Digitization has seen many of us owning and managing multiple connected devices. From smartphones to PCs and notebooks, so much processing power is lying around. Unless you're utilizing resources 24/7, that's a lot of resources going to waste. Virtualization is one way of better managing those resources, enabling you better control over how much is available and when. Yet … [Read more...] about Virtualization and What it Can Mean for Your Business
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You Need to Monitor Data Center Humidity to Protect Equipment
Airborne contaminants can be detrimental to a data center, especially when humidity carries harmful components that corrode metals and technological equipment. When corrosion in data center facilities happens, it can corrupt data, require repairs and take away from the company's profits. That's why it's vital to focus on data center humidity control. The process of protecting … [Read more...] about You Need to Monitor Data Center Humidity to Protect Equipment
What is Mainframe Modernization?
Technically speaking, mainframe modernization simply refers to the process of improving an enterprise's existing mainframe footprint in several aspects, including interface, code, performance, maintainability, and cost. Some would say that modernizing the mainframe means replacement of these legacy systems with commodity servers, which is a bold claim since it calls for a … [Read more...] about What is Mainframe Modernization?
Data-Handling for Small Businesses
Your business might be smaller than Facebook or Google, but you are still handling data, still building customer profiles, and still have all the hassles that data-handling creates for every business. The two most significant issues regarding your data are; costs and security. Reducing Costs Holding data helps your business to grow, but there are environmental and financial … [Read more...] about Data-Handling for Small Businesses
PostgreSQL Connection Pooling: Part 2 PgBouncer
When it comes to connection pooling in the PostgreSQL world, PgBouncer is probably the most popular option. It's a very simple utility that does exactly one thing “ it sits between the database and the clients and speaks the PostgreSQL protocol, emulating a PostgreSQL server. A client connects to PgBouncer with the exact same syntax it would use when connecting directly to … [Read more...] about PostgreSQL Connection Pooling: Part 2 PgBouncer