The National Fire Safety Authority (NFPA) lists out standards related to fire safety. Data centers, which are always at risk from fire and related hazards, should pay attention to these standards laid down by NFPA in order to remain compliant…
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…
In recent years, data centers have undergone several major changes. Data center transformation and modernizing data centers lead to better savings and improved performance. Modern organizational IT infrastructures experience speedy growth, and therefore, it is important to upgrade the data centers. Modernizing…
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…
