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How do I size a UPS unit?

Your data center UPS sizing needs are dependent on a variety of factors. Develop configurations and determine the estimated UPS capacity that will meet your current and future needs.

By Robert McFarlane • May 23, 2019

How to enhance FTP server security

If you still use FTP servers in your organization, use IP address whitelists, login restrictions and data encryption -- and just a few command prompts -- to keep them secure.

By Stuart Burns • May 23, 2019

VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)

VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) is a utility that balances computing workloads with available resources in a virtualized environment. The utility is part of a virtualization suite called VMware Infrastructure 3.

By TechTarget Contributor • May 22, 2019

3 ways to approach cloud bursting

With different cloud bursting techniques and tools from Amazon, Zerto, VMware and Oracle, admins can bolster cloud connections and efficiently move data in and out of on-prem facilities.

By Stephen Bigelow • May 22, 2019

Exascale computing, now at $2.8B, described as critical to U.S.

The race to build exascale supercomputers is a project of big governments -- China, Japan, the European Union and the U.S. Initial systems are planned in the 2020 to 2021 time frame.

By Patrick Thibodeau • May 20, 2019

HPE-Cray deal brings supercomputers to enterprises for AI

HPE's $1.3 billion deal to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray Inc. should better position the company in the HPC market among IT shops looking for added muscle to run AI workloads.

By Ed Scannell, Patrick Thibodeau and Chris Kanaracus • May 17, 2019

IBM mainframe pricing overhaul inspired by cloud model

IBM's new Tailored Fit Pricing model gives enterprises more flexibility in the types of workloads they run on the z/OS platform.

By Ed Scannell • May 17, 2019

virtual machine replication

Virtual machine replication is a process used by information technology (IT) professionals to create backup versions of virtual machines (VMs) The backup can be kept and used to restore the machine in the event that its data is corrupted or lost.

By Laura Fitzgibbons • May 17, 2019

Red Hat CTO: Scalability, usability key RHEL 8 components

Linux software is expanding its use cases for data center and cloud options. Red Hat CTO Chris Wright details how the company is helping improve IT management and visibility.

By Jessica Lulka • May 15, 2019

With atoms and lasers, IonQ makes a quantum computing leap

Startup IonQ is taking a decidedly sci-fi approach to quantum computing, using atoms to store information, along with sophisticated lasers to retrieve and process that data.

By Ed Scannell • May 15, 2019

3 hyper-converged cloud infrastructure benefits

A hyper-converged cloud enables IT managers to overcome the challenges of managing compute, storage and network resources as separate tiers and move to the cloud in stages.

By Robert Sheldon • May 14, 2019

Solarflare Cloud Onload aims to improve server efficiency

Solarflare Cloud Onload, a new application acceleration platform, was designed to improve data center efficiency and remove waste from today's cloud infrastructure investments.

By Tanner Harding • May 9, 2019

Nutanix fights VMware with AHV hypervisor, cloud support

In the battle for HCI supremacy, Nutanix has hyper-converged history and now AHV, while VMware has virtualization dominance and a boost from its parent Dell's server hardware.

By Dave Raffo • May 9, 2019

Hyper-converged infrastructure benefits by reducing IT complexity

Businesses turn to hyper-convergence to reduce data center complexity so IT can more directly support business goals and capitalize on the value of data.

By Scott Sinclair • May 9, 2019

Enterprise adoption of hyper-converged storage gains traction

Hyper-convergence may be on the upswing, but concerns about vendor lock-in, integration and the independent scaling of resources, including storage, limit its appeal for some.

By James Alan Miller • May 8, 2019

With Nutanix Mine, HCI vet adds converged secondary storage

Nutanix prepares to launch its Mine converged secondary storage appliances as it expands beyond primary storage with an architecture that Cohesity and Rubrik have adopted.

By Dave Raffo • May 8, 2019

Hyper-converged technology ready for next step, multi-cloud

The height of the next hyper-converged infrastructure wave will revolve more around finding the right use cases rather than the right technology and architecture.

By Dave Raffo • May 8, 2019

RHEL 8 launches with AI, container and hybrid cloud focus

Red Hat rolled out its long-awaited Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, designed to work across corporate data centers and multiple clouds and anchor its container and AI strategies.

By Ed Scannell • May 7, 2019

What are the limitations of free ESXi?

VMware's ESXi hypervisor is free to license and use, but its capabilities are limited without vSphere. You get what you pay for.

By Stuart Burns • May 6, 2019

Build up your SDDC security with 3 components

If you want to build a foundation for secure operations in your SDDC, software patches, account privileges and encryption should all be part of your security framework.

By Brien Posey • May 6, 2019

Guarantee HCI software compatibility with cloud apps

IT execs must evaluate an organization's current on-prem and cloud setup before selecting a hyper-converged offering to avoid security holes, disjointed workflows and poor user experience.

By Robert Sheldon • May 2, 2019

5 vCenter features you should know about

VMware vCenter is the pre-eminent vSphere management tool. Get to know some of vCenter's lesser-known features to make this tool even more effective in your data center.

By Stephen Bigelow • May 1, 2019

New NEC hyper-converged infrastructure appliance targets SMBs

NEC partners with Scale Computing to launch its first hyper-converged infrastructure appliance tailored to SMBs and remote offices in the U.S. and Europe.

By Carol Sliwa • April 30, 2019

Dell EMC VxRail at heart of vendor’s cloud strategy

Dell EMC wants to turn its hyper-converged infrastructure market-leading VxRail appliance into the leading hybrid cloud building block with the help of VMware Cloud Foundation.

By Dave Raffo • April 30, 2019

Micro data centers build edge computing opportunities

Organizations can use micro data center deployments to increase on-site data processing. Admins can get their setups right with options from Dell and HPE.

By Alastair Cooke • April 30, 2019