When it comes to disaster planning for data centers, one of the major aspects is automated disaster recovery. Automated DR promises that there is no room for failure and everything can be recovered. However, many IT and data center managers…
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publishes codes and standards for the fire and rescue industry. Data centers, being susceptible to fire, would do well to adopt the NFPA Standard 75, which is “Fire Protection for Electronic Data Processing Equipment.” NFPA…
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is an attempt by the US government to protect its assets and information from cyber threats. It establishes a comprehensive framework of security best practices that entities dealing with the government have to…
When deciding to upgrade an existing data center or when selecting a data center for a new business, the location of the premises is one factor that plays a pivotal role. Some of the common points to consider when making…
TIA-942 is a standard for the information and communications industry, and data centers are adopting this standard to have 99.995% uptime. However, there is more to TIA-942 than ensuring all-time availability. Adopting TIA 942 offers many other benefits: TIA-942 Offers…
