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How to implement nuclear energy for data centers

Sustainable and renewable energy sources are necessary for data centers to meet emissions requirements by 2030. Nuclear power is a unique option for clean energy to run data centers.

By Jacob Roundy • Aug. 5, 2024

Intel’s weak position in AI chip market leads to mass layoff

Intel's failure to profit from the red-hot AI market is behind plans to cut 15,000 jobs. The workforce reduction is part of a $10 billion cut in capital expenses in 2025.

By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 2, 2024

What is a kernel?

A kernel is the essential foundation of a computer's operating system (OS). It's the core that provides basic services for all other parts of the OS.

By Stephen Bigelow, Jessica Lulka, Alexander Gillis • Aug. 1, 2024

What is green computing?

Green computing, also known as sustainable computing, is the use of computers and other computing devices and equipment in energy-efficient and eco-friendly ways.

By Paul Kirvan • July 31, 2024

What is VMware Certified Professional (VCP)?

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) is a certification level designed to demonstrate technical competency with VMware vSphere and related technologies.

By Robert Sheldon, Marissa Comeau • July 30, 2024

What is VMware vSphere?

VMware vSphere is a virtualization platform that includes a suite of products for deploying and managing virtual environments.

By Robert Sheldon , Brien Posey • July 30, 2024

What is high availability (HA)? Definition and guide

High availability (HA) is the ability of a system to operate continuously for a designated period of time even if components within the system fail.

By Ben Lutkevich, Robert Sheldon, Alexander Gillis • July 29, 2024

What is VMware vCenter Server?

VMware vCenter Server is a centralized management platform for configuring, controlling and monitoring VMware vSphere virtual environments.

By Robert Sheldon, Marissa Comeau • July 29, 2024

What is a software-defined data center (SDDC)?

A software-defined data center (SDDC) is a server management concept in which all infrastructure elements -- networking, storage and compute -- are virtualized and delivered as a service.

By Garry Kranz, Gavin Wright • July 26, 2024

What is a drone (UAV)?

A drone is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as 'unmanned aerial vehicles' (UAVs) or 'unmanned aircraft systems.'

By Alan Earls, Ben Lutkevich, Alexander Gillis • July 26, 2024

Platform engineering best practices for data centers

Platform engineering is an emerging discipline that optimizes DevOps workflows with internal developer platforms. It enhances efficiency through automation and standardized tools.

By Kerry Doyle • July 23, 2024

What is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS)?

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that allows a computer to keep running for at least a short time when incoming power is interrupted.

By Robert McFarlane, Alexander Gillis • July 22, 2024

What is a headless server?

A headless server is a computer without a local interface to interact with. Headless means that it does not have a monitor or other peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse.

By Gavin Wright, Ivy Wigmore • July 18, 2024

What is RPM Package Manager?

RPM Package Manager (RPM), originally called the Red Hat Package Manager, is an open source program for installing, uninstalling and managing software packages in Linux.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 17, 2024

supervisor call (SVC)

In computers, especially IBM mainframes, a supervisor call (SVC) instruction is a processor instruction that directs the processor to pass control of the computer to the operating system's supervisor program.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 16, 2024

white box server

A white box server is a data center computer that is not manufactured by a well-known name-brand vendor.

By Stephen Bigelow • July 16, 2024

Vblock (VCE Vblock)

Vblock (VCE Vblock) is a family of converged infrastructure (CI) systems from Dell EMC that integrate advanced compute, network and storage technologies from three industry leaders: VMware, Cisco and Dell EMC.

By Rahul Awati • July 15, 2024

What is an automatic transfer switch?

An automatic transfer switch (ATS) is a device that automatically transfers a power supply from its primary source to a backup source when it senses a failure or outage in the primary source.

By Rahul Awati, Tim Culverhouse • July 12, 2024

Understand the uses of blockchain in data centers

Blockchain is most famous for its cryptocurrency applications, but data centers can employ it for a variety of business-related reasons -- including increased security.

By Jacob Roundy • July 11, 2024

JetCool CEO on liquid cooling and the modern data center

In this Q&A, JetCool's CEO talks about the growing interest in liquid cooling and how it's being used to divert heat away from compute so that bigger workloads can run consistently.

By Adam Armstrong • July 10, 2024

scalability

In information technology, scalability (frequently spelled 'scaleability') has two uses: for a computer application to function with change in size and volume, and to take advantage of a rescale.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 10, 2024

field-replaceable unit (FRU)

In electronic hardware, particularly computer systems, a field-replaceable unit (FRU) is a circuit board or part that can be easily removed and replaced by the user or technician without having to send the product or system to a repair facility.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 10, 2024

hardware clustering

Hardware clustering, sometimes called OS clustering, is a hardware-based method of turning multiple servers into a cluster -- a group of servers that acts like a single system.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 10, 2024

twisted pair

Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and business computers to a telephone company.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 9, 2024

boot loader (boot manager)

A boot loader (boot manager) is a small program that places the operating system (OS) of a computer into memory.

By TechTarget Contributor • July 9, 2024