We employ a number of criterion (like number of sockets, processing power, memory capacity, etc.) to select the most appropriate servers for our data centers. But, does energy efficiency figure among those?...
Category: Server Tech
“ODIN (Open Data-center Inter-operable Network) is a set of technical briefs which describe best practices for developing a flat, virtualized, converged data center network based on open industry standards” is...
As you might know, Computer Servers are powerful computers which are accessed by multiple users. But, what exactly are the advantages of a Server over a desktop? Why should one...
When there are a lot of servers to connect (like in a Data Center), networking needs to be flexible enough to support the compute power required for large installations. Two...
How would you like your data center to be ready in weeks, instead of months? How would you like your data center to be shipped to you in a single...
What are Micro Servers? Micro Servers are optimized low capacity/ low power server units which are packed in a dense configuration using a custom built chassis that can be used...
SME Server is a Linux based Open Source freely download-able GUI based Server package that gives you all the functionalities you might want in a Network & Communications Server like...
It is possible to group multiple server adapters (NIC) / server adapter ports to achieve a combined throughput capacity of multiple adapter ports/ links. In the process, we can also...
A Reverse Proxy server is a web-server-alias that sits in-between the Client/ Internet (from where the web-page requests arrive) and the actual web server (origin server, which holds the web...
In this article, we will discuss about one of the most important components of a Server, after the Server Processor – Primary Memory (RAM). We will see how server memory...
When it comes to Server Processors, there are too many confusing terms used by the vendors – Multiple Processors, Multiple Sockets, Multiple Cores, Multiple threads, etc. In this article, let...
Server Co-location refers to the practice of physically re-locating your server(s) from your office/ server room to a fully managed data center, outside your premises. In this article, we will...
JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) is the most cost effective way to increase the Direct Attached Storage (DAS) capacities on servers. In this article, we will see what is...
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) has become the favorite interface for enterprise server storage (hard drives/ SSD’s). In this article, we will explore the advantages of SAS to understand the reason...