- "Don't Talk to Our People..." and Other Warehousing Death Knells
- Sep 2, 2001
- Mark W. Humphries and Michelle C. Dy present IT war stories from their data warehousing consulting practice.
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- 21st Century Oxymorons: Jumbo Shrimp and Fibre Channel SAN
- Apr 23, 2004
- This article focuses on Fibre Channel-based SAN security. Like so many terms in the networking industry, "Storage Area Network" (SAN) boasts a bevy of definitions. Whatever form of SAN you construct must be secure enough to avoid the risk of losing or compromising critical data.
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- ADS Technologies NAS Kit Puts Network Attached Storage In Reach of Ordinary Users
- Oct 6, 2005
- Can a mere mortal -- a software guy, even -- accomplish Network Attached Storage on the cheap? The happy answer is, "Sure thing!" Blake Watson walks you through the process with the ADS Technologies NAS Drive Kit.
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- Basic Document Creation, Storage, and Retrieval in Microsoft Word 2002
- Aug 13, 2001
- In this sample chapter from Special Edition Using Microsoft Word 2002, learn the basic techniques you need in order to create, open, edit, and save documents in Word 2002.
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- Choosing an Optimal Location for Your Data Center
- Sep 30, 2005
- When a company buys new land, it is important to consider the property's suitability to house a server environment. Failing to do so often means having to spend more on Data Center infrastructure, either to add what's missing or to overcome shortcomings on the site. The most desirable type of location is one that supports the Data Center's mission to safeguard server equipment and accommodate growth and change. This chapter will help you assess your server site for suitability.
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- Cisco Data Center Virtualization Server Architectures
- Jul 1, 2010
- This chapter examines processor, memory, and I/O subsystems with particular reference to servers built according to the IA-32, often generically called x86 architecture.
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- Cisco NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Unified Fabric
- Apr 26, 2013
- This chapter shows the basic Nexus 5x00 and Nexus 7000 configurations necessary to provide a Unified access method for LAN data traffic and SAN storage traffic.
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- Collaboration Is Key for Green IT
- Apr 17, 2009
- Collaboration among many stakeholders is a must for green data center technology. John Lamb describes how to help make this collaboration happen.
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- Consolidation in the Data Center
- Dec 20, 2002
- This article introduces various types of consolidations you can perform - servers, applications, storage, shared services, networks, and people resources - and describes some of the benefits of each type of consolidation.
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- Corporate Governance, Business Continuity Planning, and Disaster Recovery
- Dec 1, 2005
- To protect business stakeholders, corporate governance focuses a sharp eye on all measures and systems within the organization to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and standards. Michelle Johnston Sollicito points out the many required aspects of a proper business continuity plan and shows you where to look for holes in your process.
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- Data Center Best Practices for High-End Servers
- May 28, 2004
- This article provides best practices for installing, configuring, securing, and maintaining availability and performance for the Sun Fire 15K server.
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- Data Center Design Overview
- Dec 31, 2003
- This sample chapter covers types of server farms and Data Centers, Data Center topologies, fully redundant Layer 2 and Layer 3 designs, and fully redundant Layer 2 and Layer 3 designs with services.
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- Deployment Considerations for Data Center Management Tools
- Aug 9, 2002
- Build a better management infrastructure by understanding more about the basic building blocks, architecture, and key design elements of a complete Systems Management Tools Framework, as presented in this first article in a two-part series.
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- Designing Storage Area Networks: Using the Shared Storage Model
- May 16, 2003
- The Storage Networking Industry Association's (SNIA) Shared Storage Model (SSM) provides a guide to understanding the relationships between host applications, storage networks, and storage facilities. This framework has been developed to help storage architects determine which storage solutions may be most appropriate. Start learning here.
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- Directory Services: Storing Directory Information
- Oct 25, 2002
- This sample chapter examines how directory data is stored and managed in a distributed directory environment, and how directory information is subdivided and replicated to multiple directory servers.
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- Eight Cool Things You Probably Donโt Know About Data Centers
- Sep 27, 2012
- Doug Alger, author of The Art of the Data Center, discusses eight cool things most people donโt realize about Data Centers in this InformIT exclusive audio segment.
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- Evolution of the Data Center: Moving Toward Consolidation
- Jan 24, 2003
- Learn about the evolution of today's data center how they have evolved into the complex information technology (IT) environments that we typically see today. This chapter also covers consolidation, history and complexity of the data center.
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- Fibre Channel Products for SANs
- Jun 28, 2002
- To build a successful SAN that fulfills all or most of the business requirements of a corporation, each device must be chosen with care and understanding. This sample chapter discusses the most popular Fibre Channel options.
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- Five Cloud Storage Services
- Jun 7, 2011
- As everyday business activities spread outside the traditional office, we need flexible ways to access our data, share it, and collaborate. Eric Geier examines five of the most popular services for storing and sharing files online.
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- Green Data Center Design and Build Strategies
- Aug 12, 2009
- This chapter discusses methods for limiting the environmental impact that occurs during the construction of a Data Center.
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