4 Reasons to Optimize Your Data Center Budget
If you’re a data center manager, the tension between maximizing data center efficiency and staying within your data center budget is constant. One of the goals is to focus on CapEx expenditures that deliver clear ROI. Many CapEx investments don’t give immediate returns. However, our customers tell us that one investment that has delivered both […]
Current Status of Global Shipping and Fulfillment
COVID-19 significantly impacted—and is still impacting—global shipping and fulfillment. Those involved in the global supply chain had to make quick changes in an environment of lockdowns and restrictions, to try to get manufacturers and retailers the products they needed as quickly as possible. But big challenges exist. Many of these challenges have been 20 years […]
5 Data Center Trends in 2021
Emerging technologies are defining the needs of public and private data centers, including edge computing, AI, IoT, data analytics, and process-intensive High Performance Computing, or HPC, which is typical of supercomputers used to do large-scale computations. Although all data centers are unique, they will all be affected by some combination of these trends gaining ground […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: NEC
Nippon Electric Company (NEC) was founded in Japan in 1899. W.T. Carlton, head of the Tokyo branch of Western Electric Company of Illinois, and Kunihiko Iwadare, the Japanese agent for products produced by WE, formed the company once Japan approved commercial enterprise for foreign companies. NEC was the first company to be affiliated with a […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Oracle
Oracle is best known for making databases and computer applications accessible to the general public. In 1977 Larry Ellison and co-founders Bob Miner and Ed Oates founded Software Development Labs (the company later became Oracle). Two years later, the trio went against prevailing trends by releasing the first commercial SQL relational database management system. This […]
Deploy Your Data Center Management Tools Company-Wide: Here’s Why
It’s best to purchase data center infrastructure management tools at once for the entire organization whenever possible. And companies that run data centers can save significant time and money when purchasing this way from ServerLIFT. End-user spending on global data center infrastructure is projected to climb to $200 billion this year. Choosing to deploy to […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Lenovo
Lenovo Group Limited, founded in China in 1984, is a global tech leader today. 11 engineers banded together to found the company, and it was incorporated by the Chinese government that very same day. Computers were not actually the first or second focus for the Lenovo team. Initially they attempted to import TVs, which did […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Juniper
The legacy of Juniper Networks began in 1996, when founder Pradeep Sindhu created the company. A scientist with Xerox, he came up with the concept for Juniper while on vacation. Sindhu wanted to improve internet router capabilities. In the early ‘90s, routers were built for phone calls and had dedicated circuits for every caller—also known […]
What Is a Hybrid Cloud, And Do I Want One?
There is a lot of buzz surrounding hybrid cloud in the IT industry lately. It’s referred to as the ultimate in a future-ready infrastructure and touted as a total private data-control solution. We’re taking a closer look at hybrid cloud to separate hype from fact. Below we’ll define a hybrid cloud architecture and how it […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Inspur
Inspur, founded in Shandong, China, is an international leader in information technology. They are ranked among the top three server vendors worldwide according to the IDC. They are also the #1 server manufacturer, enterprise software brand, and cloud computing vendor in China. This leading data center and cloud computing solutions provider emphasizes a focus on […]
