Rich Banta

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

Predictions for Rack Unit Growth in Data Centers

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In data centers, the size or height of racks are usually measured in units. A decade ago, 36-units were the standard rack size, which has now grown to 42-units in more than 60% of the market according to Faisal Ghaus,…

Tips for Managing Energy Efficiency in the Data Center

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Since 1991, October is observed as the National Energy Awareness Month in America. It was first targeted at private and government sector organizations, but this year, the focus is on the US data center industry. The industry consumed 91 billion…

6 Considerations for Choosing the Right Data Center

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Selecting the right data center or a collocation provider is important for your business because your data’s security depends on it. Here are six considerations you should take into account while selecting a data center for your business. 1. Location The first…

The 2 Types of Data Center Security

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In our digital lives, data defines us. And, for the most part, data defines our businesses as well. According to a recent PC World article, credit card and healthcare data will be the most vulnerable its ever been in 2015. This…