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What Happens to IT Equipment During Data Center Decommissioning?

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E-waste is the major focus of data center decommissioning, but more thought needs to be given to mechanical and electrical equipment such as generators. When it comes to the end of life and decommissioning of a data center, the focus often turns to IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) and what to do with IT hardware. This is important as there are numerous compliance requirements around IT hardware containing sensitive information. The… Read More

6 Data Center Trends to Watch

  Data-center owners and operators face increasing complexity and operational challenges as they look to improve IT resiliency, build out capacity at the edge, and retain skilled staff in a tight labor market. Meanwhile, use of the public cloud for mission-critical workloads is up, according to Uptime Institute, even as many enterprises seek greater transparency into cloud providers’ operations. These are some of the highlights of 2021’s Global Data Center… Read More

Challenging times for Data Centers Mean Opportunities for IT Professionals

Automation won’t resolve the data center staffing crisis…at least not yet These are challenging times for managing data centers that are also opening up opportunities for IT professionals. The lines between development and operations keep blurring. The latest report on data center staffing from Uptime Institute finds skills shortages continue and AI is not expected to reduce requirements in the near future. As demand for digital capabilities grows, a shortage… Read More

How to Plan for a Successful Data Center Migration

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  Many factors can precipitate the need for a data center migration – growth beyond current capacities, mergers and acquisitions, hosting provider performance, real estate changes, local data center economics, density requirements, staffing considerations, green initiatives, etc. A data center migration is one of the most critical and complex IT tasks organizations are faced with today.     The margin for error is near zero and the move timeline is… Read More

Real-Time Data Demands the Edge

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  Information Technology innovations and the Internet of Things (IoT) are fueling data creation. Today, there are approximately 10 billion IoT devices in the world, and that number is expected to hit 75 billion by 2025. With so many connected devices, it is no wonder the amount of data created each day continues to spike upward. Recent estimates predict IoT-generated data will reach 73.1 zettabytes (ZB) by 2025—a 422% increase… Read More

Silverback’s Al Nichols for the AFCOM win!

Al Nichols of Silverback receives two awards from AFCOM

THE AFCOM CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS   2020 had some amazing contributions of individuals and local AFCOM chapters who rose above to continue to advance the data center industry and keep AFCOM communities connected.  Alicia Schap, AFCOM’s  association manager, announced the winners at Data Center World in Orlando last week.   The Volunteer of the Year Award  recognizes a member whose membership, and local and national contributions and involvement, have made a… Read More

Can AI solve the data center labor shortage?

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As data centers get smarter, the workforces running them are struggling to keep up. While the industrywide ideal is for so-called dark data centers — meaning, centers without any on-site staff — this brave new reality, for the moment, is still aspirational and years away. In fact, industry leaders say the flood of information coming from smart equipment and sensors needed for artificial intelligence and automation created a widespread need for employees capable of actually… Read More

Five Reasons Cloud Repatriation Should Be Part of Digital Transformation

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Digital Transformation Beyond the Cloud Five or ten years ago, digital transformation strategies often centered around cloud migration. Today, most businesses have adopted the cloud, but the results haven’t always aligned with expectations. To advance along the digital transformation path, forward-thinking organizations might consider cloud repatriation. This approach allows businesses to correct earlier missteps in their digital transformation efforts. Here’s why cloud repatriation should be integral to modern digital transformation… Read More

How Data Centers Will Be Impacted By Microsoft’s 2030 Carbon-Free Energy Plan

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Taking another climate moonshot, Microsoft has set out to crack a problem that will require a complete rethink of the world’s electric grids. Microsoft has made another big climate pledge. The company recently stated that it will work to power all its offices and data centers around the world with carbon-free energy 100 percent of the time by 2030. This is a very different – and much larger – problem… Read More

How Data Centers are Breathing Life into Abandoned Buildings

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The trend in data center construction has been to construct an entirely new building, designed to meet all kinds of demands, like maximum power and air conditioning efficiency. But alongside these greenfield developments, there have been some creative exceptions to the rule: old, abandoned structures which are given a new, modern life. Over the last few years, there has been an effort to convert abandoned buildings in densely populated urban… Read More