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Back to basics: Make sure VMs don’t exceed host capacity
Adding new virtual servers is a good time to audit host memory and compute to ensure each virtual machine gets enough of each.
Data-center network automation: Its pitfalls and how to avoid them
Automation can streamline data-center networking, but it presents challenges that must be overcome when planning, implementing, and using it.
Schneider Electric publishes data-center sustainability framework
Framework is designed to help data-center operators minimize the environmental impacts of their facilities.
Kyndryl has spun off from IBM as a $19B managed service firm
Kyndryl starts off big but faces challenges in a fragmented, competitive services market.
How PowerShell can find features and roles on Windows servers
Learning about the PowerShell Get-WindowsFeature command is a good introduction to the time-savings that Powershell scripting can bring to server admins.
VMworld 2021: VMware to pack more security into NSX
An upcoming release of VMware's core NSX networking software will add anomaly detection, analytics, and data-gathering software sensors.
Data-center network overhaul nets big savings for healthcare system
Cisco's portfolio of data-center networking gear is at the core of Kaleida Health’s modernization efforts.
Intel: Under attack, fighting back on many fronts
Intel faces challengers AMD, Arm, Nvidia and others as it implements a new fabrication strategy, develops new classes of processors, and embraces competitors as customers.
Atos reportedly trying to dump on-prem consulting business
As Atos acknowledges challenges to its on-premises data-center consulting, other players are investing in other areas, notably cloud.
Survey: AIOps-driven network management can make your business run better
EMA has published “Revolutionizing Network Management with AIOps,” a report based on a survey of 309 network infrastructure and operations professionals who have experience with applying AIOps to network management.
AI tackles data-center workload management
AI is ready to automate essential data center management tasks. But are data center managers prepared to make the transition from human to machine management?
Cisco upgrades intent-based-networking performance, security, analytics
The new DNA Center software integrates a ThousandEyes agent to improve network-intelligence monitoring, double the number of clients the system supports, and strengthen security.
Data-center outages: Causes are changing, report says
Power issues are less likely to cause a major IT service outage, while IT configuration and network problems are becoming more common, according to the Uptime Institute.
Cisco tool opens telemetry for advanced network, security analytics
Cisco Telemetry Broker works across enterprise siloes and has no ties to proprietary protocols or data.
Arista adds cloud, automation features
Arista introduces CloudVision 2021, which enables easier automation and management of workflows.
How to manage your power bill while adopting AI
Embracing AI doesn't mean blowing up your electric bill. Here's how to minimize the pain.
Cisco adds to its Nexus data-center-management software
Cisco has added support for traditional network environments to the company’s recently available data center management console.
