Data Center Management Reports

EZINE: This month's Modern Infrastructure e-zine examines how two abstraction technologies are being used together and how some open source innovators are even latching onto this best-of-both-worlds idea in an effort to better merge containers and VMs.

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 | Published: 18 Oct 2016

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide we walk you through the best way to organize and present your data, and explain how you can access large amounts of information rapidly. You'll learn how to create a collaborative data governance program, implement data visualization techniques, avoid inconsistent analysis by removing the need for data sampling, and more.

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 | Published: 29 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: A positive outlook, a plan for new projects, and a well-rounded set of data center skills, that's what data center professionals need to ensure better data center performance and efficiency. This e-guide details six steps to develop better data center skills.

Posted: 22 Sep 2016 | Published: 21 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: This expert eGuide predicts upcoming data center changes as well as which trends to pay close attention to and how they can benefit your enterprise. Also, gain insight on some of the challenges that these new trends can present, and ways to overcome them.

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 | Published: 20 Sep 2016

EZINE: The stand-alone server market finds itself overmatched by a variety of converged systems that might just be more equipped to handle today's infrastructure. This Modern Infrastructure e-zine details the impact of converged systems on the server market and explores motivation behind a multicloud strategy, basics of immutable infrastructure, and more.

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 | Published: 20 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: This expert eGuide, will walk you through the process of choosing the right colocation provider by focusing on your data center needs, available services as well as the different types of colocation offerings.

Posted: 19 Sep 2016 | Published: 09 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: Jon Toigo, chairman of the Data Management Institute, explores the architecture of software-defined storage solutions (SDS) in this expert guide. Discover how your data and storage management strategies can benefit from an SDS implementation.

Posted: 15 Sep 2016 | Published: 13 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: This expert eGuide breaks down what creates high density in your data center, as well as ways to communicate effectively about the space, power and cooling that important workloads require. Also, indulge in four recommended guidelines for analyzing infrastructure capacity problems to help develop a realistic defendable estimate of future needs.

Posted: 13 Sep 2016 | Published: 09 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: It is nearly impossible to create the perfect disaster recovery plan, one that will work in every situation and meet all your recovery objectives. Storage expert George Crump discusses the role distance plays in the DR planning process and how backup software products are evolving to include DR functionality.

Posted: 13 Sep 2016 | Published: 09 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: Enterprise IT departments agree that cloud computing is the future of data centers but integrating a hybrid cloud environment comes with its own set of challenges. Use the checklist found in this guide to help you determine whether cloud migration is right for your organization and the best approach.

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 | Published: 31 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Scale-up storage has served us well for the last two decades. Now, scale-out is poised to take over. Despite the scale-up market's current strength, the move into hyperscale computing, and the thought of increasingly larger arrays is causing concern.

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 | Published: 25 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: From power distribution outlets to available network connectivity, server deployment can be an arduous process. Explore ten considerations that should be factored into every rack-and-stack server deployment checklist and learn the differences between converged infrastructures and disaggregated servers.

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 | Published: 25 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: This expert eGuide offers information on a rolling, two-year data center investment strategy that is flexible enough to accommodate the latest technology trends and customer buying behaviors

Posted: 26 Aug 2016 | Published: 25 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: This expert eGuide breaks down these 4 macro-factors, and consider the opportunities, risks, and the ways in which each affects the future of the data center including the end of traditional data center providers, new internal applications, the growth in infrastructure, and more.

Posted: 26 Aug 2016 | Published: 25 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: This expert guide compares flash-based storage and hard disk drives (HDD), highlighting 7 ways in which flash storage beats out HDD solutions for all workloads. Also discover a Q&A session about the all-flash storage market with Dave Wright, founder and CEO of SolidFire.

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 | Published: 22 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: This exclusive eGuide focuses on two of the major questions to consider when contemplating disaster recovery colocation. In order to make the right decision for your enterprise, IT professionals need to acknowledge all of the factors for evaluating potential colocation providers and locations.

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 | Published: 22 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: This expert guide highlights key virtual server housekeeping tips to ensure a cost-effective, agile, and successful IT operation. Learn how to successfully clean up your storage and CPU, utilize monitoring tools, address over allocation, and more.

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 | Published: 17 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: This expert guide discusses effective software tools, such as sever clusters and hypervisors, for mission-critical server reliability. Discover how you can boost the reliability and availability of your virtual servers with the right tools and policies that will address server faults before or as they occur.

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 | Published: 15 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Explore this e-guide to learn about common mistakes and issues overlooked when it comes to capacity planning. In addition, find out the best ways to approach capacity planning in your virtual environment.

Posted: 15 Aug 2016 | Published: 15 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Though monitoring and managing your virtual infrastructures can be challenging, the right tools and strategies can help you maintain control over your environment. Access this e-guide to gain key tips and best practices for monitoring applications, physical host servers, hypervisors and more.

Posted: 15 Aug 2016 | Published: 15 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Access this expert e-guide for an in-depth look at each of these strategies and determine which one is best for your business. Download now and learn how ITIL lifecycle management can benefit your consolidation strategy.

Posted: 15 Aug 2016 | Published: 15 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Machine learning examples are finally making their way to the home territory of computer science – the data center. Learn why data centers are an ideal environment for machine learning and explore examples of machine learning found in data centers.

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 | Published: 22 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: This exclusive eGuide addresses the role of this new concept, service level agreements (SLAs), some of the points of value it can offer your business, as well as number of helpful tips to keep in mind if you are deciding to implement the system.

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 | Published: 18 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: In the following e-guide, learn key business practices that will ensure your company is properly sorting through software licensing complexities. Read on to uncover exclusive insights on how to choose the correct software provider while also managing software costs.

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 | Published: 05 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: Is converging corporate infrastructure—to eliminate siloed servers, storage, data and processes—worth the risk of potential vendor lock-in? Discover how to yield maximum benefit from implementing converged infrastructure in your data center, as well as learn CI implementation best practices.

Posted: 23 Jun 2016 | Published: 21 Jun 2016