3007, 2023

The differences between network reliability and availability.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ July 30, 2023/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Networking, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, IT infrastructure management and planning, Network Infrastructure

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork reliability is how long infrastructure works without disruption. Network availability is the percentage of time infrastructure operates in a given time frame. By Amy Larsen DeCarlo Enterprise reliance on connectivity to keep operations running requires consistent and precise network performance monitoring. IT organizations need service quality guarantees from their providers that they are meeting or exceeding performance standards. Subpar

1008, 2022

How to reset/recover Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) password on Sun SPARC T4-2

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ August 10, 2022/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Hardware Equipment Technical Resources, Data centre networking, Data Centre Servers, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Sun SPARC Hardware, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesSystem administrators can recover the preconfigured Oracle ILOM local root account or the password for the local root account by using the preconfigured Oracle ILOM default password. By Tekmart Africa Enterprise Support To recover the root account password you need a local serial management port (SER MGT) connection to Oracle ILOM. In addition, if the Physical Presence State is enabled

1505, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) pledge to extend life of servers might inspire other cloud firms to follow suit.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ May 15, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data centre networking, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Tech Partner's Curated Content

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAmazon’s recent announcement to extend the useful life of its datacentre equipment has been deemed a positive decision for the cloud computing giant, but will other companies adopt this cost-saving and sustainability strategy? By Nicholas Fearn Amazon Web Services (AWS) made a surprise announcement during its February 2022 financial results about its plans to extend the useful life of the servers powering

1305, 2022

Quantum adds Scalar tape storage for hyperscalers, enterprises

Tekmart OEM Storage Team/ May 13, 2022/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data Centre Hardware Equipment Technical Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Partner Content, Tape backup and tape libraries, Tech Partner's Curated Content, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe Quantum Scalar i6H, along with the Quantum RAIL architecture, enables hyperscalers and enterprises to use tape in a scale-out fashion like other storage media. By Adam Armstrong The unquenchable thirst for data is influencing the design of an older technology. Recently, Quantum Corporation released the Quantum Scalar i6H, a new tape storage system for hyperscalers and the enterprise that’s

0601, 2022

What is delay-tolerant network (DTN)? an in depth expert explanation.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ January 6, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, delay-tolerant network (DTN), Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Network Infrastructure, Tech Partner's Curated Content

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA delay-tolerant network (DTN) is a network that’s designed to operate effectively in extreme conditions and over very large distances, such as with space communications. By Rahul Awati In such environments, the conventional internet does not work; networks are also subject to frequent disruptions, high error rates and latency of hours or even days. A DTN can overcome such challenges and reliably transmit information, ensuring dependable

2510, 2021

VRAM (video RAM); definition, types, usage and its history.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ October 25, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Computer Storage Hardware, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data storage management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre Capacity Planning, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, IT infrastructure management and planning, Simple definitions to know, Small Business Technologies, Tech Definition Updates, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesVRAM (video RAM) refers to any type of random access memory (RAM) specifically used to store image data for a computer display. VRAM’s purpose is to ensure the even and smooth execution of graphics display. By Alexander S. Gillis, Wesley Chai and Linda Rosencrance VRAM is most important in applications that display complex image textures or render polygon-based three-dimensional (3D) structures. People

1606, 2021

Five ways to boost systems utilisation in the datacentre

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 16, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Timeless Aricles

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesDatacentre operators are always looking for ways to cut costs and improve the efficiency of their facilities. Here we ask the experts for their top five tips for reducing the operating costs of running a server farm By Fleur Doidge Top concerns for datacentre operators are ensuring their facilities are operating as efficiently as possible from a cost, energy consumption

2003, 2021

blade server-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ March 20, 2021/ Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, IT Management

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesA blade server, sometimes referred to as a high-density server, is a compact device containing a computer used to manage and distribute data in a collection of computers and systems, called a network. Its role is to act as a conduit between computers, programs, applications and systems. By Laura Fitzgibbons In general, a blade server consists of a chassis, or box-like

1101, 2021

wireless access point-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 11, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tech Definitions, Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wireless Technology

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA wireless access point (wireless AP) is a network device that transmits and receives data over a wireless local area network (WLAN). The wireless access point serves as the interconnection point between the WLAN and a fixed wire network. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Conceptually, an AP is like an Ethernet hub, but instead of relaying LAN frames only to other 802.3

1101, 2021

The 4 different types of wireless networks

Staff Writer/ January 11, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Network Infrastructure, Wireless Technology

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe four types of wireless networks — wireless LAN, wireless MAN, wireless PAN and wireless WAN — differ when it comes to size, range and connectivity requirements. By David Jacobs There are four types of wireless networks — wireless local area networks, wireless metropolitan area networks, wireless personal area networks and wireless wide area networks — each with its own