Unplanned server outages cost businesses productivity. As a result, keeping a server functioning is high on the priority list of most companies. Servers have several critical moving parts, including ...

There are few mid-to-large enterprises at this point that haven’t migrated at least some of their IT operations to the cloud. The cost-savings at scale are real, but shifting infrastructure outside of ...

Our own [Dave Rowntree] started running into bottlenecks when doing paid work involving simulations of undisclosed kind, and resolved to get a separate computer for that. Looking for budget-friendly ...

Most of us have dealt with hardware that stays in service well past its planned end-of-life date or that, for reasons of budget and bureaucracy, doesn’t even make it into service until well into its ...

I want to set up a small home server to store and stream music and other files. Every hardware option I see seems like too much; are there any good alternatives to a loud, power-sucking machine? What ...

Proxy servers accept and forward Internet requests on behalf of a host. Using a proxy server in front of a host can be done for a number of reasons, including content filtering and location security.

First, I'm not interested in renting out a server from one of the many gaming server hosts out there. Second, I'm not concerned with the best internet connection for the job.<BR><BR>I never hear about ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of four articles on server hardware equipment refreshes. Part one detailed strategies for getting the timing right; part two shows you how to garner ...

The success of VMs in server virtualization led to applying virtualization to other areas including storage, networking, and desktops. Chances are if there’s a type of hardware that’s being used in ...

Google for the first time on Wednesday revealed the hardware at the core of its Internet operations at a conference about the increasingly prominent issue of data center efficiency, reports CNET's ...