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Data Center Cooling

data center cooling

Liquid versus Air The quest to maintain operating temperatures for increasing computing densities has firms transitioning from air to liquid cooling. This article evaluates both methods. Data centers continue to pack more computing power into smaller spaces to consolidate workloads and accommodate processing-intensive applications, such as AI and advanced analytics. As a result, each rack consumes more energy and generates more heat, putting greater pressure on cooling systems to ensure… Read More

Data Center Equipment and Deployment Strategies

data center equipment

As organizations grow, they need to evaluate and adjust investment in data center equipment. Companies often need to scale up from a small server room environment and deploy into a midsize data center or colocation. Data center deployment is challenging and often includes managing multiple hardware platforms and technologies. Integration of conventional servers, networking equipment, and storage resources needs to be well-planned, flawlessly executed, and closely maintained.  Set Goals and… Read More

How to Anticipate and Solve Problems in Your Data Center Move

data center move

There are many situations that may necessitate a data center move. Maybe you need to relocate to a larger data center because your infrastructure has grown beyond the capacity of your current facility. Your company may want to consolidate your IT infrastructure, or perhaps your company isn’t satisfied with your current data center provider, and you’ve decided to move your infrastructure to another provider. Whatever your reason, a data center… Read More

Recruiting the Best IT Talent

IT talent for data center

2020 marks the start of a new decade but not the end of the IT talent shortage, which has data centers worldwide scrambling to find and retain skilled employees. It’s a skills crisis that will likely deepen throughout the 2020s as U.S. labor growth slows to only 0.4% annually, the massive Baby Boomer generation ages deeper into retirement, and colleges and universities struggle to produce enough of the skilled tech… Read More

Three Ways to Data Center Sustainability

data center sustainability

Data center sustainability is an increasingly important consideration for many companies. Environmental responsibility is an essential part of achieving your business social goals and developing a positive brand perception. Various studies show that on average 70 percent of companies consider sustainability as one of their most important business priorities. When you think of sustainability, your mind will probably immediately jump into reducing your ecological footprint with renewable energy sources. But… Read More

Guide to a Successful Data Center Move Project

data center move project

Your company’s data center is mission-critical. It’s the foundation of your business and you manage it with precision. When it comes time for a data center move project, accuracy is even more important. You must start with a solid plan.  Audit Essentials To create a solid plan, you will need a data center audit. If done correctly, an audit will identify infrastructure weaknesses as well as areas of strength. The… Read More

Data Center Migration – Best Practices

data center migration

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 typically short, making… Read More

Data Center Reliability During the Pandemic

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Facility managers responsible for data centers and other critical facilities are facing additional challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. Most operations and maintenance tasks have become more challenging. As an example, if critical equipment offers good onboard status reporting but limited remote capability, the facility manager could ordinarily rely on increased rounds, knowing that onsite staff will hear or see alarms, unusual sounds, or smells or readily experience the result of… Read More

Guidelines for Installing A Server Rack Cabinet

server rack cabinet

Server rack cabinet installation in your data center can be complicated. Thorough planning and thoughtful preparation are both key components for ensuring a successful, hassle-free installation experience. The following are essential guidelines when preparing an installation or data center move. Make a plan: Which coworkers will be impacted by a server rack cabinet installation or move? Collaborate with them so they can schedule their projects accordingly. Anticipate possible expansion: During… Read More

Colocation as a Green Alternative

colocation green

Colocation is on the rise and renewable energy investments by data center and cloud providers in combination with modern hybrid cloud frameworks can make enterprise IT sustainability easier. Going Green All the major tech companies have loudly proclaimed their commitment to “going green,” and recently the pledges only grew bigger. Microsoft promised earlier this year that it would achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Amazon made a similar promise last year,… Read More

Data Center Site Selection

data center site selection

Over the years, the data center industry has continued to evolve and has become a critical part of our world today. Beginning in the 1940s, as large computer rooms were often deployed for military and government purposes, costs were expensive due to the complexity of the computer systems. Roughly 40 years later, entering the era of the microcomputer boom, computers began to be more readily deployed throughout businesses. This led… Read More