0801, 2021

Address these storage issues to help find bottlenecks

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Improving server management with virtualization, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDrive configuration, server connection and storage backplanes are all things that can affect application latency. Start with these items when looking for storage bottlenecks. By Brian Kirsch Storage is typically one of the biggest performance bottlenecks in a virtual infrastructure, simply because of the latency inherent to spinning hard disks. While storage area networks and RAID technology have reduced that

0801, 2021

Identify bottlenecks and resolve VM performance problems

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Improving server management with virtualization, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Timeless Tips, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSome of the infrastructure components behind slow performance include CPU, memory and networking. These tips will help you find and eliminate those bottlenecks. By Brian Kirsch When it comes to bottlenecks, the big four that always come to mind are CPU, memory, network and storage. Since these are typically the infrastructure pieces that make up a virtual environment, it stands

0201, 2021

Top data center server sizing strategies for VMs

Staff Writer/ January 2, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Disaster recovery, failover and high availability for virtual servers, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesHow many VMs can you put on a server? That depends on whether your hardware and virtual environment are well-matched. This tip offers four criteria to select the right servers. By Alexander S. Gillis IT administrators frequently ask how many VMs can fit on a host server when deciding which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. Admins must consider the current

0201, 2021

Mini PCs for business offer improved performance, reduced costs

Staff Writer/ January 2, 2021/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Solid-state storage, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMini PCs are a low-cost hardware alternative to servers that enable organizations to maintain maximum data center features and capabilities in remote office locations. By Brian Kirsch Maintaining the features and capabilities of a traditional data center in a remote office can be difficult. A mini PC for business can provide the performance, security and flexibility that end users require,

2412, 2020

Major types of server hardware and their pros and cons

T-Blog Editor/ December 24, 2020/ Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesServers protect data, centralize resources and enable remote worker productivity, but buyers must understand which server types works best for their data center. By Robert Sheldon Servers host applications, manage files, process emails, stream media and perform analytics. Any organization can benefit from the power and versatility that servers provide, but it can be difficult to know which types of server

3011, 2020

Transform your infrastructure to support parallel processing

T-Blog Editor/ November 30, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server Hardware, Server hardware and virtualization, Server hardware strategy

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesQuick, real-time data analysis is a boost to any organization’s operations. With the right hardware and software, you can support parallelization in your data center. By Jacob Roundy Parallel processing capabilities are highly sought after, and admins can apply the technology across many industry sectors. With a data center designed to handle this workload type, companies can derive insights from

1310, 2020

Benefits of virtualization highlighted in top 10 stories of 2019

T-Blog Editor/ October 13, 2020/ Capacity planning for virtualization, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server hardware and virtualization, Timeless Tips, Virtualization

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesBased on our top 10 most-read stories of 2019, IT pros sought to learn the benefits of virtualization, as well as the drawbacks, as the technology gained ground. By Mike Gleason When an organization decides to pursue a virtual desktop solution, a host of questions awaits it. Our most popular virtual desktop articles this year highlight that fact and show

2409, 2020

Best practices for sizing a server

T-Blog Editor/ September 24, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Server hardware and virtualization, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesServing sizing requires a number of comparisons, especially between having a few large servers or many popcorn servers. Compare use cases to find what fits. By Jim O’Reilly Sizing a server for virtualized clusters requires a choice between using a few large, powerful servers or many small, inexpensive ones. Administrators must compare the advantages of each setup in the context