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A data center planning and design guide for IT pros
Data center design and management now goes beyond servers and networking cables. Defining budget and IT goals helps set an effective roadmap for data center architecture.
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- Data center budget process should review business goals first
Discover four factors data center managers should evaluate when allocating financial resources and areas to address to ensure funding requests meet execs' business goals.
- Which GPU specs are most important?
When selecting GPUs, look at processing power, memory and OS support. These factors ensure hardware compatibility and effective performance in the data center.
- How to prepare your data center for an HCI appliance
Vendors tout hyper-converged infrastructure as a plug-and-play offering, but before you install anything in your data center, be sure your network supports the hardware.
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- information technology (IT)
Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.
- statistical mean, median, mode and range
Calculating the mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers allows you to track changes over time and set acceptable ranges and variance. Here's how to find your data's mean, median, mode or range, and what it tells you.
- data center administrator (DCA)
A data center administrator monitors systems, installs equipment and cabling, and participates in change processes and everyday procedures that support information technology.
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Data center ops
Data center operations management: Check out our tutorials on capacity planning, disaster recovery, data center staffing, information systems management, data center standards and more.
Recent Definitions
- information technology (IT)
Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.
- statistical mean, median, mode and range
Calculating the mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers allows you to track changes over time and set acceptable ranges and variance. Here's how to find your data's mean, median, mode or range, and what it tells you.
- data center administrator (DCA)
A data center administrator monitors systems, installs equipment and cabling, and participates in change processes and everyday procedures that support information technology.
Highlights
- Data center budget process should review business goals first
- Hone these top 5 data center skills in 2019
- Tips for selecting a data center testing provider
More Data center ops Topics
- Data center budget and culture
- Data center disaster recovery
- Data Center jobs and staffing and professional development
- IT compliance and governance strategies
Data center facilities
Learn all you need to know about data center design and infrastructure. This section inlcudes tips on uninterrupted power supply, data center cooling, data center site selection, cabling infrastructure and more.
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- network topology
A network topology is the arrangement of a network, including its nodes and connecting lines. There are two ways of defining network geometry: the physical topology and the logical (or signal) topology.
- bang-bang (bang-bang control)
Bang-bang control is a type of control system that mechanically or electronically turns something on or off when a desired target (setpoint) has been reached.
- electrical power management system (EPMS)
An electrical power management system (EPMS) is an electronic system that provides fine grained information about the flow of power in an electrical power generation system or power substation.
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- A data center planning and design guide for IT pros
- Carbon Relay debuts AI-based software for data center cooling
- Streamline data center power usage tracking with DCIM
Data center servers
Data center infrastructure is the lifeblood of any IT organization, and data center professionals need to possess a keen understanding of the hardware and designs that are found in today’s facilities. In this topic, you will find tips, columns and news stories focused on contemporary and legacy server hardware, including those built on x86 and Unix RISC processor architectures, as well as the Unix, Linux and Windows operating systems (OS) that run on top of them. This topic also covers data center design points such as rack-mount versus blade servers, the pros and cons of converged infrastructure vs. commodity hardware, plus networking topics like I/O virtualization and what kinds of storage you need to address your performance, availability and capacity needs.
Recent Definitions
- information technology (IT)
Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.
- server
A server is a computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client.
- Red Hat
Red Hat is a leading software company in the business of assembling open source components for the Linux operating system and related programs into a distribution package that can easily be ordered and implemented.
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- Which GPU specs are most important?
- How to prepare your data center for an HCI appliance
- France, HPE are building Europe's most powerful AI supercomputer
More Data center servers Topics
- Converged infrastructure (CI)
- IBM system z and mainframe systems
- Linux servers
- Microsoft Windows Server in the data center
- Server hardware strategy
Networks and storage
The data center storage and networking topic area includes information for every step involved to design, deploy, manage and troubleshoot data center storage resources and data center networks. Data center storage and networking connect workloads on servers to important business data, as well as end users and external customers. New architectures and software-defined options improve data center networks and storage.
Recent Definitions
- information technology (IT)
Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.
- infrastructure (IT infrastructure)
Infrastructure is the foundation or framework that supports a system or organization.
- east-west traffic
East-west traffic, in a networking context, is the transfer of data packets from server to server within a data center. The label east-west comes from network diagram drawings that usually depict local area network (LAN) traffic horizontally.
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- A rundown of server hardware vendors and the server options
- Buy server hardware with these key functions in mind
- Learn the major types of server hardware and their pros and cons
More Networks and storage Topics
- Enterprise data storage strategies
- Network hardware in the data center
- SDN and other network strategies
- Storage hardware in the data center
Data center systems management
The data center systems management and IT operations topic is designed for IT professionals looking for information about how best to configure, run and optimize the IT infrastructure that underpins an organization’s applications and supports its end users. In a series of tips, columns and news articles, we explore available tools and techniques for improving the uptime and performance of your servers, storage and networks. IT operations professionals, such as systems administrators, will also find information about managing existing configurations through configuration and change management, automating system provisioning and scaling, and planning for additional capacity. Finally, IT architects and planners can read up on best practices surrounding server and storage virtualization.
Recent Definitions
- statistical mean, median, mode and range
Calculating the mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers allows you to track changes over time and set acceptable ranges and variance. Here's how to find your data's mean, median, mode or range, and what it tells you.
- proportional control
Proportional control is a control system technology based on a response in proportion to the difference between what is set as a desired process variable (or set point) and the current value of the variable.
- Docker
Docker is an open source software platform to create, deploy and manage virtualized application containers on a common operating system (OS), with an ecosystem of allied tools.
Highlights
- A data center planning and design guide for IT pros
- Data center budget process should review business goals first
- Considerations for a successful DCIM implementation
More Data center systems management Topics
- Application and infrastructure monitoring
- Cloud strategies
- Colocation, hosting and outsourcing management
- Data center automation and orchestration
- Data center capacity planning
- DevOps and configuration management
- Emerging IT workload types
- Virtualization and private cloud