Tips

Tips

• Systems management checklist: Software upgrades

  Software upgrades are an inevitable part of using technology, and it is likely that even the smallest upgrade will alter your system in some way. Although these changes are simply the price, for example, of security patches or better compatibility, ...  Continue Reading

• Top 10 considerations for application hosting

  Application hosting, whether it's done in-house, at a collocation facility or outsourced to a managed service provider, is a big undertaking. Accurately gathering and analyzing both business and technical requirements can smooth out a lot of bumps ...  Continue Reading

• Best practices for managing application infrastructures

  How do the most effective IT organizations manage and optimize their application infrastructures -- the set of technology components that sits just above the operating system including databases, messaging, applications and Web servers? Over time, a...  Continue Reading

• Self discovering Infrastructure tools key to accurate CMDB

  Organizations are increasingly dependent on their IT networks to provide a competitive advantage. These networks are becoming progressively more complex in a bid to provide more sophisticated business services. The migration toward the goal of on ...  Continue Reading

• Asset management -- It's different in the data center

  Data center managers have more to worry about when it comes to managing their assets. What they can't see could hurt them. Experts offer tips on how to craft a strategy.  Continue Reading