1603, 2020

The latest wireless standard, Wi-Fi 6, is coming to an enterprise near you. As a result, businesses will need to plan accordingly as they evaluate Wi-Fi 6 devices.

T-Blog Editor/ March 16, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, IT infrastructure management and planning, Wireless Technology

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHow businesses can gear up for Wi-Fi 6 hardware Resource courtesy of: Lee Badman SearchNetworking With the rising tide of awareness and media coverage of Wi-Fi 6, plenty of individuals and organizations are wondering how they’ll jump in and take advantage of the latest wireless standard. Depending on the circumstances and scenario, moving to Wi-Fi 6, also known as 802.11ax,

1103, 2020

Converged data center migration practices to avoid data loss

T-Blog Editor/ March 11, 2020/ Converged Infrastructure, Data Centre Servers, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesRefreshing data center hardware is no simple task, especially for organizations with multiple workflows. Before completing an upgrade, make a plan for backups and workload management. By Brien Posey Microsoft MVP – SearchDataBackup Published: 14 Aug 2018 As admins seek to streamline data center operations, many are pushing for a transition from heterogeneous to homogeneous environments. This can be done

1103, 2020

A look at hyper-convergence vs. traditional server deployments

T-Blog Editor/ March 11, 2020/ Converged Infrastructure, Data Centre Servers, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWhat features would you consider in a hyper-convergence vs. traditional hardware evaluation? By Alastair Cooke SearchVirtualDesktop Published: 29 Oct 2018 All but the smallest IT departments can achieve HCI-like simplicity with modern storage and servers. Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) uses clustered local storage to eliminate storage area networks, but its true value comes from the way it simplifies operational tasks. HCI

2402, 2020

How to successfully perform a data center upgrade

T-Blog Editor/ February 24, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWhen data center hardware becomes outdated, there are a few options. Here are ways that admins can ensure that a migration is efficient and downtime is minimized. Erica Mixon Senior Site Editor – TechTarget – SearchEnterpriseDesktop Published: 26 Nov 2018 A data center upgrade is like a home remodeling project; it requires planning, a budget and a certain finesse to

2402, 2020

What does GPU hardware do in the data center?

T-Blog Editor/ February 24, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesOnce part of the gaming industry, GPUs are gaining traction in data center infrastructures. Learn why the power of GPUs makes them fit virtualization and data-heavy applications. Stephen J. Bigelow Senior Technology Editor – TechTarget – SearchWindowsServer Published: 13 Nov 2018 A graphics processing unit can perform a range of complex mathematical processes far more efficiently than an ordinary central

1902, 2020

service-level agreement (SLA)

T-Blog Editor/ February 19, 2020/ CIO Resources, Contracting and Legal, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesHow do you resolve service-level agreement issues with your customers? A service-level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a service provider and its customers that documents what services the provider will furnish and defines the service standards the provider is obligated to meet. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com – TechTarget – WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stanley Louissaint, Kate Brush What is a

1502, 2020

Data Domain-Fixing foreign disks issues and unfailing a Disk Drive

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ February 15, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, EMC Network Storage Systems, EMC os-FLARE, EMC Technical Resources, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhen swapping chassis, hard drives, or adding new shelves to an active Data Domain system you may encounter a Foreign Disk error. A disk in Foreign state in a Data Domain head unit or expansion shelf indicates that the disk contains a valid Data Domain file system data and is intended to alert to the presence of this data to

1502, 2020

Tip on restarting Navisphere Management Server on EMC CLARiiON CX-x Series DAE

T-Blog Editor/ February 15, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteIt may be necessary to restart the Navisphere management server on an EMC CLARiiON CX, CX3, CX4 if any of the problems below present: A Fatal Event icon (red letter “F” in a circle) is displayed for some physical element of array, but Navisphere CLI reports no faults. Host displays a “U” icon even after rebooting host. Navisphere User Interface

1402, 2020

Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

T-Blog Editor/ February 14, 2020/ Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions/ 0 comments

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesHow does your organization use IVR systems? Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Karolina Kiwak Interactive Voice Response (IVR) is an automated telephony system that interacts with callers, gathers information and routes calls to the appropriate recipients. An IVR system (IVRS) accepts a combination of voice telephone input and touch-tone keypad selection and provides the appropriate responses in the form

0902, 2020

5 steps to creating a strong data archiving policy

T-Blog Editor/ February 9, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Engage the experts, Industry News and Expert Advice/ 0 comments

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThere’s a lot to consider in your data archive plan. From compliance to data integrity and retention, following these best practices will improve your data protection. By Brien Posey Microsoft MVP – SearchDataBackup Published: 30 Jan 2020 Almost every storage manager faces the ongoing issue of accommodating and storing ever-expanding data sets. Primary storage tends to be expensive and has