Spiceworks News & Insights

The massive growth in data centers is straining resources. Beyond electricity, a 100 MW center can consume water equivalent to 2,600 households.
In my article on scaling the server learning curve, I discussed how a general lack of technical knowledge about computer infrastructure makes it difficult for many people to break into …
May 1, 2026
April 29, 2026
You probably haven't run the numbers lately. Thanks to a refreshed hardware quote that made you wince and a utility...
April 29, 2026
Way back in the 1980s, I used to get excited about the fascinating inventions featured in futuristic TV shows and...
April 29, 2026
The used Dell PowerEdge R740 bought from eBay shows up still warm from someone else’s data center. For a few...
April 28, 2026
There's a particular kind of dread when someone says, “Everything important is on that server.” They then point to a...
AI
April 28, 2026
Recent years have seen quite a lot of “AI washing” when it comes to technology products (I’m still waiting for...
April 27, 2026
If you’ve been running VMware for the better part of a decade, you probably didn’t expect to be rethinking that...