Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIntel and AMD server processors are used in a variety of systems, including converged and hyper-converged infrastructure. Explore the improvements in their technologies. By Kurt Marko Research and development at competitors Intel and AMD ensures that x86 users will have products to counter burgeoning competition from Arm licensees like AWS. In the last year, Intel and AMD have released product
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesStorage administrators and managers stressing over compliance should follow these analyst-recommended strategies, including taking advantage of automation and anonymizing data. By Alan R. Earls Storage pros already had plenty to do, but in an age of ever-expanding regulations, their to-do list keeps growing. Laws, including GDPR, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, PCI DSS and CCPA, make ensuring compliance an even bigger challenge.
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesA data retention policy, or records retention policy, is an organization’s established protocol for retaining information for operational or regulatory compliance needs. ByBrien Posey, Paul Crocetti and Andrew Burton When writing a data retention policy, you must determine how to: organize information so it can be searched and accessed later, and dispose of information that’s no longer needed. Some organizations find it helpful to
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWith an expanding company perimeter, it’s time to implement these endpoint security best practices, from asset discovery to device profiling. By Ashwin Krishnan The enterprise definition of endpoint has dramatically shifted over the years. Endpoints traditionally referred to desktop computers and laptops, which could be secured with antivirus software and firewalls. Today, the term covers a wide array of devices used for
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHCI is a costly investment that can streamline networking, compute and management in your data center. Consider affordable alternatives to expensive HCI before adoption. By Brian Kirsch VMware vSAN enables organizations to set up an HCI-like environment in their data centers. Proper budgeting to set up a vSAN hyper-converged infrastructure environment includes balancing hardware cost against longevity and considering DIY
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesLearn how to configure VMware Workstation virtual networks, including connecting guest virtual machines to the Internet, use the Virtual Network Editor and more. By David Davis VMware Workstation offers many possibilities for how to connect to the internet in VMware and configure virtual networking — you can bridge VMs to the Internet, connect VMs to the Internet via NAT, create
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesDHCP errors often result from DHCP server failure, a lack of available IP addresses and network failure. But troubleshooting steps vary depending on the error symptoms and causes. By Terry Slattery Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, eases the task of administering IP addresses for network endpoints by centralizing address allocation configuration. Troubleshooting DHCP can be challenging and requires a basic
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesReplacing a faulty or dead EMC CX3 / CX4 SPS is crucial to keeping your EMC CX3 series storage system up and running. A faulty SPS can cause all kinds of performance issues and prevent your system from working all together. By Tekmart Enterprise Support Team Learn how to remove an EMC CX3 SPS and how to replace it with
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesCompanies must now face the security challenges of overseeing a hybrid workforce as employees return to the office. By Ashwin Krishnan As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic begin to ebb in the United States, the hybrid workforce is fast becoming the primary operating model for many organizations. As a result, establishing a secure hybrid workforce has become top priority.
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHere’s what you need to know to pick the NVMe array that provides your organization with the performance improvement it needs and also fits its budget. By George Crump When selecting your first NVMe storage array, it’s important to understand the four basic implementation options to get the system that best meets your enterprise’s performance needs and budget. 1. SAS
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