Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesExplore IT infrastructure and storage-related software, hardware and services that will likely be embraced in the coming year, and how the pandemic has influenced their use. By Alan R. Earls We approached experts, analysts and industry insiders and asked them to share their observations on enterprise technology trends for 2021 as well as COVID-19’s effect on the overall technology spectrum.
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThis feature explores the basics of data center networks, such as how to plan for data center consolidation, the effects of cloud services and how to handle data center interconnects. By Michaela Goss Data center networking has always been a central part of enterprise network management. Data centers still play a crucial role in modern networking, yet this role has
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesInfrastructure power requirements can drive up operating costs. Data center managers can cut their utility bills if they address power needs for CPUs, storage and cooling systems. By Brien Posey Utility bills are no small data center expense. As part of the push to address IT spending, data center managers and organizations continue to look for ways to drive down
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesFinding the right server operating temperature can be tricky. ASHRAE standards provide guidance for all server classes and what factors can play into temperature readings. By Jessica Lulka With rack density continuing to increase in data centers, admins must constantly keep an eye on operating temperatures to ensure their servers can run efficiently without any possibility of overheating. Instead of
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
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesCOVID-19 has changed the way many organizations view BCDR. Along with an increased interest in resilience, a pandemic-proof BCDR plan is likely top of mind for 2021. By Paul Kirvan In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, business continuity and disaster recovery planning and technology have evolved — a trend that will continue through 2021. With nearly a year of adapting
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesIncreasing reliance on cloud storage is changing the way storage area networks are managed and the challenges that SAN admins face in responding to business requirements. By Stephen Engelhardt Data has grown at an unprecedented pace for years, and storage management has had to change to keep up. Industry observers have repeatedly predicted that storage area networks would become obsolete.
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA storage area network (SAN) switch is a device that connects servers and shared pools of storage devices and is dedicated to moving storage traffic. By Robert Sheldon SAN switches make it possible to build vast high-speed storage networks that interconnect thousands of servers accessing petabyte-scale data. At its most basic, a SAN switch manages traffic flow between the servers and storage devices, examining
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA virtual storage area network (VSAN) is a logical partition in a physical storage area network (SAN). VSANs enable traffic to be isolated within specific portions of a storage area network, so if a problem occurs in one logical partition, it can be handled with a minimum of disruption to the rest of the network. By John Edwards The use of multiple,
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA memory leak is the gradual loss of available computer memory when a program (an application or part of the operating system) repeatedly fails to return memory that it has obtained for temporary use. By Tekmart Enterprise Support As a result, the available memory for that application or that part of the operating system becomes exhausted and the program can no longer function. For a
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