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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice // Backup power options for data centersImportance of backup generator power for data centers
Data center generators are rarely run; however, they must go through regular testing and maintenance to ensure they work when a power outage occurs to prevent server downtime.
By Robert McFarlane • March 5, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
Use Glances to monitor your data center systems
Glances is a real-time, Python-based performance monitor. Administrators with data centers that house multiple OSes should consider installing Glances.
By Damon Garn • March 1, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
Sustainability benefits of cloud computing data centers
Cloud computing data centers use large amounts of electricity, but a main sustainability benefit is the cloud's large scale and ability to store more data.
By Jacob Roundy • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
printed circuit board (PCB)
A printed circuit board (PCB) is a structure for assembling electronic components and their connections into a unified circuit that allows electrical current to pass between components.
By Robert Sheldon • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
context switch
A context switch is an operation that a computer's central processing unit (CPU) carries out when alternating between processes or threads while ensuring that the processes do not conflict.
By Robert Sheldon • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice // AI's role in the data center
6 machine learning applications for data center optimization
AI and machine learning have the potential to revolutionize data center operations. They can manage facilities more efficiently by optimizing power consumption and monitoring.
By Julia Borgini • Feb. 23, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
How to design and build a data center
Designing an efficient data center is no small feat. Review data center facility and infrastructure components as well as different standards and suggestions before you begin.
By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 21, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
workload
In computing, a workload is typically any program or application that runs on a computer.
By Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
An overview of containerized data centers and their benefits
The rise in digital information is causing a shortage in data center storage space. Containerized data centers can be for permanent or temporary use.
By Jacob Roundy • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice // Understanding configuration files in the data center
XML vs. YAML: Compare configuration file formats
Databases use data serialization languages, like XML and YAML, to transfer data between applications. XML and YAML have different strengths; admins should know how to use each correctly.
By Damon Garn • Feb. 8, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Astera Labs uses CXL to accelerate AI, expand memory
Astera Labs is using the CXL interface in its now longer Smart Cable Module to spread out energy consumption while enabling GPU clusters to meet growing AI demands.
By Adam Armstrong • Jan. 31, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
How to avoid malware on Linux systems
Malware attacks are devastating to companies, and there is no exception for Linux systems. Consider updating systems and assigning correct permissions.
By Jack Wallen • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
runlevel
A runlevel is an operating state on a Unix and Unix-based operating system that is preset on the Linux-based system.
By Rahul Awati, Sharon Zaharoff • Jan. 12, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Opinion // Omdia Analysts' Perspectives
How 2024 GenAI investment will transform data centers
Companies are quickly adopting generative AI, and with this, the focus has shifted toward hybrid cloud environments, which spans from data center services on and off premises.
By Scott Sinclair • Jan. 10, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is hyperconverged infrastructure? Guide to HCI
Hyperconverged infrastructure is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware.
By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 9, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS)
Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) is the adjustment of power and speed settings on a computing device's various processors, controller chips and peripheral devices to optimize resource allotment for tasks and maximize power saving when those resources are not needed.
By Rahul Awati • Jan. 5, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Where AI and quantum computing meet
Quantum computing may be years away from practical enterprise applications, but it's getting closer. We talked with IBM's quantum adoption leader to see where we're at right now.
By Don Fluckinger • Jan. 3, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
colocation (colo)
A colocation facility (colo) is a data center or telecommunications facility in which a business can rent space for servers, storage devices, and other computing and networking hardware.
By Paul Kirvan , Brien Posey • Jan. 3, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice // The future of AI hardware in the data center
A primer on AI chip design
Four common AI chips -- CPU, GPU, FPGA and ASIC -- are advancing with the current market for AI chip design. Read on to see what the future holds for AI chips.
By Jacob Roundy • Jan. 2, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
How to purchase the best server hardware for small businesses
Before buying a server, it's important to assess an SMB's needs. Review these seven steps outlining the factors an organization should consider before purchasing a server.
By Julia Borgini , Robert Sheldon • Jan. 2, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Lenovo’s new ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile offerings aimed at AI
Lenovo has added the latest generation of Intel CPUs to new ThinkSystem servers and ThinkAgile HCI appliances to better address enterprise AI needs.
By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 15, 2023 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
Improve efficiency with server energy consumption tools
Deciding what servers are most efficient for your infrastructure requires research. Hardware-level certifications and web-based tools can help you select the right option.
By Brien Posey • Dec. 13, 2023 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
Rack vs. blade server: What’s the difference?
Components in a physical data center are held in rack servers or blade servers. Learn the differences, what type of environment you need and which server uses work best.
By Stephen Bigelow • Dec. 12, 2023 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Dive into the history of server hardware
Server hardware has consistently evolved since the first web server in 1990. Here's a look at major advancements in management, virtualization and green initiatives.
By Jacob Roundy • Dec. 11, 2023 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
hyperconverged appliance (HCI appliance)
A hyperconverged appliance (HCI appliance) is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
By Kinza Yasar , Brien Posey • Dec. 8, 2023
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