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Research advances data center liquid cooling tech

You might want to investigate alternatives to water and fans to keep your data center cool. Still, there are costs and environmental concerns facing researchers and IT administrators.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Oct. 25, 2018

Is hyper-convergence infrastructure becoming stratified?

As more options for converged or hyper-converged IT types come to market, organizations may find themselves siloed into an option by size.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 24, 2018

Mitigate data center storage capacity miscalculations

You can use cloud storage and deduplication to expand storage capacity, prevent application failure and maintain data center performance.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 24, 2018

Secondary storage structure is based on workload needs

Using secondary storage can improve the performance of mission-critical applications, but deciding what data is secondary in importance isn't as easy as it seems.

By Scott Lowe • Oct. 23, 2018

Pivot3 HCI: 7 things you should know

Where did Pivot3 first target its hyper-converged storage systems, and where is it focused today? Find out answers to these and other frequently asked questions.

By Rodney Brown • Oct. 19, 2018

A look at fundamental Linux sed commands

The Linux stream editor is a useful way to run scripts in the data center. With these command examples, you can start to build your familiarity with sed.

By Stuart Burns • Oct. 16, 2018

What are some useful remote server management tools?

Choosing software for remote server monitoring and maintenance depends on organizational and administrative needs. Here are a few programs to include in your search.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 12, 2018

Minimize downtime during a data center upgrade

End users don't want their productivity interrupted by IT maintenance. With the right technology, testing and planning, you can reduce or eliminate downtime in the data center.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 11, 2018

Navigate data center management software selection

Software evaluation can be a lengthy process, especially with both open source and commercial options. Functionality and support can help you form a short list of possibilities.

By Clive Longbottom • Oct. 8, 2018

What do I need to know about remote server management?

The ability to manage servers requires evaluating WAN connection options, available repair staff and software capabilities. This tip offers insight into how it all comes together.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 4, 2018

Top 7 system administrator interview questions and answers

To land any IT job, you need to master the interview. Here are seven questions to expect in your next sysadmin interview and how to ace the answers.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 28, 2018

X-IO Axellio hitches HCI star to Microsoft, NVMe

X-IO side steps VMware, enters hyper-competitive hyper-converged market with dense NVMe blades packed with Microsoft virtualization and storage software.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 26, 2018

Hitachi Vantara storage takes turn to NVMe, cloud

Hitachi Vantara updates its products and prepares to lay out a strategy for using its storage for IoT and distributed data management amid the multi-cloud movement.

By Garry Kranz • Sept. 26, 2018

Dell EMC VxRail powers Mercy Ships’ floating hospital DCs

Dell EMC hyper-converged appliances float the Mercy Ships IT team's boat. VxRail helps the medical charity consolidate IT technology in its floating hospitals and headquarters.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 25, 2018

7 hyper-converged secondary storage questions answered

Combining HCI and the use cases of secondary storage, such as data recovery and archiving, was a challenge, but a few companies took up that task and launched a new market.

By Rodney Brown • Sept. 25, 2018

Access vCenter MOB and enable advanced troubleshooting

The vCenter mobile object browser provides a vast amount of information. Follow these steps to make it navigable and useful for some of the most difficult troubleshooting cases.

By Stuart Burns • Sept. 24, 2018

Nvidia partnership bolsters VMware live migration capabilities

As part of vSphere 6.7.1, admins can now live migrate virtualized workloads supported by vGPUs. The Nvidia and VMware partnership improves high-capacity management capabilities.

By Zeus Kerravala • Sept. 20, 2018

Can I use server automation for remote management?

Depending on your server management workflow, you might want to consider automation and orchestration. Before going forward, you should figure out what scripts are necessary.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 18, 2018

Avoid these VMware host profile mistakes

VMware host profiles make it easy to deploy new hosts -- but it's also easy to make mistakes. Before you create a host profile, check this list of common errors.

By Brien Posey • Sept. 17, 2018

How can I secure my remote server management tools?

If you monitor a lot of servers, it's important to make sure the tools you use to remotely manage them are secure. Encryption and password best practices can help.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 17, 2018

GPU-buffed servers advance Cisco’s AI agenda

Cisco's latest UCS servers with Nvidia's GPUs aim to help larger IT shops more quickly run AI and machine learning workloads -- and help Cisco keep pace with Dell and HPE.

By Ed Scannell • Sept. 14, 2018

Discovery functions, FIPS compliance increase DCIM security

Data center infrastructure management is one way to track security patches and unauthorized hardware access. There are a few features you can use to increase security.

By Robert McFarlane • Sept. 14, 2018

Data center admins gain the benefits of microservices

Microservices bring perks to data center infrastructures, especially when it comes to long-term maintenance. But admins need to properly evaluate it before implementation.

By Jessica Lulka • Sept. 13, 2018

Examples of hypervisors and how they’re supported in HCI products

Hypervisor support in hyper-converged infrastructure has evolved over time. Find out how as we assess the past and current place of individual hypervisors in these architectures.

By Scott Lowe • Sept. 6, 2018

Definition of hyper-converged infrastructure evolves, as do products

Defining hyper-convergence can be a challenge. Focus instead on learning about hyper-converged infrastructure product options and how they fit your data center and cloud plans.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 6, 2018