Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThese parts, which fall under HP Renew programme run by HP, is a means to reintroduce returned products back into the market. These parts are returned for various reasons. These might include:- incorrect orders, oversupply, and cancelled orders in which case the product is new and classified by HP as “Gold” product. By Tekmart Africa DC Team This Renew program provides
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThere comes a time when every IT department has to refresh its server and storage hardware. There are no hard and fast rules about when this should take place. Sometimes decisions are driven by the availability of new technologies, such as next-generation Intel processors. Post courtesy of Dell Technologies Other times decisions can be driven by changing workload requirements, new
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork reliability is how long infrastructure works without disruption. Network availability is the percentage of time infrastructure operates in a given time frame. By Amy Larsen DeCarlo Enterprise reliance on connectivity to keep operations running requires consistent and precise network performance monitoring. IT organizations need service quality guarantees from their providers that they are meeting or exceeding performance standards. Subpar
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIn computing, uptime is a measure of how long a computer or service is on and available. Downtime is the measure of how long it is not available. Services measure uptime as a percentage of total time. By Gavin Wright What is uptime? Uptime tells users how long a computer or service has been available. Historically, uptime was mainly a measure
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWorkplace tech firm releases study showing how firms are grappling with the depth and breadth of the return-to-office process and unveils new platform to help enable an effective hybrid workplace. Post courtesy of: computerweekly.com Just as businesses gear up for a model of working that will see a percentage of staff return to the office, research from tech firm Robin
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesUnderstand, communicate, monitor, check logs, ask for support. Follow these guidelines, and make troubleshooting server problems quick and easy. By Adam Fowler Server troubleshooting is a fine art, but there are some quick and easy methods and tips to get things running smoothly. ITIL methodology delves into how to troubleshoot a server or a related issue more deeply, but the general theme is
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIntel, AMD and Arm processors optimize virtualization in multiple ways. Read up on the features for Intel VT, AMD-V, Armv9, Intel APICv, and AMD AVIC tech, as well as how they support VMs. By Stephen J. Bigelow Chipmakers Intel, AMD and Arm Ltd. implement instruction set extensions that enable hardware support for virtualization, but it can be difficult to make
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesYou can use these steps to either upgrade or downgrade the IOS on an ISR router. We have used the Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Router (ISR) in this example. By Tekmart Africa Enterprise Support First up, you must make sure you have done the following ready : 1) Get the new IOS to the router 2) Verify the integrity
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: 5 minutesData gravity can attract increasing amounts of data, and brings with it onerous management overheads. We look at how to mitigate data gravity in datacenter and cloud. By Stephen Pritchard When it comes to enterprise applications, access to data – and lots of it – is usually a good thing. And the greater the volume of required data held locally
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