Editors' Picks
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How to achieve optimal resource allocation and why that matters
Optimal resource allocation is a tricky tightrope act for even experienced IT pros, but you can ease the process by asking yourself a few questions.24 May 2013
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Finessing vSphere DRS with admin input for highly efficient hosts
DRS balances virtual workloads and optimizes power use, all tailored to an admin's settings. But without a pricy vSphere edition, DRS is out of reach.30 Apr 2013
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Three ways to boost server efficiency and avoid hypervisor contention
If your hypervisor isn't performing at its best, ask yourself these three questions to see if you should pay more attention to server efficiency.18 Apr 2013
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How server availability indirectly affects the hypervisor
Server availability is not the primary determinant of hypervisor performance, but when coupled with software updates, can keep it up and running.09 Apr 2013
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VMware load balancing gets tricky with large VMs
VMware increased the maximum VM size in vSphere 5.1. With large VMs comes a greater responsibility for VMware load balancing and availability.26 Mar 2013
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How CIOs can quell email overload by adopting true transparency
When an NYU sophomore accidentally launched the Reply-All-Calypse, it proved that true transparency is key to preventing email overload.30 Nov 2012
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New Kindle SD price point very seductive to CIOs -- and consumers
Amazon's Kindle SD is a low-cost tablet for the masses. Will CIOs jump? Our latest CIO Matters column discusses the tidal shift in consumerization.07 Sep 2012
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Layer 4-7 cloud networking still scarce in IaaS market
While many cloud providers offer some Layer 4-7 services to customers, enterprises need more freedom in how they deploy cloud networking services.07 Aug 2012
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CloudCast Weekly: After AWS cloud outage, will market face backlash?
After a recent storm took part of the Amazon cloud down, a post-mortem of the incident offers lessons on disaster recovery for other cloud providers.16 Jul 2012
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Amazon cloud failure highlights reliability, DR concerns for providers
Cloud providers can learn from the recent, high-profile Amazon cloud failure by revisiting their disaster recovery (DR) strategies.11 Jul 2012
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Automate Web server load balancing for high scalability
Automating Web server load balancing tasks provides high scalability for enterprise applications.07 May 2012
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Load balancing servers in a private cloud
Overloaded servers can crush performance and ruin end users’ computing experiences. Load balancing is key to maintaining healthy, robust clouds.13 Jan 2012
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Free virtual appliance helps load balance Exchange 2010 deployments
Looking for an effective -- and free -- tool to load-balance your Exchange 2010 deployment? If you’re Linux-savvy, you’re in luck. If not, you can still use it in your lab environment.07 Nov 2011
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Exchange 2010 hub transport server load balancing -- what to watch for
Providing load balancing and fault tolerance for Exchange 2010 hub transport servers is fairly simple, but there are two important caveats you should know.23 Sep 2011
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Using hardware load balancers for Web-based apps: One school’s story
When a large school system launched a Web-facing student information server, its IT organization deployed its first hardware load balancers within its data center network.04 Feb 2011
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Configuring load balancing with Linux Virtual Server
Using Linux Virtual Server, learn how to configure load balancing to help avoid busy servers and achieve optimal resource utilization on your Linux system.31 Jan 2011
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Beefing up security with BIG-IP load balancer
F5 Networks beefs up its BIG-IP load balancer to take on a greater security role.03 Mar 2003