0103, 2022

Expert tips on how to reduce the environmental impact of data storage in the data centers.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ March 1, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Data center storage and networking, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, Tech Partner's Curated Content, Web application and API security best practices

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData storage technology can harm the environment. Choose efficient storage strategies and green-friendly cloud providers to help reduce the environmental impact of data storage. By Paul Kirvan As many IT professionals go about their daily work, they may not consider the environmental impact of data storage, and the systems and technology they use. Data storage, both on premises and in

2402, 2022

Differences between load sharing and load balancing in network traffic distribution.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ February 24, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Data Centre Hardware Equipment Technical Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Essential Technical Terminology you need to know, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Server hardware strategy, Tech Partner's Curated Content, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesLoad sharing and load balancing are two techniques that work to distribute traffic across a network. However, their methods of balancing differ significantly. Here’s how. By Andrew Froehlich Load sharing and load balancing both achieve the same goal of meeting application and service delivery requirements based on traffic load. When comparing how to achieve this goal from a technical perspective,

1902, 2022

What is a computer room air conditioning unit (CRAC)?-a basic explanation

Tekmart Data Center Team/ February 19, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit is a device that monitors and maintains the temperature, air distribution and humidity in a network room or data center. By TechTarget Contributor CRAC units are replacing air-conditioning units that were used in the past to cool data centers. According to Industrial Market Trends, mainframes and racks of servers can get as hot as a

1902, 2022

Understanding NVMe 2.0 specification and its related features;a detailed overview.

Tekmart OEM Storage Team/ February 19, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Technical Explanations, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNVMe 2.0 added several features for storage administrators to consider, including domain support. The specification also made enhancements, such as to Endurance Group Management. By Jim Handy The NVMe 2.0 specification, published in June 2021, introduced changes to improve performance and to support new uses of NVMe. While NVMe originally supported only block storage, which was the way that storage

1902, 2022

Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH); an expert’s explanation and system planning considerations in your data center.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ February 19, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, computer room air handler (CRAH), Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre cooling infrastructure, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA computer room air handler (CRAH) is a device frequently used in data centers to deal with the heat produced by equipment. By Paul Kirvan Unlike a computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit that uses mechanical refrigeration to cool the air in a data center, a CRAH uses fans, cooling coils and a water chiller system to remove heat. A typical rack of servers can

1502, 2022

What is a NACK (NAK, negative acknowledgment, not acknowledged) signal ?

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Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNACK, or NAK, an abbreviation for negative acknowledgment or not acknowledged, is a signal used by computers or other devices to indicate that data transmitted over a network was received with errors or was otherwise unreadable. By Katie Terrell Hanna and Peter Loshin NACK is sometimes conflated with automatic repeat request (ARQ) or with the rejected (REJ) message, though the

0802, 2022

route summarization (route aggregation);an expert’s explanation and its advantages.

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Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesRoute summarization — also known as route aggregation — is a method to minimize the number of routing tables in an IP network. By Rahul Awati It consolidates selected multiple routes into a single route advertisement. This differentiates it from flat routing, in which every routing table carries a unique entry for each route. In basic terms, a route advertisement contains information that devices can use

0802, 2022

Comparing the features in the Windows Server 2022 editions

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ February 8, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT compliance and governance strategies, Windows Server OS and management, Windows Server storage management, Windows Server Troubleshooting, Windows Server versions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMicrosoft unveiled a Datacenter Azure edition to go with the traditional Standard and Datacenter editions. See what else is new with this server OS release in this breakdown. By Brien Posey Windows Server 2022 arrived without the pageantry of previous Windows Server releases, but organizations with specific needs will appreciate the refinements to this server OS release. Microsoft has offered

0802, 2022

Motherboard tattoo; what is this?

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Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA motherboard tattoo is a colloquial term once used to denote an ID code that is written in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computer to uniquely identify the computer. By Gavin Wright This ID code is used to ensure that system restore, or diagnostic CDs will only work with the computer they come with. It is set by

0802, 2022

Differences between CPU, GPU and DPUs.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ February 8, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData centers use three varieties of processing units: CPU, GPU and DPU. Learn the unique use cases for each, and how to use them in conjunction to accelerate data center workloads. By Jacob Roundy In the world of computing, the term “processor” often refers to the central processing unit, or the CPU. The CPU is the most ubiquitous processor, but