IT networks are continuing to evolve in ways that present new challenges for managers and administers. One of the biggest trends facing the industry today is the growth in edge networks. Analyst firm IDC has predicted that worldwide data volume...

After significant growth, Xfernet, a Los Angeles-based colocation, needed to migrate its facility into a 14,000 square foot data center space with shallow raised floors, low ceilings and a limited footprint for new cooling equipment...

“When should an older UPS be replaced with a new one?” is a question that virtually all data center owners will have to answer. The answer is not always self-evident and depends on several factors...

A good design alone does not ensure a data center is well-built and will remain efficient and available over the course of its life span. For each phase of the data center’s life cycle, proper care and action must be taken to continuously meet the...

How Understanding Power Consumption Can Lead to a More Efficient Data Center

In the fast-changing world of data center design, some say that a data center becomes obsolete the day it is built and commissioned. Although this is an extreme view, the reality is that most data center and business executives are faced with the...

How Edge Data Centers Support High-Quality Operations

The numbers are dramatic: power outages cost the U.S. economy between $80 and $188 billion per year. When power is disrupted to IT systems, 33% of impacted companies lose between $20,000 and $500,000; 20% lose $500,000 to $2 million; and 15% face...

When a hurricane strikes, most people do what it takes to avoid the storm. Not the reporters and field crews at The Weather Channel: To deliver real-time news about severe weather and its impact, reporters, camera operators, satellite trucks and...