By Julia Borgini Making a data center more environmentally friendly means studying your facility’s power and resource usage and learning what potential changes can make a difference. You can take steps such as

2409, 2021

How to password reset EMC Clarion CX4-480 and VNX Arrays-ONLY if you have forgotten the password that is !

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ September 24, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Partner Content, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Tekmart Partner Content, Tekmart Support: Storage Systems' Implementation Tutorials

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesBy Tekmart Enterprise Support Follow these steps to recover the password on the CLARiiON and VNX array. You’ll need to connect a PC to the Service Port COM1 on the SP – there is one port on each SP Management Module. Use a null modem cable. For a video demonstration, refer the attachments section. You need to create a PPP

2309, 2021

4 ways to handle the cybersecurity skills shortage in 2021 …and beyond

Staff Writer/ September 23, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security certifications, training and jobs, Information security program management, IT Management, Security training and jobs

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesMore than half of cybersecurity pros say their organizations could do more to manage negative effects of the skills shortage, such as overwork and burnout. Find out how. By Alissa Irei New research confirms the cybersecurity skills shortage isn’t going anywhere, with 95% of security professionals saying the situation has stayed the same or gotten worse over the past few

2309, 2021

On-site power generation for data centers; their pros and cons.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ September 23, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesOrganizations considering a move to on-site power generation should weigh drawbacks — such as cost — against benefits, including sustainability and increased control over power. By Jacob Roundy Data centers that generate their own power on site can enjoy benefits such as increased energy efficiency and maximized uptime. Although cost and resource availability present barriers to success, you should consider

2309, 2021

What you should know for your virtualized storage selection process.

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ September 23, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Server virtualization infrastructure and architecture, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNot all storage virtualization is created equal. Get familiar with the types, methods and implementation considerations before you buy hardware or software for your organization. By Jessica Lulka To choose the right storage virtualization tool, be sure to look at both file- or block-based virtualized storage, storage virtualization methods and the main business and technology considerations during the evaluation process.

2209, 2021

Building a cloud-ready, global distributed file system

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ September 22, 2021/ ‘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, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOrganizations that want to extend traditional network file shares across data centers, branch offices and public cloud infrastructure have many options. By Kurt Marko The global distributed file system has been available since the early 1980s, when Carnegie Mellon University developed the Andrew File System. It became one of the first platforms developers built for a new era of networked

2209, 2021

7 NAS encryption best practices to protect your data

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ September 22, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, Web application and API security best practices

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesData storage security is as important now as it’s ever been. Encryption is one way to make NAS devices more secure against such threats as ransomware. By Robert Sheldon Encryption is one of the most effective tools to protect data on network-attached storage. Even if cybercriminals gain access to the drives or intercept communications to or from them, encryption makes