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Brittany Perry
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Did your Cisco Nexus Switch just go EOSL?
The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere reached its end-of-support on July 31st, 2024. Does your team have a plan in place?
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Alucid Team
Jul 16, 20241 min read
Tool of the Week: Disk Based Backup Calculator
How much storage and bandwidth do you need for your disk based backups?
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Alucid Team
Jun 26, 20241 min read
Tool of the Week: Data Center Power Sizing Calculator
Use this calculator to determine the impact of server and storage configurations on IT load capacity and required utility input power.
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Alucid Team
Dec 4, 20231 min read
The Best Low Cost 10GE Router
And yes, shockingly it is also a firewall... **#Fortinet's FortiGate FG-200F** Dollar-for-dollar, you can't find a better 10GE router for...
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Alucid Team
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Right size your UPS
For those that do not currently leverage a UPS....It is time. And thankfully it is straightforward to calculate the UPS capacity you...
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Mackenzie Perry
Apr 1, 20233 min read
First 4 Investments - Data Center
With limited investment capital available, how do you decide and prioritize the investments that you make into your data center? This has...
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Mackenzie Perry
Mar 31, 20233 min read
Accelerate your Data Center Move
There are generally a few factors at play when deciding on the timing of your data center move. A critical capital investment into your...
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Alucid Team
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Setting up a Small Office Data Center Quickly
Are you working to set up a small office data center of 5 Cabinets or less? Oh, and you need to do it quickly? Then here is a great...
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Mackenzie Perry
Mar 9, 20231 min read
The 12 Parts to ITAD
Today we give an outline for the 12 core aspects of IT Asset Disposition. While there is more that goes into it than the below, this is a...
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Alucid Team
Feb 28, 20231 min read
New TAA Compliant - Vertiv UPS
Vertiv Liebert PSI5 Lithium-Ion UPS systems are now TAA Compliant and are a great replacement option for any existing VRLA units you may...
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Alucid Team
Feb 21, 20234 min read
Data Center Move - Checklist
Having worked with over 200+ organizations design, procure, deploy, move, and decommission their data centers and IT infrastructure...
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Mackenzie Perry
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Colocation takes on ESG
Colocation data centers, which provide customers with space to host their own IT equipment, are affected by ESG considerations. The same...
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Mackenzie Perry
Feb 3, 20232 min read
ESG's hits the Data Center Industry
Data centers, which are the backbone of many modern IT systems, can have a significant impact on the environment and are therefore...
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Alucid Team
Feb 3, 20231 min read
End of Life: Meraki Switches for 2023
Here is an outline of the #MerakiSwitches that are going end of support in 2023. #MS420 Interestingly, the Power supplies went end of...
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Alucid Team
Jan 30, 20231 min read
End of Life: Meraki Wireless APs for 2023
Here is an outline of the Meraki Wireless AP devices that are going end of support in 2023. MR34 MR26 MX80 The most notable is the MR34,...
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Alucid Team
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Cisco Nexus vs Catalyst - Comparison
Is Cisco's catalyst line of switches making a comeback?! If you're deciding on one or the other, the short and sweet answer is this: Go...
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Alucid Team
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Technology Spotlight: Vertiv's Micro Data Center
This week's technology spotlight is Vertiv's VCR -S Edge ready Micro Data Center system. Vertiv's VCR all-in-one unit is a great solution...
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Alucid Team
Dec 27, 20221 min read
Tool of the Week: PDU finder
Tool: https://www.vertiv.com/en-us/support/tools-applications/rpdu-finder/ Use: This tool allows you to find the right PDUs to deploy...
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Mackenzie Perry
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Gartner Firewalls for 2022
As we head into 2023, here is a quick recap from Gartner on the top Firewall players in the industry - security first technology...
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Alucid Team
Dec 22, 20221 min read
End of Life - Cisco 2900 series routers
The HP BL460c Gen9 blades are finally going end of support - Date: 12/31/2022 Extend support beforehand and tailor to what you...
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