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Rich Banta

Rich is responsible for Compliance and Certifications, Data Center Operations, Information Technology, and Client Concierge Services. Rich has an extensive background in server and network management, large scale wide-area networks, storage, business continuity, and monitoring. Rich is a former CTO of a major health care system. Rich is hands-on every day in the data centers. He also holds many certifications, including: CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor CRISC – Certified in Risk & Information Systems Management CDCE – Certified Data Center Expert CDCDP – Certified Data Center Design Professional

Joined: September 5, 2013
Articles: 113

99.995 Uptime, CIO Strategy, Colocation, Cost of Downtime, Data Center, Data Center Downtime, Data Center Redundancy, Data Center Strategy, Data Center Uptime, Disaster Recovery Center, Disaster Recovery Colocation, Efficiency, Enterprise Data Center, Large Data Center, Midwest Data Center, Reliability

Have You Reviewed Your Disaster Recovery Plan Lately?

In recent years, California has experienced its share of earthquakes and wildfires. The east coast was dumped with feet of snow and bone-chilling temps, brought on by the polar vortex. And record-setting rains left parts of the southwest trapped in…

Rich Banta
April 28, 2015

99.995 Uptime, CIO Strategy, Colocation, Compliance, Cooling, Cost of Downtime, Data Center, Data Center Strategy, Data Center Uptime, Disaster Recovery Center, Efficiency, Large Data Center, Midwest Data Center, Mission Critical Facilities, Reliability

Three Ways to Extend the Life of Your Outdated Data Center

When managing an outdated data center, there are improvements that may be out of the budget for your company. Keeping up with technology, equipment and servers are some of the most expensive updates you can make within your own facility.…

Rich Banta
April 14, 2015

99.995 Uptime, CIO Strategy, Colocation, Compliance, Cooling, Data Center, Data Center Downtime, Data Center Power Costs, Data Center Power Redundancy, Data Center Pricing Model, Data Center Redundancy, Data Center Strategy, Data Center Uptime, Efficiency, Hardened Data Center, Large Data Center, Reliability

3 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Outdated Data Center

When managing an outdated data center, there are improvements that may be out of the budget for your company. Keeping up with technology, equipment and servers alone are some of the most expensive updates you can make within your own…

Rich Banta
April 9, 2015

99.995 Uptime, CIO Strategy, Colocation, Compliance, Cooling, Cost of Downtime, Data Center, Data Center Certifications, Data Center Downtime, Data Center Power Costs, Data Center Power Redundancy, Data Center Pricing Model, Data Center Redundancy, Data Center Strategy, Data Center Uptime, Disaster Recovery Center, Disaster Recovery Colocation, Efficiency, Large Data Center, Midwest Data Center, Mission Critical Facilities, Moving a Data Center, Reliability

Through the Eyes of a NOC Technician: Air Handler System

Data center cooling is one of the major challenges faced by data center managers because high temperatures and excess heat can severely effect its lifespan and performance. As organizations keep adding blade servers to equip their performance, data centers are…

Rich Banta
April 7, 2015

99.995 Uptime, CIO Strategy, Colocation, Compliance, Cooling, Data Center, Data Center Certifications, Data Center Strategy, Data Center Uptime, Efficiency, Hardened Data Center, Large Data Center, Midwest Data Center, Reliability

What is the Best IT Model for Your Business? [Infographic]

Managing IT can be complicated, and picking the right solution for your business can be a lengthy process and decision. The good news is that there are a variety of options that can be tailored for your business; the bad…

Rich Banta
March 31, 2015