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• Coming up with a new configuration and change management plan

  That old configuration and change management plan was unwieldy and out of reach, but the need for having one hasn't gone away. Continue Reading

• Core parking helps drive down energy costs

  Core parking can save significantly on server energy use, but sys admins need to decide when to use it, since system performance will take a hit. Continue Reading

• Tips for improving Active Directory performance on servers

  Striking the right balance of memory and disk performance can help optimize Active Directory performance. Continue Reading

• How time affects systems management planning

  Proper use of time is a critical consideration when it comes to systems management planning and responding to tasks. Continue Reading

• The data center and the cloud: Changing the game

  CIOs are adopting new views on the data center thanks to cloud offerings. Learn more in this inaugural issue of Modern Infrastructure: CIO Edition. Continue Reading

• Tips for improving server reliability and available memory

  New memory modules and system capabilities can increase available memory and reliability on mission-critical servers.Continue Reading

• Q&A: New Dell Software group to offer data center management tools

  Dell plans software products surrounding data center management, "big data," business intelligence, security and data protection by 2014.Continue Reading

• Cisco, Dell deals put converged infrastructure management in the spotlight

  As data center convergence takes hold, the convergence of management isn't far behind. Acquisitions by Cisco and Dell highlight this growing trend.Continue Reading

• HP unveils cloud-based IT service management product Service Anywhere

  HP's Service Anywhere joins several other cloud-based ITSM offerings, but questions about total cost of ownership could hamper potential sales.Continue Reading

• Remote reboot: Tips for colocation and emergency service

  When the data center is far away and you need server maintenance, there's a simple fix. Explore two methods for performing a remote reboot.Continue Reading

• Facilities management team to the IT department: Let's work together

  For the business to run smoothly, facilities management and IT must learn to use automation tools to cooperate.Continue Reading

• Windows systems administrators eye cheaper system management tools

  A new, lower-cost alternative to Microsoft systems management tools from SolarWinds offers patch management and remote management.Continue Reading

• VM management: How to walk the data center resource balancing act

  Use these tools and techniques to improve VM management efficiency and address problems before they become a crisis.Continue Reading

• Managing and monitoring server log data

  See how proactive system administrators help themselves avoid a security breach by putting an effective log management policy in place.Continue Reading

• SearchDataCenter’s top tips of 2011

  If you’ve missed these best tips of 2011, now is a great time to catch up and end the year right.Continue Reading