What are IOPS (input/output operations per second)?-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIOPS (input/output operations per second) is the standard unit of measurement for the maximum number of reads and writes to non-contiguous storage locations. IOPS is pronounced EYE-OPS. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Erin Sullivan IOPS is frequently referenced by storage vendors to characterize performance in solid-state drives (SSD), hard disk drives (HDD) and storage area networks. However, an IOPS number is not an

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Address these storage issues to help find bottlenecks

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Improving server management with virtualization, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDrive configuration, server connection and storage backplanes are all things that can affect application latency. Start with these items when looking for storage bottlenecks. By Brian Kirsch Storage is typically one of the biggest performance bottlenecks in a virtual infrastructure, simply because of the latency inherent to spinning hard disks. While storage area networks and RAID technology have reduced that

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Identify bottlenecks and resolve VM performance problems

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Improving server management with virtualization, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Timeless Tips, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSome of the infrastructure components behind slow performance include CPU, memory and networking. These tips will help you find and eliminate those bottlenecks. By Brian Kirsch When it comes to bottlenecks, the big four that always come to mind are CPU, memory, network and storage. Since these are typically the infrastructure pieces that make up a virtual environment, it stands

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Watch CPU Ready metrics to regulate VM overcommit levels

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Improving server management with virtualization, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAdministrators can get more out of their servers by overcommitting CPU resources and balancing VM distribution. By Brian Kirsch One of the great things about virtualization is the ability to abstract and share resources. This abstraction also enables the overcommitment of resources — a practice that describes provisioning more logical resources than is physically available. Not all servers within a

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Data sanitization techniques: Standards, practices, legislation

Staff Writer/ January 7, 2021/ Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAn effective data sanitization process lessens the chance that your organization’s valuable data could be stolen or compromised, and enhances compliance. By Paul Kirvan As part of your data storage and retention activities, you occasionally must completely remove data from storage media, and might even destroy the media on which data is stored. Data sanitization is the process of totally

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De-Risking Enterprise Storage Upgrades

Staff Writer/ January 7, 2021/ Computational Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesDuring the life cycle of an enterprise storage platform, administrators will likely upgrade that platform a number of times. By: Eric Burgener In defining upgrades, we’re specifically discussing within-system upgrades which include issues like firmware and software upgrades, applying software patches, and various types of hardware upgrades where relevant (e.g. controllers, storage devices, etc.).  For storage platforms that host at

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Examine these 21 top cloud backup services for business

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Cloud computing, Cloud computing SLAs, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 20 minutesBefore selecting a service from a cloud backup provider, identify your organization’s specific needs, including which features are important for security and data management. By Chris Evans As data becomes more valuable to enterprises, backup and data protection become increasingly critical in delivering IT services to internal business customers. Over the last 15 years, IT has gradually adopted public cloud

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7 cloud storage and file-sharing services to consider

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Cloud computing, cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement), Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, File-Sharing Services, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesCloud-based file-sharing services enable teams that are working remotely to share files and collaborate with colleagues and clients all over the world. By Dan Sullivan Cloud storage and file-sharing services enable distributed organizations to securely share large files, store them in the cloud, synchronize them across devices, and provide access so clients and colleagues can collaborate without the fear of

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cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement)- a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement), Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement) is an agreement between a cloud service provider and a customer that ensures a minimum level of service is maintained. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Sonia Lelii, James Montgomery It guarantees levels of reliability, availability and responsiveness to systems and applications; specifies who governs when there is a service interruption; and describes penalties if service levels are not

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Business impact analysis

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ business impact analysis (BIA), Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA business impact analysis not only brings in consulting revenue; it can also give you greater insight into what your customers’ pain points are. Find out what’s involved in a BIA and how to conduct one for your customers. By Brian Peterson In IT leadership circles, the term “business impact analysis,” or BIA, is a common initiative, yet many people

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