Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSteve Broadhead Broadband Testing The Internet-connected world has never experienced ramp-up in quite such a fashion before and it showed. Even where an IT solution – maybe an application, or a security authentication mechanism – has been designed for mass, global usage, a sudden ramp-up in users can cause outages, either local or total. One high-profile casualty early during the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesTurning a data centre into a lights-out, hands-off environment saves money and removes the possibility of human error. Find out how to properly separate humans and hardware. By Clive Longbottom As the history of the data centre has unfolded, we have seen the dynamics of how these changes have worked. In the first place, the mainframe-centric data centre was a
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesUse this guide to determine if a SAN is right for your environment, or if you should go with DAS or NAS. By Jacob Gsoedl Even with the continuous use of DAS and increased use of NAS, SANs continue to provide medium- and large-sized enterprise organizations with reliable shared storage over high-speed Fibre Channel, iSCSI and Fibre Channel over Ethernet protocols. And
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSAN benefits include speed, scalability and fault tolerance, but the technology isn’t without its drawbacks. Cost and complexity are big concerns for smaller organizations. By Brien Posey SANs have become increasingly popular over the years, but they aren’t necessarily the right choice for every organization. Before deploying one, organizations should carefully consider storage area network advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThin clients aren’t on a diet; they just do less processing than ‘fat’ clients. Devices such as the iPad are also VDI hardware options. By Alyssa Provazza Published: 11 Sep 2020 When it comes to virtual desktop infrastructure, administrators have a lot of choices. You may have wondered about the differences between VDI software options, remote display protocols or all the
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesVDI administrators must be adept at troubleshooting various VDI issues. Sufficient planning can prevent some, but IT should be prepared to deal with a few common issues. By Robert Sheldon When organizations run into serious issues with their VDI deployments, it can undermine many of the advantages. Fortunately, there are several steps IT teams can take to troubleshoot these issues
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesSee specific examples of the strategies server vendors use in order to better prepare for sales pitches throughout the five stages of the server renewal and refresh lifecycle. By James Alan Miller Too many companies spend more than they should — or want — on hardware and maintenance during the server refresh lifecycle. One of the main reasons for this
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA buyer’s playbook with granular forecasts of server refresh, upgrade, maintenance and precedent discount details strengthens your negotiation position with your server supplier. By James Alan Miller Server customers often feel like they are at the mercy of hardware vendors when it comes time to negotiate server refreshes, renewals and maintenance agreements. It doesn’t have to be that way. Explore
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWhen negotiating server hardware and maintenance agreements with vendors, server customers can threaten to go elsewhere. But how effective is that tactic? By James Alan Miller Name-brand server hardware vendors have lost considerable market share to white box suppliers over the last several years. As a result, they employ a transactional game using ingrained sales tactics during server hardware deals
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,
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