Guide to buying used servers
Your business has already grown so much that you need your own server for CRM, MySQL or virtualization, but the prices for server hardware upset you? In this article, we will tell you how to save up to 100 times on buying used server hardware and not regret buying it. Server equipment has a huge safety margin, it can operate 24/7 for years and decades. And if you are not worried about the lack of warranty and support, but there is a desire to buy a top server at the price of a good mobile phone ...
RAID as the main attribute of the server
In this article, we will look at the advantages offered by RAID arrays and compare four IDE RAID controllers from manufacturers such as 3ware, Adaptec, HighPoint and Promise.
Today hard drive manufacturers are very tough competition among themselves. In this struggle, they are forced to increase the volume of their hard drives, releasing larger and larger disks. Unfortunately, the volume of media is often counterbalanced by their reliability. Most HDD manufacturers have already reduced the ...
Dell server buying guide
Dell servers are known primarily for their customers - the largest American corporations, including government organizations, use Dell equipment. And for any customer, the Dell symbol is a sign of excellence in quality control, performance, functionality and service support. This article is a quick guide to the Dell server models available in early 2011.
Over the past few months, Dell has meticulously refined its PowerEdge server lineup, adding reliability, performance, and the ability to ...
5 performance indicators of corporate backup
Finding out if your backup and restore systems are working well is much more difficult than just knowing how long the backup process takes. Meeting the baseline requirements is a prerequisite for properly evaluating your system to determine if it is performing well or needs to be redesigned.
Finding out if your backup and recovery systems are working well is much more difficult than just knowing how long the backup process takes. Meeting the baseline requirements is a prerequisite for ...
Big test Synology Active Backup for business - recovering from backup in 11 seconds!
Synology now has a free solution to back up and restore all of its infrastructure, including virtual machines, desktops, Windows servers, and NAS. We tested all its features, measured the speed and evaluated the pros and cons of this package.
In 2010, the founder of Veeam Software, Ratmir Timashev, said in one of his interviews that the main thing for backups is the recovery process, how fast, easy and reliable it is. Today Veeam software solutions have become the de facto standard in large ...
Benefits of Second Generation HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Storage
HP Lefthand storage ideology is based on 5 core technologies: Storage Clustering, Network RAID, iSCSI Networking, Thin Provisioning, Local & amp; Remote Copy. The names speak for themselves. In this article, we will find confirmation of each of these points, as well as consider how the different versions of the StorageWorks P4500 and StorageWorks P4300 series storage systems, designed for use in large enterprises, differ.
Statistics are tough lady, difficult to argue with. And she says the ...
Modern methods of data backup of servers and workstations
... cost of fully automated data backup and recovery.
If you ... devices are used for storing backup copies of information, but ... The Snapshot function (instant backup) makes it easy to protect ... although it is better to backup such a NAS additionally. ... use iSCSI storage system to backup multiple servers. In terms ... iSCSI storage systems have hardware RAID controllers, which makes it easier ... PCI-Express, Blade adapters from HP, Dell, IBM and Sun, and ... centralized management, configure the backup as you like. And ...
Configuring HP StorageWorks MSA 2000sa disk systems
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Storage systems classification
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RAID controllers are supplied by many companies: IBM, DELL, SUN, HP, Adaptec ... efficient and reliable than internal RAID controllers and can expand to ... Xyratex 5xxx/6xxx, Dell MD3000, IBM 3XXX, HP MSA 2000.
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Introducing the Dell PowerEdge R810, 4-socket Enterprise Server
In this article, we will tell you about the 4-processor Dell PowerEdge R810 server, which has a complex modular layout that allows you to easily replace a failed block entirely. This server uses FlexMem Bridge technology, thanks to which all the server's memory slots become available to the customer, even if two processors out of four are installed. And, of course, the proprietary iDRAC control system and all those little things that classify such servers as elite.
In previous reviews, the ...
