Microsoft seizes malicious domains used in COVID-19 phishing

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Email and messaging threats, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesMicrosoft went to court to seize several malicious domains that were used by cybercriminals in extensive phishing and BEC attacks on Office 365 accounts amid the current pandemic. By Arielle Waldman Microsoft has seized control of several malicious domains that were used in COVID-19-themed phishing attacks against its customers in 62 countries around the world. Last month, the technology giant

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5 ways COVID-19 changed the data storage market

T-Blog Editor/ September 1, 2020/ Covid-19 Global Responses, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe global pandemic accelerated some shifts in the data storage market and brought about new trends that storage CEOs predict will stick around for the long term. By Dave Raffo The past few months have forced the normally conservative data storage world to make on-the-spot adjustments to the ways people buy and use storage. Recent earnings reports from leading storage

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Working will never quite be the same : Dell

T-Blog Editor/ September 1, 2020/ Covid-19 Global Responses, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesVendor Dell adds its voice to the growing number that expect changing working patterns to remain in place after the coronavirus pandemic is over. The channel is being encouraged by vendors to gear up for the new normal, and there were further indications coming from Dell that the future is going to look different. The vendor updated the markets with its

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HPE sees IT spending increase – expect server prices to rise

T-Blog Editor/ August 27, 2020/ Data center facilities, Data Centre Servers, Engage the experts, Partner Content, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesOrganisations are buying more tech to keep operations running, but DRAM shortages will lead to server price increases By Cliff Saran Published: 26 Aug 2020 HPE has reported net revenue of $6.8bn for the third quarter of 2020, down 6% compared with Q3 2019. The company reported a 12% decline in revenue in its intelligent edge business to $684m, while its

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tier 1 vendor-a definition

T-Blog Editor/ July 11, 2020/ How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minutePosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stephen J. Bigelow 1. In information technology, a tier 1 vendor is a large and well-known vendor, often enjoying national or international recognition and acceptance. Tier 1 vendors may be both manufacturers and value-added resellers (VARs). For example, Cisco Systems Inc. is regarded as a tier 1 vendor in storage area network switching equipment

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Hardening up datacentre equipment supply chains post-Covid-19

T-Blog Editor/ May 31, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, CIO Resources, Covid-19 Global Responses, Data center facilities, Data center systems management, Infrastructure in the Data Centre, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesFears about hardware shortages, staff absenteeism and how to keep sites up and running with social distancing have dogged the datacentre sector since the start of the pandemic, so how is the sector faring? Fleur Doidge ComputerWeekly.com About 75% of all companies have seen their supply chains disrupted by the Covid-19 coronavirus, according to the US-based Institute of Supply Management

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How to extend a Virtual Disk allowing you to expand the RAID size.

T-Blog Editor/ April 4, 2020/ Data Centre Servers, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesHow to change the RAID level of a Virtual Disk on a Dell PowerEdge Server An online virtual disk can be reconfigured in ways that expand its capacity and or changes its RAID level. Note: The controller changes the write cache policy of all virtual disks undergoing an RLM/OCE to Write-Through until the RLM/OCE is complete.Note: Spanned virtual disks such as RAID

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Automated Dell Hard Drive updates using Nautilus Firmware Update Utility-The procedure.

T-Blog Editor/ April 4, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesDell Nautilus Firmware Update Utility: Bootable media for automatic Hard Drive updates Using the Dell Nautilus Firmware Update Utility is probably one of the easiest and most flexible ways of updating your hard drive firmware. Below, you will find instructions on how to download and create a bootable CD/DVD, ISO or USB which will automatically update all your Dell branded

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How to identify Dell hard drive properties and update the firmware?

T-Blog Editor/ April 4, 2020/ How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesHere you should be able to update the firmware of Dell drives; irrespective of the manufacturer How to identify hard driver properties in OMSA? OpenManage Server Administrator can be used to determine the make and model of a physical disk. The firmware version is also visible on the line labeled “revision“. 1.Launch OMSA on your PowerEdge server and navigate the menu

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A Server that does not start (No Power, No POST, No Boot and No Video)-How to troubleshoot.

T-Blog Editor/ April 4, 2020/ Data Centre Servers, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutes1. Definitions When a server has an issue, it is important to check what stage your system has reached. This aids troubleshooting and to help identify the root cause of your issue. No Power definitionOnce the Power button is pressed, no Diagnostics LED’s will illuminate nor the Power button LED. The system has no signs of power to the system.

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