Data Center Management Spotlight

The server operating system is the engine behind the applications running on the server. Whether you choose Windows Server 2008 R2, Ubuntu server or a proprietary Unix server, it's important to know what's under the hood. Keep up with the latest news and trends, and find some tips to give your server a tune-up, here.

Tips from Experts on Building a Private Cloud

Launching a private cloud can put you on the road to a streamlined, efficient and flexible IT infrastructure.  Avoid potential pitfalls and learn how to make the most of your private cloud with these five tips.

Moving EC2 Instances Across Availability Zones or AWS Regions

While many Amazon Web Services are region specific, fortunately there are several workarounds for running EC2 instances in different zones.

Virtustream Offers "True Consumption-Based" Cloud Platform

The company's xStream platform is billed as a versatile solution for complex, large-scale deployments, offering support for public, private and hybrid clouds.

InMage Looks to Unify Backup, Disaster Recovery

Data protection firm touts a unified approach for a variety of enterprise platforms, server and storage configurations.

Kemp Adds Pre-Configured Templates to Load Balancer Firmware

Seeking to reduce the time required to deploy load balancing for enterprise applications, Kemp Technologies has updated its LoadMaster firmware to support pre-configured application templates.

Infineta Helps Gird Businesses for Big Data Crush

With 10 Gig servers taking over the market, the volume of data traversing WANs continues to proliferate. Infineta has an answer that doesn't require more bandwidth.

Work Smarter With Virtual Assistants

Assistants are no longer just for execs. With a virtual assistant, you can hand off repetitive tasks and focus on the work that matters. Fancy Hands and Amazon's Mechanical Turk are two examples of affordable assistants, each effective at meeting a different set of needs.

5 Help Desk Solutions You Need to Know

The weakest link in IT organizations is often the help desk. Shift that label to another group with great software.

Calxeda EnergyCore ARMs the Server Market

New ARM system on a chip announced that includes an 80 Gigabit fabric switch.

DataCore Releases Business Continuity for Windows Servers

For data center managers who want the benefits of SAN-based business continuity software without the risks of disruption, virtualization vendor DataCore claims to have a solution.

OpenLogic CloudSwing PaaS Tracks Costs

Multi-language and enterprise features debut in latest entrant in the Platform-as-a-Service space.

10 Enterprise Cloud Storage Options

If you're considering moving some or all of your data to the cloud, here are 10 ways to make it happen.

Virsto Angling for Storage Efficiencies in Server, Desktop Virtual Environments

The four-year-old startup insists that the rise of virtual computing demands new virtual storage architecture.

10 Server and Admin BlackBerry Apps

These 10 BlackBerry smartphones apps make monitoring, connecting, transferring and managing your servers a snap.

Build a Data Center Cloud Utopia With Cloupia

VMware's data center management tools too high for your organization. The out-of-the-box cloud management and automation solutions from Cloupia offer provisioning, dynamic resource allocation, discovery and monitoring, metering and chargeback, analytics, orchestration, a self-service catalog and more.

ManageEngine Aims to Give IT a 'Seat at the Head Table'

Armed with a suite of low-cost management and monitoring tools, firm seeks to free up IT managers for more strategic pursuits.

12 Awesome Server Admin Apps for Windows Phone 7

Managing your data center from your smart phone is no longer fantasy. Server admins will find a wide selection of Windows Phone 7 apps to monitor, manage and administer as well as perform a variety of server-related tasks.

10 Server and Admin Apps for Your iPhone or iPad

Find out the 10 best iOS-powered apps for server monitoring, transferring files and administering your data center from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

Dell Launches OpenStack Cloud Platform Solution

Dell set to offer commercial support for OpenStack Cloud solution and announces new open source Crowbar for installation.

Server Density Offers Dead Simple Monitoring Agent

Firm touts its server monitoring tool as an easy-to-use solution to push out performance metrics and alerts ahead of critical events.

11 Server Apps for Android OS Devices

Need remote monitoring and management for servers in you data center? Android's got (many) an app for that.

Dell KACE Debuts SMB System Management Appliance

Linux-powered appliance provides server and asset management capabilities.

FlashSoft Tackles I/O Bottleneck on Server Side

Startup firm's software makes enterprise flash available as a server-tier computing resource.

5 Reasons Why the Cloud Should Be More Secure Than Your Data Center

Common knowledge says anything mission-critical must remain in the data center because cloud security is inferior to data center security. However, greater economies of scale, continuous auditing and other factors indicate that this may in fact be a popular misconception.

Microsoft Tests Updated System Center Tools

Microsoft shows off new and updated tools to meld public and private cloud management at its annual management summit.

Zenoss Delivers Datacenter Insight

Data center monitoring gets new analytics service for planning, provisioning and analysis.

10 Data Center Server Hardware Must-Haves

When making your 2011 hardware purchases, leave room for a few key items you really require to make good service great.

8 iPad Apps to Turn Your Toy Into a Data Center Tool

These 8 apps deliver the agile service and support necessary to transform your iPad from a nifty toy to a mission-critical data center tool.

Re-evaluating Your Recession-Proofed Data Center

With the recession officially over, many enterprises are ready to invest in their data centers once again. Caution is still in order, however, so assessing and deciding where to invest that slightly increased budget remains critical.

The 5 People You Meet in the Data Center

Whether you're a sys admin who needs physical access to a server in the data center or a business owner moving your data center to the cloud, it is important to meet the people who support and maintain your data center.

10 Forces Driving Your Potentially Agile Data Center

There are 10 forces driving you toward a more agile data center. May the forces be with you.

Data Center Management Tools Gone Wild

Using multiple data center management tools is not only annoying and troublesome, it's also expensive. But, those winds are changing--changing to those of the solar variety.

10 Free Server Tools Your Organization Needs

Got tools? Add these valuable and free server tools to your toolbox to make your computers, network and wallet very happy.

Uncover Your 10 Most Painful Performance Bottlenecks

There is no magic bullet when it comes to finding performance bottlenecks, but knowing where to look for them enhances your aim.

2011 IT Salaries: How Much Are You Really Worth?

Datamation's 2011 IT Salary Guide is out. The lists salaries for various IT professionals, from software developers to IT systems administrators. Find out what you can expect to earn, should you decide to look for a new gig in the new year.