Kenneth Hess

Why Virtualize Your Data Center? 10 Reasons

Virtualizing your data center certainly won't solve all your headaches, yet it does offer a number of potential advantages. Kenneth Hess explains. You've heard only a few of...

Major Data Center Irritations (the Short List)

Ugh! The data center is supposed to be a modern marvel of technology, gleaming and shiny. But the reality is far different.... If you've spent some time working...

Linux Server: Ten Leading Distros

The list of leading Linux server distributions contains plenty of familiar names for those who follow the sector. But do you know all ten? Ken Hess makes...

Letting Go of Windows Server 2003

They say breaking up is hard to do, yet with Windows Server 2003 having passed its mainstream support date, the time is nearing. The replacement options are...

Data Center Errors to Avoid

For those who think (falsely) that they have the perfect data center, read on for some enlightenment. Those who work in the data centers of their...

Server Virtualization Falsehoods: Ignore These 10

Virtualization enjoys an ever-growing worldwide fan base, but it also has its opponents. Those who oppose server virtualization offer an array of "problems" with the technology. These...

A Database Virtualization Myth — Debunked

What's the latest myth you've bought into concerning virtualization? It probably has something to do with databases. Some database vendors want you to believe their database...

Datacenter Chic: How Small is Yours?

Most vendors talk about how scalable their solution is, but in the near future they'll likely talk about how minimizable it is. That's right. In this world...

Protecting Server Security from Internal Threats

Although the Department of Homeland Security and the televised news media would have you believe that hordes of foreign attackers and terrorists constantly prepare themselves for cyberwarfare,...

The Leading Virtualization Vendors

These top 10 virtualization vendors deliver the best virtualization software solutions on the market today. You might not require every bit and byte of programming they're composed of,...

Can Ubuntu Server Be a Datacenter Leader?

Everyone has heard of Ubuntu Linux and how great it is on the desktop, but have you heard that there's a server version of that same uber-cool...

Ten Leading Open Source Server Technologies

If you think open-source server technologies are limited to Linux distributions, think again. Although these software projects pair well with Linux, it isn't an integral part of...

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