Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. Check out the articles that caught the attention of IT pros this year and learn what that says about the current state of the market. By Sara Grier In addition to all the insanity that went on in the world in 2020, it was also a big year for IT, and cloud computing
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWi-Fi is the wireless standard used to build wireless LANs, while carriers primarily used WiMax to build wireless metropolitan area networks before moving to LTE. Tekmart Africa Partner Content The primary differences between Wi-Fi and WiMax can be easily summed up in looking at their uses. Wi-Fi is the wireless standard used to build wireless LANs, while WiMax was primarily used
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesUPSes are crucial components to any backup power system. Use power ratings, infrastructure voltage requirements and the UPS type to guide the selection process. By Julia Borgini Organizations must invest in effective data center power systems to avoid costly downtime. But admins shouldn’t just focus on primary power systems. Backup power hardware, such as uninterruptible power supplies, is also essential.
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesTo choose the right UPS, be sure to figure out business needs, power supply size requirements and how long your backup systems must last during downtime. By Robert McFarlane Uninterruptible power supply selection starts with a plan and a business purpose. The hardware’s goal is to maintain power when the utility service quits, but admins should determine for how long,
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesWhether you’re managing cloud storage or a local SAN, both have issues. Compare 13 areas where SAN and cloud storage challenges can arise and find out how to deal with them. By Stephen Engelhardt By moving data storage to the cloud, businesses can focus more on the core competencies of supporting their business model. For instance, cloud services simplify the data
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA Fibre Channel switch is a networking device that is compatible with the FC protocol and designed for use in a dedicated storage area network (SAN). Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Carol Sliwa; Brien Posey An FC switch inspects a data packet header, determines the computing devices of origin and destination and forwards the packet to the intended system. FC switches come in different
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
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesVMware HA and DRS are vSphere tools that provide high performance and continuous operability. Understanding the different use cases between these technologies is essential. By Brien Posey VMware vSphere provides IT administrators with several tools to prevent host failure, such as High Availability and Distributed Resource Scheduler. Both of these tools can help mitigate failures and ensure continuous operability of
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesServers protect data, centralize resources and enable remote worker productivity, but buyers must understand which server types works best for their data center. By Robert Sheldon Servers host applications, manage files, process emails, stream media and perform analytics. Any organization can benefit from the power and versatility that servers provide, but it can be difficult to know which types of server
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
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