There are just certain things in IT or the data center industry you don’t want to hear – and fire and ‘data loss’ are two of them. There were a couple of lessons learned from fire and data loss stories…
Datacentres will need to incorporate high-density power distribution within the next five years. Analyst Gartner has predicted that by 2015, 50% of datacentres will have a high-density zone, up from fewer than 10% in 2010. Even datacentres built within the…
Selecting the right hardware for a server refresh is critical to running smooth IT operations. Having the right hardware directly affects the health and success of the overall business. New hardware is never selected arbitrarily; it’s a long process that…
Datacenter temperature has been ramping up rapidly over the last 5 years. In fact, leading operators have been pushing temperatures up so quickly that the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning recommendations have become a become trailing indicator of…
Tax incentives from state and local governments are an increasingly important component of site searches for data center projects. About a dozen states now have customized incentives programs for data center operations, which focus on full or partial exemption of…
