Late last year a high-street financial institution experienced a power failure at an IT centre in Yorkshire, shutting down cash machines for a few hours, as well as undermining retail transactions and online banking. This incident was only the latest…
New year, new data center strategy: The coming of the new year offers a time for both reflection and for planning. Data center strategy is changing for many organizations. What changes do you envision for your data center in the…
Can you build enough data center redundancy? Most businesses today have little or no tolerance for downtime. The cost of downtime is lost revenues, lost credibility and lost clients. And the first step to avoid data center downtime is to…
Can you build enough data center redundancy? Most businesses today have little or no tolerance for downtime. The cost of downtime is lost revenues, lost credibility and lost clients. And the first step to avoid data center downtime is to…
In part 1 of this series, I talked about how pricing models for outsource data center and colocation providers vary greatly. To recap, a colocation facility typically provides hardened building redundant power redundant cooling rack space, private cages, or both…
