The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.
The Truth Behind the Top 5 OEM Maintenance Myths
Buying brand-new equipment might seem like your only option, but it’s a myth and not the only one. Chad Peters, Director of Infrastructure Solutions at Service Express busts five myths around OEM maintenance.
How to Avoid Unnecessary Hardware Refreshes
How do you determine if a slated hardware refresh is really essential? Paul Mercina, Director of Product Management for Park Place Technologies, shares three key considerations that may help you avoid unnecessary IT hardware refreshes.
EOL & EOSL and Long-Term Hardware Infrastructure Strategy
With close to 25 years of data center and IT expertise, Chad Peters of Service Express shares insights regarding the equipment life cycle and how IT leaders can better prepare their budget, strategy and future projects.
How to Avoid Unnecessary Hardware Refreshes
Paul Mercina, Director of Product Management, Park Place Technologies, walks readers through three steps to help companies avoid unnecessary hardware refreshes.
Rethinking the Traditional Hardware Refresh Cycle
Jake Blough, Chief Technology Officer at Service Express, says when thinking about your next hardware refresh cycle for your data center, resist putting it on autopilot.
A Call for Flexibility and Versatility in The Data Center
The best tools are those that excel at what they are designed for, and those that are flexible enough to accommodate the occasional misapplication for something other than their intended purpose. Marc Cram, Director of Sales for Server Technology gives the case for flexible and versatile data centers and the tools that support them.
The Year in Cloud: Microsoft Invests in ARM, FPGAs and GPUs
In 2017, Microsoft also focused on hyperscale hardware, continuing its innovation with FPGAs and GPUs to speed its networking and machine learning services, while test-driving ARM cloud servers.