For data centers, which rely on a steady and reliable stream of electricity, power interruption can be extremely costly and, in some cases, damaging to a facility’s reputation, writes Bhavesh Patel of ASCO. When building new data centers, owners...
Data center managers pay as much attention to monitoring, managing and maintaining the physical systems - power, cooling, and so on - that support the IT equipment as IT managers do to their IT assets. And just as IT management has evolved to deal...
Even if your organization is well-informed about the value of branch circuit power monitoring, and you are committed to doing it right, you might be curious about the best ways to choose and implement a power monitoring system, writes Jon Trout of...
Big catastrophic events are not your most probable threat to business continuity. In reality, smaller, disruptive events can cause the same damaging effect and are far more likely to occur, writes David Van Allen of INetU. He says you can plan for...
In 2014, many organizations will implement DCIM for the first time or expand or replace their existing implementation. Several critical factors will help organizations succeed. Lara Greden of CA Technologies outlines recommended best practices on...
What has Intel learned about DCIM? Intel's Jeff Klaus shares some of the "lessons learned" by Intel's IT team as it has deployed data center management software in its own data centers. The lessons offer insights for companies contemplating DCIM...