1202, 2021

data center services-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ February 12, 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, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteData center services is a collective term for all the supporting components necessary to the proper operation of a data center. This includes all the implementation, maintenance and operation of a data center. As such, data center services can involve hardware, software, processes and personnel. Courtesy Post Data center services are responsible for giving IT organizations data backup and recovery, networking, website hosting, data management

2901, 2021

Optimal architectures for intelligent storage systems

Staff Writer/ January 29, 2021/ Application-aware storage, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise data storage strategies, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesExplore the best, most optimal architectures for intelligent storage and how these systems improve storage performance/utilization to help get more bang out of your data set buck. By Dan Sullivan Brute force has been the critical lever to achieving advances in storage technology for much of its history. Making storage devices bigger, faster and denser has worked well and will

2401, 2021

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives-a brief explanation

Staff Writer/ January 24, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data Center Hardware, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesBy Tekmart Africa Enterprise Support Hard drives that come with the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface are designed to handle high-performance enterprise requirements. These drives offer the benefits of backward compatibility with SCSI interfaces. They also offer interoperability with SATA drives. This allows them to bring a perfect mix of flexibility and cost-effectiveness to enterprises. SAS 6Gbps hard drives are suitable

2409, 2020

Do high cores per CPU work for virtual servers?

T-Blog Editor/ September 24, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Capacity planning for virtualization, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesDeciding how many cores per CPU to have in your virtual servers can be tricky, but if you take these factors into consideration, you’re bound to choose the right number. By Jim O’Reilly The seemingly simple issue of deciding how many cores to have in each CPU in your virtual servers has a number of complex dimensions. First, CPUs tend

2209, 2020

Server hardware guide to architecture, products and management

T-Blog Editor/ September 22, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center server infrastructure and OSes, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise data storage strategies, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 11 minutesToday’s server platforms offer a host of options for SMBs and enterprise IT buyers; it’s important to learn the essentials before making any purchasing decisions. By John Moore The explosive growth of cloud computing platforms and the preceding wave of virtualization have significantly altered the role of the server among SMBs and enterprises. Virtualization enabled organizations to load multiple virtual

2009, 2020

Evolution in action: The changing face of the data center

T-Blog Editor/ September 20, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Industry News and Expert Advice, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesThe role data centers play in the wider enterprise IT landscape is changing, fuelling the demand for a mix of different types of facilities that are capable of meeting the growing variety of enterprise data-processing requirements By Daniel Robinson The datacentre is going through a period of rapid flux at the moment, the likes of which have not been seen

2009, 2020

Working through the Covid-19 lockdown: What to look for in a datacentre partner

T-Blog Editor/ September 20, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Best practices for data center operations, Covid-19 Global Responses, Data center design and facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIn this guest post, Darren Watkins, managing director of colocation provider Virtus Data Centres, talks about how Covid-19 has changed what enterprises want from their datacentre partners. By Caroline Donnelly More than 100 million people are in strict lockdown across Europe as governments and health systems attempt to battle the spread of the devastating Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. And, while normal life

1409, 2020

Pick a data center layout: Raised floors vs. overhead cabling

T-Blog Editor/ September 14, 2020/ Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThere’s no definitive design when it comes to data center infrastructure. Cost, manageability and cooling effectiveness are all factors during the selection process. By Robert McFarlane In data center infrastructure design, admins may wonder if it’s more beneficial to place all cabling overhead to save the cost of a raised floor or pay more upfront to reap raised floor benefits.

1409, 2020

Data center power terms to give your vocab a jolt

T-Blog Editor/ September 14, 2020/ Data center design and facilities, Data Center Hardware, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNo matter the data center setup, there are standardized power components and protocols you should know. Build your understanding — or refresh your knowledge — with these terms. By Jessica Lulka Electric power is the No. 1 necessity to get an organization’s infrastructure online — and its biggest expense. To help regulate power consumption across servers and network components, admins

1309, 2020

Data center improvements extend its life 10 more years

T-Blog Editor/ September 13, 2020/ Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesSpace, power, cooling and equipment improvements give your data center design new life. Do it right to keep costs down. By Robert McFarlane You’re going to be in your current data center for at least another five years — maybe as long as 10. The racks are getting crowded, and the business is pushing for IT to add services that require more