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.

August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22
Internet giants in favour as Ireland tightens rules on datacentres

Irish premier Michael Martin has insisted its temporary squeeze on datacentre construction is not a moratorium on the industry
July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22
‘We must do better’ says Gelsinger on Intel’s latest results

Chipmaker has reported a massive decline across its major business divisions
July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22
Microsoft anticipates $3.3bn savings by extending server life

Thanks to new software tools and better hardware, Microsoft plans to upgrade servers and network equipment every six years
July 21, 2022 21 Jul'22
Four key need-to-knows about CXL

Compute Express Link will pool multiple types of memory and so allow much higher memory capacities and the possibility of rapidly composable infrastructure to meet the needs of varied workloads

Carbon copies: How to stop data retention from killing the planet

Our society has a serious digital hoarding problem, which is coming at a cost to the environment. But what can be done to address it? Continue Reading
Icelandic datacentres may lead the way to green IT

Iceland may soon become even more attractive to companies wanting to minimise their carbon footprint while using high-performance computing services Continue Reading
AWS and startups: Using accelerator programmes to help enterprises address their pain points

The early days of Amazon Web Services saw its public cloud technologies keenly adopted by the startup community. Now the company is continuing its support for this customer sector by rolling out its accelerator programmes Continue Reading

Why computational power is no longer limitless

China’s military exercises in the Taiwan Strait are set to have an immediate effect on global supply chains. China has effectively established an air and sea blockade around Taiwan and the world’s ... Continue Reading
Is the commodity server bandwagon running out of steam?

The term “paradigm shift” gets flung about far too much in IT, but we may be at one of those few times that genuinely deserves it. For decades now, specialised hardware devices have been losing ... Continue Reading
Mind your assets

If there is one constant that seems to be an ailment of the tech sector it is the fact that the same problems seem to crop up time and time again. “Never reinvent the wheel,” as the saying goes. ... Continue Reading

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why IT and procurement teams must work together to go green

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
Building distributed systems requires effective developer teams

Technologies edge computing and containerisation call for teams capable of building distributed systems Continue Reading
Monitoring performance in a hybrid cloud world

The growing use of cloud demands a new breed of monitoring and observability tools to keep track of how cloud-native applications and services perform Continue Reading