Modular and lean data centers are imperative for efficiency. However, it is very difficult for a data center to switch over to become “modular” or “lean” overnight. Efforts towards the making of a truly modular and lean data center start…
Modern data centers are being faced with challenging questions around the future of the tape drive. Yes, it is traditional and most backups today are being stored directly on the disk, but is it ready to be discarded from the data…
Leading data center infrastructure provider Emerson Network recently conducted a survey of 800 IT managers on their vision for the data center of the future. Here are some of the most interesting results of this survey. The Sun Will Shine…
Did you know that fresh water accounts for only 3% of the total water in the world? The data center industry utilizes great amounts of water for cooling, and using recycled wastewater for cooling in data centers instead of fresh…
Did you know that, on average, data centers operate at a cooling capacity that is four times the total IT heat load? This and other significant data has been highlighted in a white paper on data center cooling published by Upsite…
