Data Centers Reports

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we take a look at some of the outside influences that could potentially impact on datacentre power and management costs in the years to come, while also taking a closer look at some of the latest thinking and best practices around datacentre energy efficiency and cooling today.

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 | Published: 03 Jul 2020

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we'll take a close look at how the European colocation market is performing as a whole, as well as looking ahead to some of the challenges the sector's biggest players face when it comes to ensuring the growth they have enjoyed in recent years continues despite the instability caused by political, environmental and economic events.

Posted: 23 Apr 2020 | Published: 23 Apr 2020

WHITE PAPER: One of the most promising paths to virtualization continues to be a software-defined data center (SDDC). A SDDC gives your organization access to the benefits of the private cloud while also delivering a unified configuration of applications, resources, and infrastructure. Read OVHcloud’s white paper to better understand the basics of the SDDC now.

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 | Published: 18 Dec 2019

EGUIDE: T-Systems, the IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom, claims to have completed the world's largest datacentre rationalisation project, which has seen the number of facilities it operates drop from 89 to 13.

Posted: 16 Dec 2019 | Published: 16 Dec 2019

EGUIDE: There is nothing like a datacentre outage to highlight just how reliant the digital economy is on these facilities, with the 2018 news cycle dominated by tales of server rooms going awry and causing mass disruption to end users across the globe. Here's a look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2018.

Posted: 10 Oct 2019 | Published: 10 Oct 2019

EZINE: This expert handbook will help you plan accordingly and align your HCI options with your workload and business needs. Read on to future-proof your investment and ensure you choose the most suitable HCI hardware, nodes, and appliance.

Posted: 01 Jul 2019 | Published: 01 Jul 2019

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Recent data center trends have been centered on finding ways to reduce complexity through technology like automation and artificial intelligence. Inside, get a glimpse at some of the data center trends to keep an eye on today – and how they're expected to impact data center operations.

Posted: 01 May 2019 | Published: 29 Apr 2019

EGUIDE: Read this e-guide to learn how vSAN's tighter vSphere integration works, how the release differs from past releases of vSAN, and more granular information on the latest update from our SearchStorage.com Editorial Director Dave Raffo.

Posted: 29 Nov 2018 | Published: 27 Nov 2018

EBOOK: Choosing a software-defined data center platform requires planning and a thorough technology evaluation. In this handbook, find out what it takes to build and implement a software-defined data center platform that works.

Posted: 26 Nov 2018 | Published: 26 Nov 2018

EGUIDE: This expert guide dispels cost and hardware longevity concerns regarding using SSDs to support HCI platforms, highlighting 3 critical advantages flash brings to HCI. Read on to learn how to maximize your HCI investment.

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 | Published: 15 Oct 2018

EGUIDE: This expert guide from SearchConvergedIT.com will help you navigate the new hyper-converged cloud space. Download your copy to learn how vendor offerings differ from one another, and view one such product— Cohesity CloudSpin—that provides developers with quick access to back up data in the cloud for test/dev.

Posted: 31 Aug 2018 | Published: 28 Aug 2018

EGUIDE: This guide was designed to help you shorten your data storage problem list using hyper-converged infrastructure (with 4 pertinent problems highlighted), and also includes an HCI supplier roundup from TechTarget's 2018 HCI technology and market survey. Read on to jump-start your infrastructure improvements now.

Posted: 26 Jul 2018 | Published: 23 Jul 2018

EGUIDE: Explore the companies that offer the broadest selection of ADC features, and learn about the evolution of ADCs as demands have changed.

Posted: 23 May 2018 | Published: 22 May 2018

EGUIDE: Without the proper management strategies in place, these crucial workloads are more susceptible to downtime. In this guide, learn how to strengthen your server management and monitoring strategies and pick the right tools to strengthen your workloads' reliability.

Posted: 08 May 2018 | Published: 04 May 2018

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, Alan Earls, contributor to SearchITOperations.com, walks you through using the Kubernetes configuration for container deployment. Inside, you'll find expert instruction on properly applying Kubernetes' nodes, pods, schedulers, and volumes to bypass orchestration challenges, and more.

Posted: 27 Feb 2018 | Published: 19 Feb 2018

EGUIDE: Read this expert-guide to find out how you can optimize the server, storage, and network capabilities of your HCI platform to grow together. Then, find out how coupling converged infrastructure with Software-defined networking can help you do more with your data center budget.

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 | Published: 08 Feb 2018

EBOOK: This e-book from the experts at SearchConvergedInfrastructure.com helps you make the case for converged and hyper-converged in your organization. Read on to access a package of articles that will help you sell HCI to upper management, prep your environment for HCI platform installation, and more.

Posted: 17 Jan 2018 | Published: 17 Jan 2018

EGUIDE: This expert guide dives into the background of DCIM tools, and from it you'll learn about the 9 most critical capabilities every DCIM tool should include—beyond just PUE calculation. Read on to claim your copy.

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 | Published: 05 Dec 2017

EGUIDE: Since the data center infrastructure management (DCIM) market seems nearly limitless, it is important to have an evaluation process to find the software platform that best meets your organization's unique needs. This e-guide discusses the six key evaluation areas necessary to finding the DCIM tool that works best for you.

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 | Published: 04 Dec 2017

EGUIDE: Because there is a learning curve with DCIM tools, buyers must first consider why their organizations might need them and examine their features. Download now to see the role DCIM tools play in disaster prevention preparation, asset management, monitoring and managing energy costs, and more.

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 | Published: 05 Dec 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide, you'll learn how to choose between replacing and upgrading your servers. Download your copy to hear from our experts on this topic, as well as how server-side SSDs can improve performance, should you choose to upgrade, and how to integrate them into your server consolidation efforts.

Posted: 21 Nov 2017 | Published: 21 Nov 2017

EZINE: Software-defined architecture changes how data center resources are organized and deployed. A composable infrastructure boosts efficiency, but it isn't simple.

Posted: 16 Nov 2017 | Published: 16 Nov 2017

EBOOK: Numbers from a 2017 TechTarget health IT survey point to continued investment in IT infrastructure. Uncover the results in this expert e-book, which also digs into the future of healthcare virtualization, why cloud adoption in healthcare is picking up, and more.

Posted: 10 Oct 2017 | Published: 10 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: What's to be expected from HPE's purchase of SimpliVity? Download this guide by searchConvergedInfrastructure.com editors, as SimpliVity customers react to the move. The info inside will help you keep an eye on HPE's support of SimpliVity products, how and if SimpliVity becomes part of HPE's multicloud strategy, and more.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 15 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Before purchasing and implementing a complete SDDC, download this guide to determine how much of a software-defined platform your business needs. You'll discover the role of HCI in SDDCs, and learn how build an SDDC by using HCI's software-defined platform as foundation for version-controlled node automation, and more.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 16 Aug 2017