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Rack-mount power distribution units (PDUs) and power strips are a well-established solution for distributing power into Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) equipment racks. If you are responsible for selecting or advising selection...
The reality is simple: the data center has become the brain, or central nervous system of any organization. And, this ‘brain’ is getting pretty smart. Today’s executives are demanding new technologies to help their organizations respond to...
The importance of physical security for protecting data is generally well understood, but how often does your organization assess the level of physical security for protecting data? And, are you compliant with regulations that address data...
Not that long ago, the “network edge” in many organizations consisted of a few remote branches along with legacy main or intermediate distribution frames. But now that is changing. Spurred by the need to drive compute and storage closer to users...
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...
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...
