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IBM acquisitions may be best path back to the top

With internal AI and cloud projects such as Watson failing to deliver much revenue, analysts think IBM needs to acquire, not build, its way back to sustainable growth.

By Ed Scannell • Jan. 7, 2020

How to use SnapCenter for VMware backups

NetApp storage appliances and VMware's vSphere platform provide widely used data center resources. Combine their capabilities by using NetApp's SnapCenter to back up vSphere.

By Dan Franciscus • Dec. 27, 2019

Use GRUB to fix Linux boot problems

GRUB is a handy tool to help admins solve any Linux booting issues. Reinstalling or manually implementing GRUB are two main approaches to getting your system back up and running.

By Sander van Vugt • Dec. 20, 2019

Guidelines to tackle multi-cloud and hybrid IT management

Managing infrastructure isn't just the on-premises data center anymore. Software selection, architecture configuration and governance are key components of any hybrid IT setup.

By Jessica Lulka • Dec. 18, 2019

How vSAN hyper-converged infrastructure software works

Delve into important aspects of VMware vSAN to help clarify its features and how it works to see if the hyper-converged infrastructure software is right for your organization.

By James Alan Miller • Dec. 18, 2019

What to consider before you deploy NSX

An SDN like VMware's NSX can provide your organization with agility, automation, microsegmentation and cloud capabilities. However, you must still think carefully before you adopt.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Dec. 17, 2019

Gartner analyst lists application migration strategy essentials

Application prioritization, risk assessment and cost evaluation are key migration strategy components for organizations looking to move workloads from on prem to the cloud or a colo facility.

By Jessica Lulka • Dec. 17, 2019

VMware NSX Intelligence boosts data center visibility, security

The new NSX Intelligence distributed analytics engine is part of VMware NSX-T 2.5. Learn how it gives networking teams deep visibility into virtualized and containerized workloads.

By Vladan Seget • Dec. 17, 2019

How is HCI market fragmentation affecting buyers, vendors?

An increasingly crowded market and the technological limitations of standard HCI have led to innovative new takes on hyper-convergence to the benefit of vendors and buyers alike.

By Brien Posey • Dec. 16, 2019

Pivot3, Scale Computing HCI appliances zoom in on AI, edge

Pivot3 Acuity automates data protection for self-healing node rebuilds. New Scale Computing HE150 HCI systems combine M.2 NVMe SSD, Scale networking software and Intel mini-PCs.

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 12, 2019

How pay-as-you-go hyper-converged hardware pricing works

With consumption-based pricing, vendors deploy an HCI on premises, while you pay a subscription fee. It promises to lower upfront costs and reduce headaches. But is it right for you?

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 11, 2019

Refresh your data center cooling lexicon

As the data center industry moves to improve energy efficiency, refresh your knowledge on the available cooling technology and methodologies.

By Jessica Lulka • Dec. 11, 2019

For VMware, DSC provides ESXi host and resource management

You can now use DSC to manage VMware vSphere and ESXi hosts. Install or upgrade the module with a cmdlet, and then manage resources such as High Availability clusters, DRS and vSS.

By Dan Franciscus • Dec. 10, 2019

Comparing Linux distributions: Red Hat vs. Ubuntu

Before selecting a Linux distribution, compare Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu when it comes to features, ease of use, licensing and documentation.

By Brien Posey • Dec. 10, 2019

Get eco-friendly with LEED data center certification

The U.S. Green Building Council helps companies make existing and new data centers eco-friendly. HVAC, lighting and monitoring technology help increase infrastructure efficiency.

By Julia Borgini • Dec. 9, 2019

What does HCI 2.0 mean for hyper-convergence?

Like composable infrastructure, next-gen hyper-convergence promises to ease procurement and management by, among other things, enabling users to add disparate IT resources independently.

By Brien Posey • Dec. 9, 2019

Top 4 open source automation tools for admins

Open source offerings are an easy way to bring automation into your organization. When selecting software, evaluate the user experience, main features offered and Linux support.

By Jack Wallen • Dec. 3, 2019

HCI storage adoption rises as array sales slip

Dell goes against the grain by increasing storage sales, but much of its gains came from hyper-converged and data protection products rather than traditional primary storage arrays.

By Dave Raffo • Dec. 3, 2019

U.S. facility may have best data center PUE

The data center energy efficiency metric, power usage effectiveness, or PUE, is not improving. But one supercomputer data center is showing that big improvements are possible.

By Patrick Thibodeau • Nov. 27, 2019

5 reasons why hyper-converged infrastructure could be right for you

The reasons for going hyper-converged vary. Often, however, organizations deploy HCI technology to effectively address one or more of the five issues outlined in this article.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 26, 2019

Increase efficiency with data center temperature monitoring

Data centers must track multiple temperature components. Organizations can use ASHRAE standards and on-premises hardware for easier monitoring.

By Robert McFarlane • Nov. 26, 2019

Develop a 7-step server maintenance checklist

For effective server maintenance, admins must perform proactive hardware and software checks. Any list must include dusting, log review and software patch tests.

By Stephen Bigelow • Nov. 25, 2019

Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct simplifies converged, HCI storage

Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server packages several different Microsoft technologies to lower TCO and simplify storage in converged and hyper-converged deployments.

By Robert Sheldon • Nov. 25, 2019

HPE gets trove of U.S. sensor data to aid exascale computing

HPE will be working with the National Renewable Energy Lab to develop AIOps aimed at improving exascale computing efficiency. The lab has a trove of data that may help.

By Patrick Thibodeau • Nov. 21, 2019

An overview of VMware snapshots and how to manage them

In a VMware environment, you can use a snapshot to save a short-term image of a VM prior to patches or upgrades. However, too many snapshots can cause performance issues.

By Allyson Larcom • Nov. 20, 2019