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- Fire suppression for the server room
- I had a unique job interview when I was being considered for my current position. I never saw the computer room or any of the servers I would be supporting. It was highly unusual but the circumstances demanded quick action. My predecessor was being fired...
- Tags: Server Room, Servers, Data Centers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Tim Malone
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- What to do when the batteries run out
- Most small business server rooms have at least one Uninterruptible Power Supply. Of course the intent of a UPS is to provide power to the servers, switches and internet connections in case of a power failure. The UPS also helps to regulate power and keep it clean from...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Phone, Battery, Server Room, Phone System, Telecom & Utilities, Servers, Hardware, Tim Malone
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- The worst server room decisions ever made by management
- In past blogs, I've shared about my experiences with my company's relocation and associated server room move. It appears that a fair number of TechRepublic members have their share of enriching (or incredulous) anecdotes as well. That feedback has inspired me, so I'm listing some of the...
- Tags: Server Room, Servers, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Should I be concerned about this job offer?
- Greetings, everyone.I recently interviewed with a small company in my area. I'm primarily a .NET developer, specifically ASP.NET. Anyways, this company has an e-commerce business that makes relatively decent money.During the interview the owners spoke that, if I were hired (they actually used verbiage to indicate I *would*...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, .NET, wayne62682, job, outsource, strategy, server room, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- server room Design
- I am in a couple of months going to be networking a building that has a server room in it and also be providing a connection to the other clients in the 3 story building.The server room is going to have 6 racks. 1 is for core network and 5...
- Tags: Servers, GBuser7@..., server, server room
- Discussion threads 2007-10-15
- SBS 2003 login
- I was doing some work on our server earlier today, and when finished, I logged off so I'd be able to use remote access from other workstations. (Our server room is not exactly comfortable.)A moment ago, I had to return to the server room, and when I tried to...
- Tags: Remote access, acosby@..., server room, server, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Clean and tidy wiring closet
- No tangled mass of cables or cross-wired patch panels in this well-organized, wiring closet. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Bill Detwiler, wiring closet, wiring, cabling, server room, tech action
- Image galleries 2007-09-19
- glass walled server room
- i am after photos of good looking server rooms so i can steal ideas!we are moving office and setting up a hi-tech data center (smallish - only 10 racks) but want to show it off to customers, potential recruits, investors, etc) and would like to get some ideas.Colour-code your cables...
- Tags: aaron-in-tokyo, server room, server
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Poll: To what extent has Linux invaded your server room?
- Since I just came back from LinuxWorld earlier this month, it was unavoidable for me to do a poll that involved Linux. It's clear to me that Linux is still making very minimal progress on the desktop, but it continues to make steady progress in the server room. How much...
- Tags: Linux, Server, Server Room, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-08-20
- Poll: To what extent has Linux invaded your server room?
- How much of an impact has Linux made in your server room?Take the poll:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=534What are the predominant functions of the Linux servers in your organization? If you converted these to Linux from Windows or Unix, why did you make the switch?
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Jason Hiner, Linux, server room, server
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
- server room consolidation project (1 of 3) (server room showcase)
- whoa! the big boys...I am upcoming in the industry and these are what I would like to play with. :) We are talking about a powerful force to reckon with here. Good luck on the consoidation. Stay cool for goodness sakes. Cowabunga!Server room security:For those reasons I cannot produce a...
- Tags: LeonaOJ@..., Server Room, server, rack
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- 10 physical security measures every organization should take
- This information is also available as a PDF download.Every general computer networking class teaches the OSI and/or DoD networking models, and we all learn that everything begins at the bottom, with the physical level. Likewise, when it comes to IT security, physical security is the foundation for our overall strategy....
- Tags: Security, 10 things
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- best temperature for server room?
- Hi,here at the office we disagree in putting the airconditionar at 21º or 23º in the server room.The server room is about 8m^2 and has 1 tower (2 meters hig)which has 4 servers and 3 switches and the telephonecentral in it.If you disconnect out the Airco it heat up very...
- Tags: Processors, David_2007, Humidity, server room, server
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- upgrade server room
- would like to rearrange the server room in company which fully with messy wires and 2 server cpu with 1 monitor. Everytime we have to change the monitor plug to each cpu. i would like to propose to my boss about rearrangement of server room to good condition. kindly give...
- Tags: jayanigirl@..., server room, server
- Discussion threads 2007-05-09
- server room Location
- Hi guys,We are moving into a new building. someone else has designed the floor plan for us and so happened that the position of the server room is near the elevator shafts.Our research team tells us that positioning the server room near the elevator shaft is not best practice as...
- Tags: server, pijavier@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- New server room equipment advice needed
- Congratulate me, I am getting a brand new server room in a brand new building. I am currently getting the room layout together and working with vendors on designing the racking system.My preference are standard h-racks which will be bolted to the floor with cable management systems. The contractor who...
- Tags: enclosure, hardware, it management, networking, oldbag, project management, server, server room, supplier
- Discussion threads 2006-10-24
- Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware small business solutions
- "Netsky-P led the top 10 chart for malware threats in August, retaining its rank despite the availability of fixes for more than two years." C-NET Sept. 1, 2006With issues such as this in mind what are good small business solutions beyond the obvious update, anti-virus/spyware?How can I keep users from...
- Tags: anti spyware, antivirus, jonathan h, malware, security, server, small business
- Discussion threads 2006-09-01
- (server room cabling nightmare)
- server room cabling nightmareI see all server room cabling nightmares, but no solution. I am looking for solution, can you help.First make up a mapFirst make up a map of all the servers, what hooks to them thru what switch, and so on. That would help you to identify...
- Tags: server room, cable, bmorris@..., hardware, server
- Discussion threads 2006-08-28
- Stacked Servers (What not to do in a server room)
- Is this your roomJoshua Hoskins?Some good picturesI think there should be a blog or flickr collection of the best cabling (convoluted cabling)Get a life!What a nit-picker! That looked like a fine server room.This is not correctYou want to stack them as close as possible to minimize the air between...
- Tags: serverS, server
- Discussion threads 2006-08-03
- Temperature Monitoring and Server Shutdown
- We have a lights out data center. It is not monitored overnight and on the weekends. This weekend, we had a cooling failure. By the time is was detected the servers were shutting down because heat thresholds had been surpassed.I would like to find a product that...
- Tags: serverS, temperature, monitoring, faradhi, lights out data centers, monitor, NetBotz, server, hardware, server room
- Discussion threads 2006-07-19
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