Not only have DoS (Denial of service) and DDoS (Distributed Denial of service) attacks become emerging trends in cyber security world, but they are also increasing in complexity and ferocity. According to a report from Infonetics Research, data centers, IT…
With cloud computing, why do companies continue to buy and lease data center equipment? Cloud computing is becoming pervasive. From software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to virtual servers to physical servers to disk space to networking to security, you can rent just…
While DCIM is all about the lifecycle of a data center, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is all about the lifecycle of a building. BIM uses virtual design tools like 3D modeling and simulation to provide digital representation of the entire…
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) can encompass the complete stack of a data center—databases, storage, servers, networking, cooling and power distribution. DCIM can manage this stack as an integrated whole. Often, DCIM is a set of software and hardware tools…
Nature has some highly dangerous and destructive weapons in its arsenal. IT facility managers should always keep an eye out for lethal threats from nature of which lightning is perhaps one of the more harmful ones. Lightning strikes are not…
