Best Practices When Enabling Smart Card Authentication in a KVM System
The objective of this paper is to provide insight into smart card support within a KVM system, enabling servers with PKI authentication to be deployed without sacrificing efficiency and convenience. It explores several points to consider when adding or deploying this functionality.
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A Layered Approach to Securing Remote Maintenance Consoles
Each year the reliance of companies on their network increases. The network grows in size and complexity. New applications are added that meet a specific objective oriented towards individual groups. Systems are pushed further out into the field where the customer contact resides. Along with the applications being pushed out, data required to support those applications is also pushed out.
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A New Dimension in IT Infrastructure Management: Integrated KVM and Serial Console Control Systems
This paper outlines how, when combined with management hardware and software, KVM technology can improve system reliability, manageability, and security, resulting in lower TCO and less downtime.
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Data Center Transformations
Changes in information technology (IT) can be split into two categories. Moves, additions and changes (MAC) are day-to-day IT activities. Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions (BOCA) are large-scale projects which can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This paper examines the BOCA process and the requirements to meet IT goals and maintain business continuity.
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Give Me A Break
To support new, power-hungry IT equipment, especially servers, data center managers have had to deliver more power to the IT equipment rack. This paper examines the questions IT administrators and data center facilities managers need to consider when purchasing high power PDUs for a data center.
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