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What Is Data Center Redundancy? – Levels and Best Practices
Your data center is the backbone of your organization. Without it, everything grinds to a halt. Given how critical it is, it makes sense that many organizations work with third-party data centers to support critical servers, minimize risk, and maximize uptime. Data center redundancy is…
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SNMPv1 vs. V2c vs. V3 – SNMP Versions Comparison
Once upon a time, there was a single version of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). It was used to monitor and manage all network devices, and those devices used it to communicate with one another. However, over time, different SNMP versions have arisen. Today,…
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Central Park Customer Portal Adds New Dashboard and Data Features
Central Park, the Park Place Technologies customer portal that provides real-time insight into data center management, maintenance, and monitoring, has added several Modern Data Architecture (MDA) features. The innovative, single pane of glass tool, which offers 24/7 live chat with easy escalation to a Park…
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Network Availability vs. Uptime vs. Downtime Meanings
Your network and IT assets should be available around the clock. Whether we’re talking about a corporate website or server-hosted in-house resources, accessibility is a critical consideration. Of course, disruptions and network downtime do occur, and organizations need to measure outages, outage types, and overall…
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Network Tools Consolidation Best Practices for Enterprise IT
Network management tools have proliferated right along with other technologies. As we run full-tilt into the age of AI and machine learning, more and more enterprises find themselves saddled with more network management tools than they can reasonably handle – up to 25 in some…
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Data Center Relocation Project Plan and Checklist
Organizational growth and change happen. Eventually, an organization will outgrow its current infrastructure, at which point a data center relocation project may become unavoidable. When your growth warrants more than a simple install/move/add/change (IMAC), you’ve got to have a robust data center migration plan in…
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VMware vSphere vs. vCenter vs. ESXi – Differences, Benefits, and More
It’s no secret that using virtualization can improve IT resiliency, optimize utilization rates, and increase efficiency. However, the data center virtualization process has many variables that should be considered before forging a path forward. Once upon a time, pursuing a virtualization solution was relatively easy…
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RAID Controller Battery Failure Impact – Ask the Engineer [VIDEO]
Jack Kauter and Park Place Technologies Field Service Engineer, Yogen Balakrishnan, discuss the question – “What is a cache battery failure and what are the ramifications?” in this month’s Ask the Engineer. Jack: Hi guys Jack here from Park Place and it’s time…