Industry Perspectives

Highlighting thought leadership in the data center

• Design Tips for the Dual-Powered Data Center

  October 5th, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  BRANDON PERRYMAN
  Fibertown

  Modern data centers utilizing dual power designs have further increased reliability of IT systems by ensuring reliable power distribution and delivery. Understanding power generation and delivery systems and avoiding four major design failures is crucial. Read More

• Disaster Recovery Scenario: Stick to the Plan

  September 28th, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  RICHARD DOLEWSKI WTS
  

  No one likes disasters and downtime. Prudent operations managers have business continuity plans that can assist in a crisis and support organizational priorities and goals as well. Read More

• One Size Does Not Fit All in the Data Center

  September 23rd, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  

  The concept of "one-size-fits-all" is inaccurate when it comes to data centers. From high-performance cluster computing to web hosting, data centers are as different as their functions. Read More

• Putting Sustainability Into Practice

  September 21st, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  Deborah Grove
  GROVE ASSOCIATES

  Awareness of energy loss and other resource issues has risen in the data center industry, but the question remains: Are we deploying enough of the solutions that make data centers more sustainable? Read More

• IT Outsourcing Profiles And Why They Matter

  September 16th, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  DON GOODWIN
  Latisys

  Assessing an organization's IT Infrastructure Outsourcing (ITO) profile is an important process and can set the organization's IT department on a path towards better optimization of IT infrastructure. Read More

• The Threat of Data Centre Contamination

  September 14th, 2010 : Colleen Miller
  KAUSHAL DOSHI
  8 Solutions

  Contamination is an ever-present threat to sensitive data centre equipment. Its potential effects range from impaired power efficiency to catastrophic equipment failure. However, with the right expertise, prevention is entirely possible. Read More

• The Benefits of SAS 70 Audits

  September 9th, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  Ali Gheewala
  GHEEWALA CPA

  There are multiple benefits to SAS 70 Audits, among them the audit reports can provide assurance to customers that their data center provider has the appropriate and effective internal controls in place. Read More

• How Virtualization Can Change Your Network

  September 7th, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  KELLY HERRELL
  Vyatta

  Given that networking workloads run well on servers, it was only a matter of time before the network virtual machines arrived. Here's a look at some of the benefits. Read More

• Maintenance & Optimization of Cooling Systems

  August 30th, 2010 : Industry Perspectives
  JEFF POWERS
  Emerson Network Power

  Regular inspection and maintenance of cooling equipment will help prevent unwanted downtime and is critical to maintaining a smooth-running facility. Here's a list of suggested preventive maintenance tasks. Read More

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