Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesUse this server deployment checklist to make sure you’ve covered all your bases. From power distribution outlets to available network connectivity, server deployment can be an arduous process. By Stephen J. Bigelow A comprehensive server deployment checklist involves a lot more than buying adequate computing resources at an attractive price. It takes talented IT administrators and other personnel to source,
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesNegotiating IT vendor contract terms is crucial for protecting business continuity, physical property and intellectual assets when contracts end. By Stephen J. Bigelow Changing technology vendors seems like such a simple concept. If a vendor is too expensive, unresponsive or not performing well, you can terminate its contract or choose not to renew it in favor of another vendor. Unfortunately,
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAlthough domestic spring cleaning seems to have faded somewhat, perhaps we should consider whether a datacentre spring clean is a good idea By Clive Longbottom In olden days, when the winter weather abated, the days got longer and the warmer weather of spring appeared, people’s thoughts turned to spring cleaning. Carpets were taken outside and beaten, furniture was given an
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThere’s no definitive design when it comes to data center infrastructure. Cost, manageability and cooling effectiveness are all factors during the selection process. By Robert McFarlane In data center infrastructure design, admins may wonder if it’s more beneficial to place all cabling overhead to save the cost of a raised floor or pay more upfront to reap raised floor benefits.
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into many traditional BCDR plans. Here are five tips to update your crisis response plans and help your business weather the storm. By Alan R. Earls In a few short weeks, the COVID-19 crisis has upended daily life and businesses around the world. Unlike more traditional natural disasters, where one region is affected
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesSpace, power, cooling and equipment improvements give your data center design new life. Do it right to keep costs down. By Robert McFarlane You’re going to be in your current data center for at least another five years — maybe as long as 10. The racks are getting crowded, and the business is pushing for IT to add services that require more
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesBlade servers and rack servers aren’t designed the same, which means the refresh process varies for each. Explore the different upgrade considerations for memory, storage and more. By Jim O’Reilly For most IT shops, a server farm upgrade or replacement is inevitable. But that refresh process differs depending on whether the installed base is a blade server configuration or traditional
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesZombie servers can waste precious data center resources — and are more common than many IT teams think. Fortunately, DCIM and other monitoring tools can stop them in their tracks. By Robert McFarlane Comatose servers — also known as “zombie servers” — occupy space and usurp power and cooling in a data center. In today’s data centers, 30% of servers
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAs more organizations adopt SSDs, practices for storage optimization need to evolve. Learn how tactics, such as disabling defragmentation and using the write cache, can play a role. By Stephen J. Bigelow Solid-state drive storage has gained traction as enterprises seek faster and more reliable storage for top-tier applications. But the rise in solid-state drive deployment has also spawned a
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesAs admins evaluate data center performance, they need ways to look at both short-term and long-term data. KPIs offer one way to evaluate components, such as storage. By Stephen J. Bigelow Data center admins must regularly gauge hardware and software performance to help them make decisions about upgrades and staffing. Key performance indicators are a useful way to gain perspective
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