Data Center

Archive: 09-2012

• Why do products work (or not work) well with one another?

  Scott Lowe discovers some secrets of product interoperability while attending the Storage Networking Industry Association meeting.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | September 25, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• Sharpshooting data center power? Check UPS

  If you are like many environments in that you are power constrained, you will take any efficiency you can get. In this post Rickatron takes a look at UPS energy efficiency.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | September 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Ten first steps with Windows Server 2012

  Scott Lowe walks you through some of the first tasks administrators perform when deploying a new Windows server on the network. Here’s how it looks on Windows Server 2012.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | September 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• Easy check to see if a VM needs snapshot consolidation

  Virtual machine snapshot consolidation can improve performance and correctly manage disk space. Rickatron shows a quick and easy way to see if consolidation is needed.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | September 17, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Windows Error Reporting offers gold mine of data for troubleshooting

  Windows Error Reporting gives great visibility into application errors and crashes that can help IT pinpoint and solve problems. John Joyner explains how to get the most out of WER.

  Posted by John Joyner | September 11, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• Set bandwidth limits for Hyper-V VMs with Windows Server 2012

  Consolidated infrastructures need limits at times. Rickatron shows an easy-to-use Hyper-V networking tip.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | September 10, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Networkless working: The future of the public sector?

  Guest contributor Robert Campbell gives an overview of secure, role-based connectivity solutions for organizations looking to consolidate networks.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | September 10, 2012, 4:00 AM PDT

• How to use Image Backup for Windows 8

  Derek Schauland details the steps for using Image Backup for Windows 8 to create an image, create backup media, recover files, and transfer files.

  Posted by Derek Schauland | September 7, 2012, 11:44 AM PDT

• Recovery-as-a-service: Should you move DR to the cloud?

  Patrick Sweeney looks at the reasons you might consider moving your disaster recovery solution to a cloud service. How feasible would it be for your organization?

  Posted by Guest Contributor | September 4, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• How to join your first Windows Server 2012 to your domain

  It’s release day for Windows Server 2012 and not too soon to learn how to add the new version to your domain. John Joyner takes you through the steps.

  Posted by John Joyner | September 4, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT