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Web and application servers are often confused, partly because they work together, and partly because some vendors have consolidated web and application servers into dual-use machines. Similarly, the use of terms like “web application server” gives the impression they’re dual units when the reality is that they often are distinct, separate nodes. The critical difference between web servers and app servers is how each delivers...

Applications come in all shapes, sizes, and use cases. In a world where we rely on a host of critical business processes, application servers are the high-powered computers providing application resources to users and web clients. Application servers physically or virtually sit between database servers storing application data and web servers communicating with clients. App servers and akin middleware are the operating systems supporting an...

In the latest chapter of the AMD-Intel battle for global chip dominance, both companies are targeting the server market with their 3rd generation x86 CPUs. Earlier this year AMD released its EPYC "Milan" chips and Intel countered with its Xeon Scalable Processor (SP), codenamed "Ice Lake." Server Processors: x86 While AMD and Intel manufacture and sell a suite of chips for computer systems, EPYC and Xeon...

Virtual Networks in Azure enable you to create your own virtual lab in the cloud. You can create a few virtual machines in Azure and then connect these virtual machines using an Azure Virtual Network. Azure Virtual Networks not only allow you to set up a virtual lab in the cloud but also enable connectivity to on-premises resources using Site-to-Site and Point-To-Site VPN connections. You can...

Like any other asset or device, servers depreciate over time and malfunction when you least expect it. The good news: we know why and when to upgrade servers. Most upgrades can be divided into two buckets, upgrading to the newest technology and replacing existing servers for business continuity. Server complications can be anything from performance decay to limited disk space and an ended warranty. Either...

Vim is a modal text editor that allows users to alter text in different modes. These different modes determine how the alphanumeric keys on keyboards function.  Vim has an extremely powerful and flexible automatic indent option, indentexpr. Indentation may seem like an insignificant step when coding, but Vim makes it automatic with its indent option, indentexpr. This will save you time having to TAB to...

In a data-driven world, racks are where hardware modules like servers, hard disk drives, and other computing resources live. High-powered, durable frames in data centers (DC) worldwide offer scalability, protection, and accessibility to organizations' most valuable assets today: data. But what is the software that fills these racks? We look at why racks are the server storage method of choice, the range of software you...

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) software is software sold wholesale to third-party hardware and software vendors for integration into the vendor’s end product. While often used as IT jargon, OEMs have been a part of our economy since the innovation of interchangeable parts during the Industrial Revolution. When manufacturers can offer their products to other vendors for repurposing, both parties can prioritize their core competencies. By...