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computer room air handler (CRAH)

A computer room air handler (CRAH) is a device used frequently in data centers to deal with the heat produced by equipment.

By Paul Kirvan • Feb. 17, 2022

Intel expands chip-making capacity with Tower acquisition

Intel continues its aggressive push in the processor market by purchasing Tower Semiconductor, which makes chips for a variety of consumer and industrial products.

By Ed Scannell • Feb. 16, 2022

Nutanix streamlines its HCI, cloud portfolio for ease of use

Nutanix has slimmed down its portfolio by repackaging its HCI and cloud platforms to include support for VMs and containers in private data centers and public clouds.

By Ed Scannell • Feb. 15, 2022

The top hyper-converged systems and composable infrastructure of 2021

These Products of the Year winners offer the flexibility and scalability that make hyper-converged systems an excellent choice for companies of any size.

By Rich Castagna • Feb. 15, 2022

IBM Z as a service brings mainframes closer to hybrid clouds

Responding to demands to modernize mainframe environments, IBM delivered its Z as a service and a new software stack that brings mainframes and hybrid clouds closer together.

By Ed Scannell • Feb. 14, 2022

How can data centers support a remote workplace?

Remote work presents a variety of challenges to businesses. Here's what an organization can do to provide adequate resources for its at-home workers and admins.

By Allyson Larcom • Feb. 10, 2022

Unix

Unix -- trademarked as UNIX -- is a multiuser, multitasking operating system (OS) designed for flexibility and adaptability.

By Erica Mixon, Robert Sheldon • Feb. 9, 2022

Debian

Debian is a popular and freely available computer operating system (OS) that uses a Unix-like kernel -- typically Linux -- alongside other program components, many of which come from GNU Project.

By Robert Sheldon • Feb. 7, 2022

Categories of twisted-pair cabling systems

A twisted-pair cabling system is a cable consisting of one or several pairs of copper wires.

By Rahul Awati, Carrie Higbie • Feb. 7, 2022

What to know about data center fire protection

Protect your data center from potential fire hazards through proper mitigation, detection and suppression. Then, create a plan for recovery in the event of a fire.

By Robert McFarlane • Feb. 3, 2022

RAIN (redundant/reliable array of inexpensive/independent nodes)

A reliable array of independent nodes (RAIN) is a heterogeneous cluster of compute and storage nodes connected in a fault-tolerant network topology that incorporates multiple interfaces and redundant hardware.

By Robert Sheldon • Feb. 1, 2022

SUSE

SUSE (pronounced soo-sah) is a multinational company that offers enterprise-grade open source products based on Linux technologies.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 28, 2022

water cooling

Water cooling, also called liquid cooling, is a method used to lower the temperature of computer processor units (CPUs), and sometimes graphics processor units (GPUs).

By Gavin Wright • Jan. 28, 2022

An intro to using vRA Custom Resources

VRealize Automation offers Custom Resources to enable a vRA user to create a variety of user objects to simplify management of those users.

By Rob Bastiaansen • Jan. 27, 2022

Create data center electrical safety guidelines

Compose a comprehensive electrical safety strategy and keep your data center staff safe from electrical hazards. Learn what best practices and standards you should consider.

By Julia Borgini • Jan. 27, 2022

How to choose the right DCIM tool for better configuration

DCIM tools can ensure your data center runs efficiently by keeping track of hardware, software and the physical environment. Here's what you should consider before choosing one.

By Robert McFarlane • Jan. 26, 2022

Protect your data center from ransomware attacks

Consider how best to protect your data center from ransomware attackers: Keep safe, air-gapped backups; consolidate your infrastructure and prioritize critical assets.

By Alan Earls • Jan. 26, 2022

Nvidia Arm deal another step closer to -- death?

Negotiations of the long-awaited Nvidia acquisition of Arm Ltd. have come to a halt with rumors of Nvidia telling partners they can't come to agreement on a deal.

By Ed Scannell • Jan. 25, 2022

Evaluate GPU vs. CPU for data analytics tasks

As data analytics becomes more commonplace, you might wonder what processor best suits such complex tasks. The CPU and GPU specialize in different tasks but excel together.

By Alan Earls • Jan. 25, 2022

IBM hybrid cloud strategy driving revenue growth

IBM revenue for its hybrid cloud business showed little indication of slowing down, with the company reporting sales of $6.2 billion for the fourth quarter and $20 billion for 2021.

By Ed Scannell • Jan. 25, 2022

abend (abnormal end)

An abend (abnormal end) is an unexpected or abnormal termination of an application or operating system that results from a problem with the software.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 20, 2022

capacity on demand (COD)

Capacity on demand (COD) is a purchasing option that allows companies to receive equipment with more computer processing, storage or other capacity than the company needs at the time of purchase, and have that extra capacity remain unused and unpaid for until the company actually requires it.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 19, 2022

Hidden colocation cost drivers to look out for in 2022

These unexpected charges and fees can balloon colocation costs for enterprise IT organizations.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 19, 2022

Hybrid cloud strategy blends public, private cloud benefits

When opting for a hybrid cloud infrastructure during digital transformation, migrating applications and workloads to the cloud doesn't necessarily dictate vacating the premises.

By Ron Karjian, Brien Posey • Jan. 18, 2022

What to consider when selecting an IaaS provider

A good IaaS should act like a partner, tailored to your infrastructure. Keep these criteria in mind when selecting a provider for your organization's IaaS.

By Hannah Coney • Jan. 13, 2022