Energy is certainly one of the critical Total Cost of Ownership variables, as data centers are significant consumers of energy. Energy efficiency gains have a significant impact on TCO and annual operating expenses, especially on high power, long...
IT landscapes are rapidly changing to improve compute infrastructure and better service business needs and the storage network plays a very vital role in these environments, writes Tim Lustig of QLogic.
Data center and facilities management professionals from around the world are heading to Orlando, known as the "happiest place on earth," for the fall Data Center World event, to gain knowledge and insight in the ever-demanding issues in the data...
Moving to the cloud and Remote Managed IT Services (RMITS) are this year’s hot trends in colocation, writes Tom Asbury of SUNGARD Availability Services.
With permits starting to be issued, contractors in place, state and local government on board, and schedules starting to really crystallize, it’s time to break ground, writes Shawn Mills of Greenhouse Data.
Handling data center equipment is incredibly important to the enterprise, as proper handling will ensure that a data center is run optimally. Should anything go wrong, the potential fallout can dramatically hurt a company and put an employee’s...
Data centers hold a lot of secure information. So, it is important to know whether the facility has effective and adequate safeguards against data theft and other potential problems. This can be determined by an assessment of the data center's...
While all of the terabytes and terabytes data that the world is producing offers the promise of valuable insight, managing its sheer volume, as well as the speed with which it is being created is a tremendous challenge. How can companies turn...
While virtualization has helped in increasing hardware utilization, two socket servers remain the most commonly deployed server hardware in the data center, yet offer enterprises little flexibility when it comes to swapping out parts that best...
Once the design wheels are turning, it’s time to work with state and local governments on site development, permits and zoning. Many people groan at the thought of the politics involved, but this can actually be a rewarding chance to engage your...