Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe main steps to configure DHCP on Windows Server are installation, Active Directory authorization, creating a scope and DNS registration. Learn about other tasks and best practices. By Damon Garn Network nodes require an IP address configuration that usually comprises the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway IP for the router, name servers and other values. Administrators can manually set
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSome of the different types of network switches include managed, modular, unmanaged and stackable. Find out how different network switches dovetail and differ. By Andrew Froehlich These days, a switch is a switch, right? Well, not necessarily. While all network switches move data from point A to point B, many enterprise-grade switches have significant hardware and software differences that factor
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is an electronic interface standard that defines the connection between a bus on a computer’s motherboard and the computer’s disk storage devices. By Robert Sheldon and Sonia Lelii The IDE interface was originally based on the IBM PC Industry Standard Architecture 16-bit bus standard, but it has since been implemented in computers that use other bus standards. In November 1990, the American National Standards
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesWhy choose between public cloud and private systems when you can have both? With hybrid cloud, enterprises can address workload requirements, business demands and budgetary needs. By Stephen J. Bigelow Organizations are migrating workloads to the public cloud, as well as implementing private clouds in-house. As these forms of cloud computing take hold, large and small businesses are focused on
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhen evaluating archiving services, you must determine what you need to archive, requirements around that data and how to make the most cost-effective selection. By Paul Kirvan Long-term data archiving can and should be an important piece of an organization’s data storage strategy and policy. If it’s too costly to manage a brick-and-mortar data archive, consider using one or more
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesVRAM (video RAM) refers to any type of random access memory (RAM) specifically used to store image data for a computer display. VRAM’s purpose is to ensure the even and smooth execution of graphics display. By Alexander S. Gillis, Wesley Chai and Linda Rosencrance VRAM is most important in applications that display complex image textures or render polygon-based three-dimensional (3D) structures. People
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
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesBusiness interruption insurance can be difficult to navigate because not all policies are the same. Here’s what to examine when exploring insurance options. By John Edwards An often-overlooked aspect of business continuity and disaster recovery planning is the financial burden of unforeseen downtime. Most business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) administrators are aware that business interruption insurance is available to
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMass notification systems are crucial to a business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. To choose the right system, cross-check its capabilities with your requirements. By Brien Posey and Paul Kirvan Mass notification systems send one-way messages via email, smartphones, office phones and home phones to inform staff and the public of an emergency. These systems contain a database of names,
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA disaster recovery plan may seem like an unnecessary expense to some businesses, but a lack of preparation will cost you. By Stuart Burns Some organizations question how much to invest in a disaster recovery plan. They’re reluctant to allocate significant budget and staff to systems they’ll need in the face of a disaster that may, or may not, occur.
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