Forrester surveys show that enterprise infrastructure & operations (I&O) teams that are well down the virtualization path are shifting their priorities to deploying a private cloud. While you can certainly build your own, you don’t have to anymore. There’s an…
The city of Indianapolis is moving forward to consolidate several public safety units at the former Eastgate shopping center after the City-County Council approved a 25-year lease for the space. A Monday Council vote of 23-6 enables the city’s Department…
Does calculating the real cost of your in-house computer room makes colocation seem more affordable? Many companies are faced with changes to their computer rooms. Whether they are moving the computer room or trying to expand the space, power and…
Why are so many companies looking for outsource data centers looking at Midwest Colocation? Why are Microsoft, Google, and other large Internet companies putting their private data centers in the heartland? Here are the biggest reasons: Risks of natural disaster…
When I talk to people about what we do in our profession, rather than bore them with the textbook definition of business continuity instead I often refer to Murphy’s Law. I think you can communicate the concept of risk management…
