Every data center has to face the reality of software compliance audits. This can be a nightmare for set ups with an array of enterprise and open source software running together. For smaller shops, this is can be a relatively easy…
The Uptime Institute recently conducted a survey on data center outages reported in the last twelve months. The survey spanned across traditional enterprise data centers, colocation data centers and financial services companies with in-house data centers. The survey was based…
Every data center security manager has nightmares about his or her network being attacked. But some have more peace of mind because they feel confident in their data center infrastructure and because they have every inch of their network covered with…
Data centers are an important part of the business structure for organizations in every sector, and they are essential for storing mission-critical applications and data. Since a data center plays such a crucial role, isn’t its location an important factor,…
The lean approach to data centers has caught on big time as a means to reduce cost and improve efficiency. A primary focus of the lean approach to data centers is on reducing cooling expenses and improving the energy efficiency…
