Managing servers and operating systems
Get our news and technical advice on datacentre infrastructure, including how to make server hardware choices, using server management tools and how to select operating systems to create an energy-efficient, low-cost data centre environment. We cover rack-mount servers, blade servers, mainframe and Unix servers, Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, other operating systems and more.
Containers and Storage 101
Explore the basics of Docker storage and backup, key containers capabilities in storage vendors' offers and how containers can be incorporated into the private cloud environment.
News : Managing servers and operating systems
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January 29, 2019
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Nordic green energy IT strategy gains momentum
The Nordic countries are building strong IT sectors around their green-powered datacentre infrastructures
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January 29, 2019
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Jan'19
Cisco breaks out of physical datacentres to support app-based future
At Cisco Live Europe, extending datacentre capabilities beyond the confines of the physical site to enable app innovation formed the core of a swathe of announcements made by the networking kingpin
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January 23, 2019
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AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: Competition concerns fuel retail war between the big cloud three
The retail market is no slouch when it comes to adopting cloud technologies, but competitive concerns appear to be influencing the cloud-buying decisions of some
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January 08, 2019
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Downtime deterrent: Trustpilot SRE on using infrastructure as code to prevent site outages
Online reviews site Trustpilot has a huge global readership, and here its site reliability engineering manager shares details of how his team help to ensure its services are always on when its users need them
In Depth : Managing servers and operating systems
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Why VMware is betting big on containers, edge computing and IoT
With the server virtualisation game won, VMware is having to diversify into new areas, with cloud-native computing emerging as a top area of interest for the firm Continue Reading
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SDN: Where is it now and what is the future?
Software-defined networking is one of the great IT hype stories of this century – we look at where it stands now Continue Reading
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IT administrator 2.0: Adapting to life in the automation age
As the use of automation becomes increasingly pervasive in enterprise IT environments, systems administrators need to adapt and update their skills to remain relevant Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Managing servers and operating systems
Opinion : Managing servers and operating systems
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The rise of the ODMs: Should the branded hardware suppliers be worried?
The use of ODM datacentre hardware makes good economic sense for the hyperscale providers, but what about everyday enterprises? Continue Reading
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Multi-cloud management: Making it work for the enterprise
As the hype surrounding multi-cloud infrastructure continues to grow, what do enterprises need to do to make the model work for them? Continue Reading
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HPE's Simplivity purchase keeps hyper-convergence in the spotlight
Hyper-converged infrastructure is well and truly mainstream. 451 Research finds hyper-converged all set to become the number one platform for core datacentre workloads Continue Reading
Videos : Managing servers and operating systems
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC storage market
Find out what Storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA converged/hyper-converged market
Find out what converged and hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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Video: How Amadeus runs its global operations
In this interview, Wolfgang Krips of Amadeus speaks to Computer Weekly's Cliff Saran about the skills required to run a major European datacentre.