Buying used servers: what really matters
Generation, form factor, CPU, memory, controller, remote management and warranty: the points that decide whether a used server fits your workload.
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Know-how from the workshop to help you buy the right hardware.
Buying & assessing
What matters with pre-owned enterprise hardware and what “refurbished” really means.
2 articles
Memory & storage
ECC memory, Optane PMem, SAS, SATA, NVMe and RAID – combined the right way.
4 articles
Rack, remote management & virtualisation
Mounting, managing from afar and the platform for your VMs.
3 articles
AI & homelab
GPU servers for local language models and quiet, efficient servers at home.
2 articles
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