Most VMware environments today face the need for sophisticated storage monitoring and management software that helps data center staff provide efficient customer service. Environments that are based on VMware’s Hypervisor can be complimented with third-party tools that give detailed statistics…
Reliability and uptime are critical requirements for the telecommunication industry, and implementation of standards is a way to ensure both. TIA-942, or TIA-942-A, lays down standards for cabling systems and network design when planning and designing data centers. It covers…
HIPAA: Responsibilities of a Data Center The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, directs federal protection of data related to the health sector. Assurance of data center compliance is of utmost importance as the business associates…
Every state offers various tax incentives for data centers. At the national level, there are policies and programs that are designed specifically to support the growth and wide-spread adoption of data centers. Thanks to these incentives, some states naturally turn…
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…
