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Lifeline Data Centers Awarded Patent for Data Center Power Distribution

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Lifeline Data Centers, Indiana’s only locally owned and operated group of data centers, today announces it has been awarded a new patent for innovative technology which helps combat the high energy consumption needs for data centers. The patent was issued for the power distribution center at the company’s data center located on the east side …

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Cyberbreach? It ranks right up there with a natural disaster

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It’s seems quite natural to protect your company against a natural disaster. That’s why companies wouldn’t think twice about purchasing insurance policies to cover their equipment, facilities and other assets. You never know when an earthquake, storm, tornado or flood can hit. Yet, the same can be said of cyber attacks. You never know when …

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Indianapolis IT Expert Says NYSE Computer Outage Time Could Have Been Reduced and Might Have Been Hacked

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The NYSE, along with United and WSJ.com, outages were cause for concern last week, raising a variety of questions in the midst of reports of “technical issues”. The official statement reads as follows: “It was determined that the NYSE and NYSE MKT customer gateways were not loaded with the proper configuration compatible with the new …

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Container Computing Makes a Splash with Developers

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Developers can run into problems when their applications lack scalability or compatibility. To ensure applications can meet the demands of users, developers must devote considerable time to testing, but they may need access to additional resources in order to do that. When developers are testing the functionality of an application, a host server may become …

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Telecom Issues Spur Regulations

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Technology seems to be evolving more rapidly than the law, with regulators scrambling to draft rules only after a dispute or question arises. Lawmakers and courts encounter new issues that didn’t exist decades ago … for example, whether social media evidence is admissible in a court case. When technology grows to the point that it …

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Top Concerns for Data Centers in 2015 and Beyond

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With a rapidly changing business climate that includes data, cloud and analytics, data centers are expected to undergo numerous changes in the next few years to adapt. However, it can be difficult to predict what those changes might be. Following are some of the biggest variables that could impact data centers in the immediate future. …

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Save Your Server from Summer Power Outages

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Ah, summertime – sunshine, vacations and occasional devastating power outages! That’s right – blackouts are poised to steal the #1 spot from mosquitoes, on the list of top summer nuisances. And a power outage can do a lot of damage, especially when your business relies on a functional server. In January, the middle of summer …

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Assessing the Cost of IT Downtime

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When your organization experiences an IT outage, the setbacks are immediately obvious. Missed deadlines, idled employees, and customer dissatisfaction may come to mind. However, you may not have a good sense of the financial consequences of that type of disruption without a deep analysis of your company’s operations. Depending upon the size of your company, …

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How Lifeline Data Centers Can Help Everyone on Your Team

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Making the decision to keep your in-house data center or make the switch to outsourcing your facility will be one of the greatest challenges you will face as a business. Keeping your in-house data center can get rather expensive and time-consuming, but if you outsource, there is a possibility that you will give up control …

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3 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Outdated Data Center

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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 facility. Other expenses such as remodeling the actual building and keeping up-to-date with security efforts …

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