ServerMonkey Blog

ServerMonkey will once again be hosting a booth at the leading independent technology conference and expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 28th to April 30th. Interop “connects the IT community” and is co-located with the InformationWeek Conference and Cloud Connect at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Like FETC, Interop 2015 is also getting a few updates this year including new programs, networking opportunities, and classes to help you set IT action plans.

ServerMonkey.com, a leading distributor of new and refurbished IT hardware, has recently expanded its office space in Houston, TX. The current expansion coincides with ServerMonkey’s 4th anniversary year. The total office space is now over 7000 square feet, up from 2000 square feet previously. Sales, Supply Chain, Web Development and Marketing have all been expanded in an open concept plan with additional room for growth.  The new space also includes a professional photography studio for product staging and photos. 

Looking to get a clean computer? Cleaning your computer can help extend its life! You can clean your keyboard, your mouse, your screen, and even your CPU. We recommend cleaning your computer every 3 to 6 months, depending on your environment. Remember to power down and remove all cables before beginning.

The monkeys want to feature all consumer tech, not just wearables. In this edition we take a look at consumer technology aimed to help your dietary intake and improve your health.

The HP ProLiant DL160 G6 is a high performing, ultra-dense, dual processor capable 1U rackmount server equipped with 5 USB ports (two on the front, one internal, two rear). This flexible and manageable server comes to you with options of a 4 port or an 8 port. The server is equipped to handle a memory capacity of up to 288GB without slowing down your network. It contains advanced memory protection, mirroring mode, and lockstep mode to ensure your information is locked away tightly. DDR3 is the maximum memory speed of each processor.

We love getting to know our customers so we thought we would let our customers get to know us a little better too. Next up in our Meet The Monkeys series is our Marketing Supervisor:

To make your server research a little easier, we’re bringing you another HP server review. The HP ProLiant DL380 G5 is a 2U rackmount server that can hold up to 64GB of RAM. Memory features include memory mirroring, online spare memory, and fully buffered. This server includes the Integrative Lights Out port, an HP feature that provides out of band management facilities making it possible to perform from a remote location. The server also contains eight hot-swap bays for replacing components without interrupting the system.

A few months ago we wrote a blog post on how to become a successful small business. Today, we're giving you a few more business tips on how to keep your small business growing and happy - internally and externally.

Servermonkey.com now has a RAID calculator for your ease and convenience to assist in your planning. When you go to customize a server, you now have endless options right on the screen. You’ve always had your choice of chassis and CPUs, and now you can even add additional RAIDs with various RAID levels, and more. For each additional change you make, the price of your configuration changes as well- the calculator will add or subtract the given amount to the final cost.