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Health Care: What HIPAA Means for Data Centers
June 29th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MIKE KLEIN
Online Tech

Since data centers typically store, transmit or process electronic protected health information (ePHI), they must comply with the HITECH standards and citations to meet HIPAA compliance, writes Mike Klein of Online Tech. His column outlines the considerations for data centers in complying with the health care regulations. Read More
Energy Efficiency in Today’s Data Center
June 28th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
RON VOKOUN
Gray Construction

Energy efficiency is where sustainability pays for itself because the return on investment (ROI) for efficiency is measured in weeks or months and not years, writes Ron Vokoun, Gray Construction. Also, using less energy as a whole means less renewable energy will be required to power your data center. Read More
Debunking Data Center Power Myths
June 26th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives

A data center manager recently raised a seemingly simple question in an online discussion thread: “How do I calculate per rack power consumption in my data center?” The forthcoming advice highlighted that there are as many answers to this question as there are vendors providing data center solutions, writes Jeff Klaus of Intel. Read More
Understanding the Cloud’s Effect on Facilities Teams
June 21st, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
BILL KLEYMAN
MTM Technologies

The modern data center infrastructure now resembles a distributed platform capable of handling today’s “data-on-demand” society, writes Bill Kleyman of MTM Technologies. With this type of evolution, come new standards in how facilities teams must manage their environments. Read More
Data Center Development Diary: Day 2
June 20th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
CHRIS CURTIS
Compass

In order to begin building a data center you must first complete the site approval process. Although the methodology differs slightly between municipalities, the underlying goal here is to follow the city’s published guidelines to be able to present a plan that adheres closely enough to their requirements, writes Chris Curtis of Compass Data Centers as he continues his series of posts from "The Developer's Diary." Read More
How WAN Optimization Can Transform Disaster Recovery
June 19th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
SONAL PURI
Aryaka

The old fashioned paradigm of single-site disaster recovery assets standing idle has been given a radical makeover with the adoption of WAN optimization and cloud storage, writes Sonal Puri of Aryaka. Stagnant DR assets are now morphing into real-time data replication. Read More
Data Center Development Diary: Day 1
June 15th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
CHRIS CURTIS
Compass

Although development is rarely in the spotlight, it plays a major role in the success of a data center project, writes Chris Curtis of Compass Data Centers in Day 1 of the Developer's diary. The goal in this series is to take Data Center Knowledge readers through the development process of a project and share tips, best practices and head shaking anecdotes. Read More
Notes from the Road: DCIM Simplified
June 14th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
GARY BUNYAN
iTRACS

Asset management information should not be held in static spreadsheets or files, writes Gary Bunyan of iTRACS, but it should be part of a dynamic toolset in your DCIM. And asset management is the tip of the iceberg in DCIM. Read More
Server Efficiency: Aligning Energy Use With Workloads
June 12th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
WINSTON SAUNDERS
Intel

The role of energy proportionality in the energy efficient performance of a server's processor is important, writes Winston Saunders of Intel. Making server energy use more proportional to workload dramatically improves the efficiency at common data center workloads. Read More