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Mad about microsegmentation
The tech industry seems fixated breaking things apart into ever-smaller units for greater levels of "granularity." Traditional standalone applications are maligned as "monoliths" that must be broken apart in to their component pieces, or "... Continue Reading
How to blend on-premises IT with the cloud
Most businesses have existing on-premises technologies up and running, and they aren't in a rush to move entirely to the cloud. This means data center teams are increasingly asked to manage IT resources that are located partly on premises and ... Continue Reading
Windows workloads leap to cloud
Regardless of hype, there are quite a few areas where cloud remains very much a work in progress. Take cloud bursting. This has long been IT's holy grail for cloud -- the ability to seamlessly expand capacity constrained workloads to outside of your... Continue Reading
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Use GitHub for open source data center automation ideas
GitHub, a bastion of software developers, also offers automation scripts and open source collaboration for data center administrators. Continue Reading
Server patch management for multi-OS data centers
If you have a multi-OS data center, you know the struggle that is server patch management. Don't fret, the right combination of tools and human intuition can alleviate the pain. Continue Reading
Container technology's role in storage
Containers are somewhat limited in scope and scale so the next logical step for the technology is dealing with storage.Continue Reading
Three steps to avoid server NIC teaming problems
NIC teaming can help reduce resource contention and improve VM performance, but don't fall victim to common mistakes when setting it up.Continue Reading
How CPU and memory affect application performance
Application performance will change depending on if you want more cores, better clock speed or what you choose for memory.Continue Reading
Lift and shift vs. re-platforming cloud apps
When evaluating a new technology, some people like to go all in, with gusto, and adopt it hook line and sinker. Then there are folks whose MO is to take baby steps: Dip a toe in the water and do a lengthy proof of concept. What's right for any given...Continue Reading
Container technology thrives for IT
Just when you thought you had driven the last nail in the coffin of old-school IT, you find out it's back -- albeit with a twist.
Remember operating system-level virtualization? This method of server virtualization is back with a vengeance ...Continue Reading-
How to integrate IT infrastructure monitoring tools
When done successfully, performance monitoring tool integrations enhance administrative insight and productivity across a busy data center.Continue Reading
Two ways to manage different server operating systems
Several tools and techniques let data center systems administrators work with multiple server OSes on one host system, and manage it effectively.Continue Reading
Big data workloads live on-premises
Seven years after its birth, the frenzy around cloud is beginning to subside. IT organizations have embraced public cloud for some workloads, and built private clouds for others.
IT is having productive discussions about which applications to ...Continue Reading
The new face of scale-out storage
There are plenty of new approaches to address ever-growing data needs, including scale-out vs. scale-up designs, the shift from hierarchical file systems to object storage, and the Hadoop Distributed File System. Pretty soon there will be absolutely...Continue Reading
Hybrid cloud command and control
Expectations set by the public cloud around self-service and speed of deployment are beginning to creep into the enterprise. In the early days of cloud, developers were so wowed -- and the controls around accessing it were so loose -- that many ...Continue Reading
Know your data center monitoring system
You can't depend on a building system to run the data center. Implement a BMS and a DCIM tool to monitor and predict system changes, tighten security and more.Continue Reading
How to implement a solid DevOps team structure
DevOps collaboration can wipe development and operations teams of hostility and negativity. Dashboards and tiger teams turn wartime to peacetime.Continue Reading
How to adopt a successful DevOps enterprise
No two DevOps shops are alike, but there are common threads that run throughout. So what does it take for an IT shop to successfully implement the DevOps culture?Continue Reading
What do you need to roll out application containerization?
Containers have a significant following these days, thanks to Docker. Find out how containers can help and what you need to get started.Continue Reading
How to write server documentation
A data center should be prepared for the worst, but try to avoid that at all costs. Appropriate system documentation helps avoid critical errors.Continue Reading
Database performance tuning: Five ways for IT to save the day
IT teams can play heroes when database performance issues disrupt applications. Try these five tips for performance tuning before there's a problem.Continue Reading
How to build an enterprise private cloud that looks better than AWS
Clouds that enterprises build rarely stack up to AWS and its ilk in a public cloud. Follow these steps if you want a viable private cloud for users.Continue Reading
IT asset management best practices for any data center
Choosing a data center asset management tool depends on how the infrastructure functions, the mix of hardware and software in action and more factors.Continue Reading
Scale up vs. scale out: Debate evolves over how to upgrade data centers
Pick sides on whether to scale up vs. scale out servers. It will establish what method to enhance server performance makes sense for your data center.Continue Reading
A look inside the DevOps movement
DevOps is a culture, not a job or procedure for an IT team. That said, there are DevOps tools and organizational strategies to help you get there.Continue Reading
Five tips for selecting system management tools
Too much granularity? Not enough? Need alerts? Maybe not. There are five considerations for systems management tools -- and cost isn't one of them.Continue Reading
Tips and tricks to improve memory paging on servers
Memory paging helps virtual machines share a server's memory resources nicely, but can throttle performance. A few simple tricks will optimize paging.Continue Reading
How and when to enable hardware-based TPM security on servers
Most servers include a Trusted Platform Module, but you only want to turn it on and manage TPM when the server handles high-value encrypted workloads.Continue Reading
How KVM over IP makes remote systems management easier
Remote systems management using KVM over IP is helping businesses avoid the costs associated with travel while improving support response times.Continue Reading
Tips for improving Active Directory performance on servers
Striking the right balance of memory and disk performance can help optimize Active Directory performance.Continue Reading
Tips for improving server reliability and available memory
New memory modules and system capabilities can increase available memory and reliability on mission-critical servers.Continue Reading
Common causes of a failed Hyper-V live migration
Hyper-V live migration helps admins maintain infrastructures. But a few common configuration snafus can cause failures. Do you know what to look for?Continue Reading
Managing and monitoring server log data
See how proactive system administrators help themselves avoid a security breach by putting an effective log management policy in place.Continue Reading
Five questions on systems management
As reliance on systems management tools increases, administrators face varied challenges in deployment, skill sets, infrastructure support and other issues.Continue Reading
The challenges of change and configuration management
Due diligence, business alignment and proper deployment are key to mastering change and configuration management tools.Continue Reading
Application performance tips: Workload optimization and software pathing
IT pros looking to maximize application performance should look beyond basic software, tuning to products from vendors pathing software and hardware.Continue Reading
Using OpenNMS and SNMP for open source systems management
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can allow a deeper look into system information gathered from OpenNMS. This tip walks through network monitoring with OpenNMS and SNMP.Continue Reading
Improve benchmark performance with simple optimizations
While benchmarking is great for measuring system performance, benchmarking tools themselves are applications capable of overtaxing the CPU. However, simple optimizations can ensure benchmark performance by preventing these tools from overwhelming ...Continue Reading
Selecting benchmarking tools for specific needs
Narrowing down the best benchmarking tool requires testing and a careful evaluation of needs, including system compatibility, level of technical depth and scalability.Continue Reading
Improve application performance with multithreaded applications
Multi-core CPUs fuel a server's operating system performance and virtualization technologies. Can multithreaded applications and multi-core CPUs fuel application performance as well?Continue Reading
Using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 5.2 for systems management and monitoring
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co.'s Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 5.2 offers systems management and monitoring for HP servers or WMI-, SNMP- or WBEM-enabled systems. SIM works with HP's Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) management modules to detect hardware ...Continue Reading
Automating server management and IT processes
Server automation can free up data center resources to focus on higher-value activities. This tip provides some suggestions for getting started by automating low level IT processes.Continue Reading
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covers the latest cloud-native application design trends and the evolving platforms on which they run. We provide IT operations professionals and software development teams with the information they need to build and support new business ...Continue Reading