0601, 2021

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

0501, 2021

How to calculate a subnet mask from hosts and subnets

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How do i...?, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesIP addressing and subnetting are important and basic elements of networks. In this article, learn how to calculate a subnet mask based on the required number of subnets and hosts. By Terry Slattery and David Davis In this article, we explore IP addressing and subnetting and show how to apply this valuable information to real-world scenarios. We address how to

2612, 2020

What is a SAN? Ultimate storage area network guide

T-Blog Editor/ December 26, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, SAN technology and arrays

Reading Time-approximately: 18 minutesA storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stephen J. Bigelow The availability and accessibility of storage are critical concerns for enterprise computing. Traditional direct-attached disk deployments within individual servers can be a simple and inexpensive option for many enterprise

2312, 2020

What is SAN zoning and what are the different types of zoning?

T-Blog Editor/ December 23, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Computational Storage, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise data storage strategies, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SAN Technology and Arrays

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesZoning can be set up according to server, storage and SAN switch. Discover what type of zoning to use, how zone sets extend SAN segmentation and about the various zoning schemas. By Simon Gordon and Garry Kranz SAN zoning gains importance once your SAN includes more than a couple dozen devices. During the early days of SAN, there was debate

1612, 2020

data deduplication hardware-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ December 16, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Data center hosting, Data Centre Servers, Tech Definitions, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesData deduplication hardware is disk storage that eliminates redundant copies of data and retains one instance to be stored. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Erin Sullivan Hardware-based deduplication products perform deduplication at the target rather than the source, or server. Data deduplication features can be found in data protection hardware such as virtual tape libraries, backup appliances and network-attached storage systems. Data deduplication recognizes redundant data

1612, 2020

social engineering attack surface-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ December 16, 2020/ About data center as a service (DCaaS), Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Email and messaging threats, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteThe social engineering attack surface is the totality of an individual or a staff’s vulnerability to trickery. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Matthew Haughn Social engineering attacks usually take advantage of human psychology: the desire for something free, the susceptibility to distraction, or the desire to be liked or to be helpful. Social engineering is often used by hackers and other

0312, 2020

8 benefits of a security operations center

T-Blog Editor/ December 3, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA security operations center can help lessen the fallout of a data breach, but its business benefits go much further than that. Here are eight SOC benefits to consider. By Sharon Shea A security operations center, or SOC, is one of the first lines of defense against attacks and breaches. The infosec employees working within this command center create, implement

3011, 2020

Colocation data center outage response and support

T-Blog Editor/ November 30, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Colocation, hosting and outsourcing management, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesNavigating data center malfunctions when hardware is off premises can be tricky. Organizations must have strong SLAs with their colo provider to ensure appropriate response times. By Stephen J. Bigelow Data center colocation providers offer space, power, cooling and physical security, but colocation also poses the potential drawback of slower response times during a data center outage. Organizations that use

2311, 2020

Companies and Small Enterprises need to rethink how end-of-life equipment is dealt with

T-Blog Editor/ November 23, 2020/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Expert Advise and Opinion, IT efficiency and sustainability, IT spending and budgeting, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesElectronic waste is a massive and growing problem, but many companies are not recycling or reusing IT equipment, instead opting for physical destruction of the assets By Sebastian Klovig Skelton Enterprises are physically destroying IT equipment and unnecessarily sending it to landfill due to outdated security policies and a lack of education, with many believing it is actually “better for

2311, 2020

Covid-19 shift to remote working adds to Earth’s growing e-waste problem

T-Blog Editor/ November 23, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Covid-19 Global Responses, Data center facilities, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT efficiency and sustainability

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe shift to remote working has forced firms to purchase new IT equipment, but many are still lacking sustainable end-of-life processes for their devices. By Sebastian Klovig Skelton The uptick in remote working-related IT kit purchases caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked concerns over how enterprises are planning to deal with the increase in electronic waste (e-waste) these deployments