Most every data center request for proposal or list of services will have technical terms like uptime and tier classification that can confuse a business. Here is a precise explanation of these terms so that you can make better and…
“We’re moving our headquarters and we need to do something about replacing our data center with a more reliable facility. We’ve discussed building a new data center at the new headquarters location. But the CFO won’t approve two generators. How…
Data center consolidation is quite similar to two people who have been living on their own at separate locations move together into the same house. Consolidation often results in the duplication of items and resources. Consolidation should ideally prevent redundancy,…
Yesterday I toured a group of college interns through our downtown data center. I talked about how Lifeline Data Centers clients come from all types of industry: software, manufacturing, health care, retail, IT services, and professional services. I talked about…
99.995% data center uptime, also known as “four and a half 9’s” is 28 minutes of downtime per year or less. That’s low downtime. But how do you achieve it? Rated-4 data centers are expected to deliver this level of…
