As you know, no one in this industry can afford to grow stale or complacent. There are many ways to stay updated and in-touch and this week's Data Center World show is one of the ways to keep updated about the data center industry.
Is it possible for a data center to employ distributed energy resources, like incorporating solar power, without giving up reliability? This is a worthy goal but there may be major issues that need to be addressed, writes Marina Thiry of ABB.
When building a data center - no matter the type - “cost” will quite likely take a high position in the overall comparison of design choices, writes Bruno Raeymaekers of Arcadis. What factors should be considered in calculating total cost of...
The immense growth of IaaS cloud computing has given rise to a need for highly scalable and secure virtual networks, without requiring significant investment in replacing or adding to the existing infrastructure. One virtual overlay technology...
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings – which brought many reminders of 9/11 – we saw a new hero emerge: technology. Bill Kleyman of MTM Technologies shares his thoughts on the role of technology in the horrific events of this week.
As a C-level executive with a data center (or several) in your organization, you’re undoubtedly aware that they devour electricity like small cities and that the up-front capital investment, cost of expansion or re-development is somewhere between...
Dick Benton of Glasshouse Technologies explains how to prove what you delivered, because without metrics, monitoring and reporting that demonstrates you’ve fulfilled Service Level Agreements (SLAs), your service consumers and your management won’t...
By changing the focus away from managing server resources and adopting a Service-Oriented approach to IT Operations, IT organizations can turn the threat of cloud computing into an opportunity, while helping to deliver business innovations to...
In striving to increase dependability, there's cultural shifts and evolving engineering principles that Microsoft is using to help improve the dependability of services offered, writes David Bills of Microsoft. The end game is to help customers...
Bringing cloud into the mix changes the nature of modern business computing, writes Mike Goodenough of Savvis. The equation has shifted from purchasing power to operational effectiveness.