by Michael Cooney

Senior Editor

Rack mount your gear cheap

Opinion

Apr 13, 20061 min

So if your budget is a little tight and you need a new rack for your server closet, head to Target.

Engadget’s latest nifty DIY project shows you how to rack-mount a whole slew of gear for about $40. And you get to use a drill and hacksaw!

Fun abounds here.

Via Engadget

Data Center

by Michael Cooney

Senior Editor

Michael is a senior editor with Network World focused on deciphering the strategies of many core high-tech vendors such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE and IBM. Michael has been writing about the industry for more than 33 years and has won coverage awards from ASBPE and FOLIO. He has a BA in Journalism and Technical Writing Certificate from The Pennsylvania State University.

He can be reached at michael_cooney@foundryco.com.

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