Nagios Core monitoring software: lots of plugins, steep learning curve |…
The free and open-source network monitoring software Nagios Core has a long and strong reputation, providing the base for other monitoring suites – Icinga,…
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Newest OpenStack release comes with bare-metal installs in mind | Virtual…
The OpenStack Foundation has announced the general availability of the 18th iteration of its cloud platform, called OpenStack Rocky. The major new…
Hardware life cycle approaches to save money, ensure network reliability |…
High-quality, reliable network hardware and data center cabling are requirements for a high-performing technology infrastructure and for a successful IT team…
What to expect when the internet gets a big security upgrade | Virtual…
Ready or not, the upgrade to an important internet security operation may soon be launched. Then again, it might not. The Internet Corporation for Assigned…
Pure Storage CEO on all-flash data centers and the cloud | Virtual Reality
One year ago, Charlie Giancarlo took the helm of Pure Storage, which in fiscal year 2018 reported its first billion-dollar year. Giancarlo was a managing…
The correct levels of backup save time, bandwidth, space | Virtual Reality
One of the most basic things to understand in backup and recovery is the concept of backup levels and what they mean. Without a proper understanding of what…
Low-heat radios could replace cable links in data centers | Virtual Reality
Future 5G-based wireless networking equipment and data center equipment will combine antennas and the corresponding radio guts into one microprocessor unit,…
Excess data center heat is no longer a bug — it’s a feature! | Virtual…
Every data center admin knows that dealing with excess heat is one of the biggest, most expensive factors involved in running a modern data center. For…
Chip shrinking hits a wall – Malaysia| Virtual Reality
The semiconductor world is buzzing over the news that custom semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries, the foundry born when AMD divested itself of its…
IoT gets smarter but still needs backend analytics | Virtual Reality
One way of looking at IoT deployments is this – a large array of not-particularly-sophisticated endpoints, mindlessly sending individual data points like…