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Daniel Eason, Contributor Published: 13 Oct 2012
Server hardware and refresh cycle options

This article is part of the September 2011 issue of Server hardware and refresh cycle options

Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of four articles on server hardware equipment refreshes. Part one detailed strategies for getting the timing right; part two showed you how to garner support for the project; and part three coached you about hardware selection. In part four, Daniel Eason explains some tactics to use that will lay the groundwork for a refresh proposal down the road. In most circumstances, a server refresh proposal is solid enough to get approval. But what if a data centre manager doesn’t get budget signoff for a hardware refresh? Some viable lower-cost alternatives can suffice and involve a lower expenditure, but these options do not eliminate the risk of performance problems. Include this caveat in any alternative, lower-cost proposals to avoid stakeholders assuming that your new revised proposal eradicates risk. Server component upgrades. A first option is a server component upgrade. Upgrade activity involves buying RAM and/or CPU at a lower price point than is available with a completely new server. Upgrades can also give a ... Access >>>

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