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Choosing Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 Switches for Your Network Configuration
Jack Kauter and Park Place Technologies Network Engineer, Randall Greer, discuss a question from Abbotsford Police Department about whether to use layer 2 vs. layer 3 inter-switch links between the distribution and access layer switches of their network in this month’s Ask the Engineer. …
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MTTR vs. MTBF vs. MTTD vs. MTTF Failure Metrics
You’re awoken in the middle of the night by your phone loudly ringing. The screen shows 1:37am, and the CTO is calling. Your network is down, and the nighttime skeleton crew hasn’t been able to pinpoint why. The next 72 hours are a whirlwind, and…
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A Refreshing Way to Handle Hardware Refreshes
Top reasons IT organizations are turning to professional services partners for decommissioning-to-deployment hardware refresh assistance New data center equipment is typically cause for celebration. You’re probably getting more features, greater capacity or processing power, a management software upgrade, and other remedies for those ‘pain points’…
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6 Common Data Center Problems and Issues
Managing data center infrastructure can be an around-the-clock job. Your stakeholders are expecting 100% uptime, whether or not it is reasonable. Between backups, security, resource utilization, and replacements, you feel more like a firefighter than a System Admin. Establishing a plan can take the edge…
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4 Common Server Hardware Failure Causes & Troubleshooting
As a System Administrator or Data Center Manager, you’ve probably paid your midnight dues at least once in your career. Whether it’s coming into the data center in the middle of the night, or spending hours upon hours poring through logs and troubleshooting server hardware…
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How to Determine the Best Time to Dispose of IT Equipment [Ask the Engineer]
Jack Kauter and Park Place Technologies ITAD Practice Director, Chris Menninger, discuss how technology leaders can determine the optimal time to dispose of IT equipment, and how many assets to retain. Jack: Hi there, Jack Kauter, Park Place Technologies here and welcome back to…
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What to Do with Old IT Equipment – Servers, Computers, Laptops & More
Are you an IT professional wondering about the latest IT equipment disposal best practices? The Information Technology market has become increasingly complex with different pockets of specialization. Sure, you’re a pro at your unique job, but that doesn’t mean you’re an expert at decommissioning IT…
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A Smart Alternative to Cisco SMARTnet Maintenance
Cisco SMARTnet maintenance (or “SmartNet Total Care)” is the brand name for the company’s support offering. As with so many other OEMs, their definition is somewhat of a moving target. Most recently, SMARTnet and SmartNet Total Care combined, and now the name is (once again, or…