Happy holidays, everyone! Each year, millions of people form New Year’s Resolutions in the hopes of making a change for the better. I encourage data center managers and other IT…
Creating an effective server room design is a bit like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. Unless you’re a glutton for punishment (which, I admit, some of us probably are), you…
Based on first-hand experience, I can tell you that there’s plenty of stress involved and detail required in even a minor data center construction project. Compound this with a 24x7…
Recycled goods, alternative power sources and energy-saving technology are becoming commonplace in many homes and businesses. It’s a sign of the times as energy costs continue to climb and public…
Data center colocation plays a strategic role in modern IT operations. For many companies, it presents an attractive alternative to building and maintaining a sizeable data center.Housing servers and network…
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Does this folksy wisdom hold true when it comes to server virtualization? Virtualization is an increasingly popular…
Nobody ever said data center relocation was easy. Although moving mission critical computer and communications equipment from one site to another is no simple task, it needn’t be an overwhelming…
Rising data center power and cooling costs have renewed industry interest in DC-power, but is DC really a cure-all or just more snake oil?Up until this point, DC-power hasn’t been…
The differences between data center and computer room design don’t amount to a hill of beans for most people. The terms are often used interchangeably, but using them correctly makes…
I was just contacted by Processor.com for my thoughts on this topic and thought it might be useful to share some information about it with you all here. If data…