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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.

Mar 7, 2022 4 mins

Data Center Data Center Management Virtualization

How to inventory server software with PowerShell

PowerShell can ID installed software, application services, and scheduled tasks, which can help with planning and management.

Mar 2, 2022 8 mins

Data Center Operating Systems

Virtual networks need a rethink to meet hybrid-, multi-cloud demands

Switch virtual-network providers if yours lacks a good plan to support ever more dynamic workloads.

Mar 1, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Networking

MWC: Microsoft expands 5G, edge-network offerings through Azure

Microsoft is expanding its telecom offerings with a host of new services designed to address carrier infrastructure for edge computing and 5G, including private enterprise networks.

Feb 28, 2022 3 mins

5G Edge Computing Microsoft Azure

Backup for databases: Get familiar with the type you use

The design of a database determines what method is best suited for backing it up, and those methods vary quite a bit.

Feb 24, 2022 7 mins

Data Center

Intel announces new roadmaps for Xeon CPUs, Xe GPUs

Intel's CEO lays out two tracks for its Xeon chip development through 2024 with implications for servers, supercomputing, and AI.

Feb 24, 2022 3 mins

Servers

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.

Feb 22, 2022 4 mins

Data Center Data Center Management

Intel’s custom Bitcoin processor could lead to chips for a supercomputing edge

Intel is setting up an internal group to develop a processor optimized for Bitcoin mining, but the group will also work on "other custom accelerated-supercomputing opportunities at the edge".

Feb 18, 2022 3 mins

Servers

Cisco faces a $14B backlog thanks to component scarcity

Cisco and competitors Juniper and Arista report they have been hit hard by the chip shortage plus supply-chain issues.

Feb 16, 2022 3 mins

Cisco Systems Data Center Networking

JPMorgan Chase spent $2 billion on brand new data centers last year

JPMorgan Chases's tech spending priorities for this year include investments in both data centers and cloud computing, digital consumer experience, and data analytics.

Feb 15, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center