Alex Carroll

Alex Carroll

Alex, co-owner, is responsible for all real estate, construction and mission critical facilities: hardened buildings, power systems, cooling systems, fire suppression, and environmentals. Alex also manages relationships with the telecommunications providers and has an extensive background in IT infrastructure support, database administration and software design and development. Alex architected Lifeline’s proprietary GRCA system and is hands-on every day in the data center.
  • Joined: July 11, 2010
  • Articles: 971

HIPAA – Just Doing It Is No Longer Enough

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The HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule (the “Final Rule”), published in January 2013, has made many changes to the HIPAA regulations. Data centers who handle protected health information (PHI) for their clients invariably have to comply with HIPAA provisions. However, it…

Wall Street Journal Feature: Malls Fill Vacant Stores With Server Rooms

Alex Carroll and Rich Banta from Lifeline Data Centers

As the need for data protection and storage continues to grow, Lifeline has been one of the first innovators in using unconventional spaces, like old malls and large retail stores, to renovate and use for our data centers. Earlier this…

Making the Right Purchase Decisions for Your Data Center

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Hardware equipment, network cables, cooling components, etc. are all very much part of a data center’s core infrastructure. Making the right decisions when purchasing these critical components can lead to an optimized and cost effective data center environment. However, you…

How to Reduce Data Center Energy Costs

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As data centers grow, power requirements also grow. Data centers, in fact, rank amongst the biggest consumers of power on the planet. However, there is a tipping point, and many data centers are now finding this out the hard way.…