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.

Rise of Big Data

Data Center Power Compartmentalization

Big Data and Big Challenges: What does it mean for data centers? According to a recent study on the Digital Universe, it is estimated that within a span of 8 years, the amount of digital data would have exceeded 40…

Shifting from Owning to Outsourcing Your Data Center

Lifeline Data Centers Heat Exchanger

More facts and figures are emerging to support the shift from owning a data center facility to outsourcing it. According to this report from 451 Research, data center space in the country is growing at an astonishingly high 9 per…

Being Prepared is the Key for Emergencies

Lifeline Data Centers

The impact of Hurricane Sandy was an eye-opener not only for the government agencies but also for the world of technology, especially the infrastructure managers. Massive destruction of offices, major power failures combined with staff absentees made life miserable for…

How Blade Servers and Virtualization Changed Data Center Design Dynamics

Lifeline Data Centers Heat Exchanger

Floor space reduction in IT environments has been made possible by adoption of blade servers and virtualization. These new technologies paved the way for compact data center facilities that would also appear to require less maintenance costs. Let’s have a…