...remotely accessing and controlling servers, many administrators use remote access software. But is it enough? After all, it's operating system dependent and doesn't work when there's a network failure. And, unless the server one needs to get to is ...

...the blades themselves control server functions such as processing and storage. • Hot-Swappable • Because individual blades are usually hot-swappable, they’re well-suited for applications such as Web hosting and cluster computing. Although cooling ...

...climb out of control? Are you alerted to humidity changes or water leaks that threaten your equipment? • Planning for the unexpected is a critical task because there are more systems performing mission-critical functions than ever before....

...NAC • Network Access Control (NAC) is a method of ensuring that only known devices are allowed to connect to your network and that they meet your network’s requirements before they are granted access. • This is NAC at its most basic level. Howeve...

...you have only limited control on the outlet itself. Disabling a port may be possible through the management of the switch, but which port of the switch is which outlet? With hundreds of ports this may be really an issue. • FTTO (Fiber To The Offic...

...too. Especially SPS systems require to have a correct time set up, otherwise your programming of the SPS will fail. These machines producing or doing anything will have some control interface, maybe already Ethernet, in many cases still RS232 se...

...network and how much control you need over that network. • Unmanaged switches • are basic plug-and-play switches with no remote configuration, management, or monitoring options, although many can be locally monitored and configured via LED indica...

...bandwidth-management controls, and the ability to use bidirectional (two-way) serial signals to query a remote display to, for example, shut it down and power it on or gather performance data. What’s more, the system you choose may even support b...

...Box has added switching controls to the monitor bezel that can be used to control an attached switch without pulling open the keyboard/mouse drawer for even more space-saving benefits. • Additionally, the dual rails provide a great monitoring enviro...

...walls require special controllers, small video walls can be set up just using multimonitor video cards. • KVM-switched tiling • Some KVM switches enable you to tile images from as many as four video cameras and/or computer screens on a single disp...