Data Centers
The traditional data center is undergoing many changes, if not a revolution. Hybrid cloud infrastructures, hosted servers, virtualized servers, and new methods to save energy and reduce costs in the data center create an ever-challenging array of decisions for today's data center managers.
Articles about Data Centers
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Take a look at the new IBM Power Linux 7R4 high-performance server
The 7R4 is the latest PowerLinux server from IBM. Scott Reeves looks at some of the key points.
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The next revolution in network monitoring: Simplicity
Network monitoring tools will start to look and act more like consumer software. This increased simplicity will help monitoring keep up with network growth and complexity.
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Keeping the data center in check with Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
As data centers and networks become more complex, IT must make buying decisions about enterprise software that helps keep track of it all. What is APM?
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Microsoft's MDM solution solves SMB and enterprise needs
Windows Intune provides a solution for both the SMB and enterprise MDM needs. John Joyner explains how it works with System Center 2012.
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Evaluating peripheral device management software
Network security means managing more than the usual BYOD suspects. You also need to control the peripheral devices like USBs. Derek Schauland looks at GFI's solution.
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What you need to know about EPON: Enabling technology for NGNs
Learn what EPON is and how it can benefit access networks.
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Getting the most from 4G and wireline networks
How does 4G wireless fit into your total network plan? Here are the scenarios in which it excels, and a few places where IT needs to improve performance.
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Cheat sheet: What you need to know about 802.11ac
The newest wireless networking protocol is 802.11ac, due to be ratified sometime in 2013. Michael Kassner does the research and tells you what you need to know.
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Mobile app revolution means new management tools for IT
An array of new management tools for securing, distributing, and performance-testing mobile apps and devices will have to be evaluated by enterprise IT. Here are three key areas on which to focus.
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How to use IP Address Management in Windows Server 2012
IP address management is difficult for large organizations with hundreds of networks. Windows Server 2012 has an IPAM feature that allows for management and configuration from a database perspective.
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What SDN means to the network administrator
Software-defined networking is new enough that pinning down its practical use is still difficult to get our heads around. Here is some perspective on SDN from the net admin's point of view.
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Enterprise application orchestration with ASCI's ActiveBatch
John Joyner reports on a demo of an enterprise application orchestration tool for industrial strength enterprise job scheduling and workflow automation.
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Key features of Next Generation Networks
Next Generation Networks have been a talking point for the last few years. Scott Reeves describes some of the features and talks about some of the advantages of NGNs.
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Infographic: The life cycle of a server
Servers don't live that long, so what happens to them when their work is done? Check out this infographic's numbers on data center servers and their average lifespan.
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IPv6 in action: How Mythic Beasts does it
The transition to IPv6 is slow for most organizations but the hosting company Mythic Beasts has embraced the new IP protocol for its network. Take an inside look at how it works.
Topic Contributors
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Rick Vanover
Rick Vanover is a software strategy specialist for Veeam Software, based in Columbus, Ohio. Rick has years of IT experience and focuses on virtualization, Windows-based server administration, and system hardware.
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John Joyner
John Joyner, MCSE, CMSP, MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management, is senior architect at ClearPointe, a cloud provider of systems management services. He is co-author of the System Center Operations Manager: Unleashed book series from Sams Publishing, and is developing 'ITIL from the cloud' solutions based on the Microsoft System Center 2012 suite. John is a retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander and Computer Scientist, he was Chief of Network Operations for NATO's southern region.
You can also find John Joyner on and Google+ .
