Category Archive for : ‘Reliability’

As a “high-tech landlord”, we’ve been offering data center compliance and colocation services to a variety of high-profile clients — including health networks and the federal government — since 2009. While many others have realized the revenue potential for data center colocation services, they tend to underestimate how much time, knowledge, effort, and money goes into doing it right. With our highly credentialed staff and know-how, that’s where we truly differentiate ourselves in a highly saturated market.

This month, we were interviewed by Bizvoice Magazine on how we’ve turned our

There’s no denying that cyberattacks represent the No. 1 threat to governments, companies and individuals around the world. Experts are predicting we’ll spend trillions globally to counter that threat.

However, there’s another threat to our infrastructure that demands attention. That threat is an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that could lead to extended blackouts for millions of Americans. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article called “The Threat We’re Not Ready For, an EMP from a solar storm or a nuclear device could be catastrophic. Worse yet, we’re nowhere near prepared for

This past March, Lifeline Data Centers attended the Data Center World in Las Vegas and conducted this Data Center World Video Interview Series with some of today’s most skilled and knowledgeable data center experts.

We chatted with Drew Samuelson, the Senior Product Manager at Vizualiiz, which focuses on IT asset management, data center asset management, wireless IT asset management and automated wireless IT. Drew explains that his company affixes RFID tags to all key assets in order to track them from “cradle to grave.” Thus, they utilize RFID technology

As a business that receives payments through the five major credit card brands, including Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, more than likely you’re familiar with PCI DSS — a proprietary information security standard administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. The standard was designed to reduce credit card fraud.

According to new standards, compliance for two updated mandates have been delayed until 2018.

According to the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), companies will need to comply with a new version of its data security standard (DSS). This guideline will

When researching data center providers or reviewing plans to build out your own, it’s likely you’ve come across the Uptime Institute’s Tier classifications for data centers. Ranging from Tier I to Tier IV, these classifications are considered the industry standard to determine the availability of a facility.

To earn the highest Tier rating of IV, a data center must meet certain operational complexities — assuring its clients a higher rate of uptime. Data time availability requirements range from 99.671 percent uptime for Tier I facilities to 99.95 percent uptime for Tier

INDIANAPOLIS – June 29, 2016 – Indianapolis-based Lifeline Data Centers was named one of the 20 most promising data center solution providers in 2016 by CIOReview last week. As an innovator and expert in this field, Lifeline is thrilled to receive an accolade of this caliber from a trusted industry resource.

CIOReview called Lifeline’s data center workspaces “superior and compliant”, citing Lifeline’s 99.999 percent uptime, multi-layered security systems, and highly compliant processes. By building custom processes and scaling them across their client base, Lifeline is able to provide these services for

Outsourcing data center needs is increasingly becoming an option for companies that are looking to quickly expand their data center capabilities without building out their own facilities. More than likely, you’ll have an extensive array of choices. But, of course, choosing the right one requires taking into consideration a wide number of factors — including the specific needs of your company.

It would be a mistake to simply select a data center provider that meets your basic needs and meets your budget. Take a look at these features of a quality

This past March, Lifeline Data Centers attended the Data Center World in Las Vegas and conducted this Data Center World Video Interview Series with some of today’s most skilled and knowledgeable data center experts.

We interviewed Brendon Hill, the Executive VP of Business Development for Dave Goerke & Associates (DGA), a full-service data center and IT consultancy company.

In this video, Brendon explains the unique approach that his company takes when helping clients with data center commissioning. He walks us through DGA’s step-by-step approach, ensuring that DGA truly offers the

Designers of data centers have been focusing on ways to improve the performance of these critical assets, while exploring ways to minimize their environmental footprint — while delivering the practical solutions that address the needs of today’s IT teams.

But some designers are taking it a step further, envisioning the possibilities of data center innovations of the future. Whether you’re talking about the next 5 years or the next 20 years, change will come. According to Search Data Center, we’ll see the highest rate of changes in data centers leading up

This past March, Lifeline Data Centers attended the Data Center World in Las Vegas and conducted this Data Center World Video Interview Series with some of today’s most skilled and knowledgeable data center experts.

We interviewed Bob Formicola, the Kohler Power Systems Senior Sales Executive at Bay City Electric Works (BCEW), a premier distributor of emergency generator systems, automatic transfer switches and paralleling switchgear. Their branch locations span throughout Southern California and they are a leading distributor of Kohler Power Systems within this area.

In this video, Bob details the