Implementing NVMe power management: why you should and how to do it.

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ May 30, 2021/ All-flash arrays, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Flash Memory, How do i...?, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Tekmart Support: Storage Systems' Implementation Tutorials, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesUnderstand how to use NVMe built-in power management features to conserve energy, manage heat and, in the case of mobile devices, extend operating times. By John Edwards Fast, reliable NVMe SSDs have revolutionized data storage. There’s a downside to NVMe SSD technology, however: high power consumption. Fortunately, the NVMe specification offers numerous power management features. Here’s what you need to know. Why

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6 crucial best practices for backing up and restoring VMs on your ESXi host you MUST know

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 17, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server virtualization management tools and practices, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!, VMware ESX and ESXi administration, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesUnderstand these six crucial best practices for backing up and restoring VMs on your ESXi host. These strategies will ensure backups are protected and restoration is successful. By Stephen J. Bigelow Countless caveats, cautions and priorities can guide workload protections, but consider incorporating some VM backup best practices to help improve your processes. Use caution with backup agents Although modern

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How to prevent 5 common mistakes made when backing up VMs.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 17, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Disaster recovery, failover and high availability for virtual servers, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!, VMware ESX and ESXi administration, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesCreating backups in virtual environments has its own challenges. Avoid some of the typical errors involving snapshots, quiescing and scheduling, and generate solid VM backups. By Eric Siebert In order to achieve the most efficient virtual machine backups possible, always make sure your backup application takes advantage of the many benefits provided by the virtualization architecture. The process of backing up

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VMware backup and the VMware snapshot

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 17, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs, Data center facilities, Data protection, backup and archiving, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips, VMware ESX and ESXi administration, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe VMware snapshot is a critical component of VMware backup. In this guide to the basics of VMware backup, we walk you through the key processes and suggest some best practices. By Michelle Laverick Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing

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Pandemic e-commerce trends point to massive growth

T-Blog Editor/ May 6, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, E-Commerce, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe pandemic caused consumers and businesses to form new online buying habits; now e-commerce is booming. That trend will hold for a year, or maybe forever, experts said. By Don Fluckinger Since the pandemic sent much of the world home to work remotely and practice social distancing three months ago, e-commerce is up 40% to 60% overall, depending on who’s

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The future of e-commerce: Trends, tips, traps to avoid

T-Blog Editor/ May 6, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Digital business transformation, Digital business transformation and innovation, Expert Advise and Opinion, Facilities & Operations, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 11 minutesThe term ‘e-commerce’ has been around for decades. What does it mean for today’s businesses? Not what it did in the 1990s or even a mere 12 months ago. By Mary K. Pratt Amazon is approaching its 30th anniversary, set to mark the milestone in 2024. The World Wide Web hits 35 the same year. E-commerce, the buying and selling of

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Key storage choices: Cloud vs tape for archive storage?

Staff Writer/ April 1, 2021/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Legacy Products, Tape backup and tape libraries, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesTape still has benefits, such as an ‘air gap’ that can insulate archives from threats to data integrity. But what are the opportunities for cloud in tape’s traditional use cases? By Stephen Pritchard Tape is the Mark Twain of data storage: reports of its death are certainly exaggerated. Tape continues to play a role in the enterprise, and not just because it is

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Switch to white box networking brings choice, disruption

Staff Writer/ March 20, 2021/ CTOs Quick Reads, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Data Center Networking, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SDN and other network strategies, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhite box switches separate two long-intertwined data center components: Networking hardware and the network operating system that runs on it. With such a marked change, it’s no wonder open networking isn’t for everyone. By Ethan Banks The jury’s still out on software-defined networking, but white box switching just might stand the test of time. Disruption is a technology buzzword applied to any

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Tips for suppliers on how to prevent supply chain attacks

Staff Writer/ March 5, 2021/ CEO Quick Reads, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Supply Chain Management (SCM) Resources, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEvery company, large and small, must assume it is a target in the supply chain. Suppliers should follow these best practices to keep themselves and their customers protected. By Michael Cobb A big IT security mistake made by many small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, is not realizing they are a potential target for well-resourced and sophisticated hackers. Their arguments

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How to optimize the MTU setting on your router for better performance

Staff Writer/ February 28, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Routers and Modems, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Telecoms networks and broadband communications, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDepending on make and model, your home router/modem may be configured for basic web surfing but not for high performance. Optimizing the MTU setting may help. by Mark Kaelin As more and more of the global workforce have become reliant on home-based network communications equipment like routers and modems, it has also become much more important that the equipment be fined tuned

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