0710, 2021

Dell Launches 5 New PowerEdge Servers With Intel For SMBs

Staff Writer/ October 7, 2021/ Data center systems management, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Dell Datacenter Hardware, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Presentations, Research Results and Trends, Server Hardware, Small Business Technologies, Tekmart Partner Content, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesHere’s what you need to know about Dell Technologies’ five new PowerEdge rack and tower servers with Intel processors launched today. By Mark Haranas 5 New Dell Servers Targeting SMBs, Edge Computing After selling well over 500,000 servers last quarter, Dell Technologies is launching five new PowerEdge servers today targeting small-and-medium businesses (SMBs) and edge computing use cases. All of the new Dell

1103, 2021

Spinning disk hard drives: Good value for many use cases

Staff Writer/ March 11, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server Hardware, Server hardware strategy

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhen it comes to storage media, all talk is of flash, but there are plenty of use cases where – far less costly – spinning disk can do a perfectly adequate job in the enterprise. By Stephen Pritchard Over the last few years, much of the enterprise storage market has focused on flash technology, but the hard disk drive (HDD) format has

3011, 2020

Transform your infrastructure to support parallel processing

T-Blog Editor/ November 30, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server Hardware, Server hardware and virtualization, Server hardware strategy

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesQuick, real-time data analysis is a boost to any organization’s operations. With the right hardware and software, you can support parallelization in your data center. By Jacob Roundy Parallel processing capabilities are highly sought after, and admins can apply the technology across many industry sectors. With a data center designed to handle this workload type, companies can derive insights from

0709, 2020

The history of server hardware

T-Blog Editor/ September 7, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Server Hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesServer hardware has consistently evolved since the first web server in 1990. Here’s a look at the major advancements in form factor, management and virtualization. By Jacob Roundy Published: 04 Jun 2020 Millions of servers exist worldwide, many of which are hidden away in server farms and data centers. But have you ever considered the technology’s origins? The history of server

0106, 2020

Rack vs. blade server: What’s the difference?

T-Blog Editor/ June 1, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server Hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesDon’t neglect form factor as part of your data center server selection. Instead, figure out what type of environment you need and learn which server use cases will work best. By Stephen J. Bigelow Senior Technology Editor -TechTarget –SearchWindowsServer A server is a computer intended to process centralized enterprise-class applications and communicate within a busy business network. Although any computer

0405, 2020

Unusual hard drive noises-recovering data for your data center drives.

T-Blog Editor/ May 4, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Server Hardware, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteBy Tekmart Enterprise Support If the hard drive starts to produce an unusually loud sound which was never heard before, this may be a sign of an imminent failure. Clicking sound (sometimes known as the “Click of death”) indicates a read or seek error. Once the hard drive encounters the error, it will click while trying to recalibrate itself. The

1804, 2020

Essential components and tools of server monitoring

T-Blog Editor/ April 18, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data center systems management, Data Centre Servers, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Server Hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesServer capacity management requires a list of infrastructure components to watch and the right tools. A workflow with these concepts ensures uptime and helps usage predictions. By Julia Borgini Spacebarpress Media –SearchDataCenter Published: 16 Apr 2020 Though server capacity management is an essential part of data center operations, it can be a challenge to figure out which components to monitor

2203, 2020

How to identify part numbers.

T-Blog Editor/ March 22, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Server Hardware, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteTekmart Africa’s guide to decoding part numbers in data center hardware components Many data center hardware items will have multiple part numbers. The part you receive might seem to be a different part because of the part number, but it is usually the same part. We carefully review all part numbers so we can ship the correct parts to you.

1103, 2020

Prepare for Windows Server 2008 end of life

T-Blog Editor/ March 11, 2020/ Converged Infrastructure, Data Centre Servers, Engage the experts, Server Hardware, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAdmins must prepare their workloads for the Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 end of support. Otherwise, they risk the possibility of significant security breaches. By Brien Posey Microsoft MVP – SearchDataBackup Published: 04 Oct 2019 With Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 end of support on Jan. 14, 2020, virtualization administrators must come up with a plan for their

1103, 2020

Improve server rack physical security with ISO standards

T-Blog Editor/ March 11, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Engage the experts, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Server Hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSafeguarding information access is essential to data center operations. With ISO Standard 27001 and the right locking mechanisms, you can prevent a security breach at the server hardware level. By Brien Posey Microsoft MVP – SearchDataBackup Published: 17 Oct 2019 Organizations use a variety of mechanisms — such as biometric locks and keycards — to secure physical access to their