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5 Tips For Protecting Your Data Center From Earthquakes
Using server racks to store critical data is an efficient and secure method. The physical nature of this data storage, however, puts your organization at risk. Structural damage from severe weather and other natural events can be devastating to most types of data...
5 Tips For Data Center Fire Prevention
With such a high concentration of power, data centers are at risk for fires. More than 65% of IT equipment failures happen because the server room is poorly maintained, inadequate, or not air conditioned well. Fires can happen around your electronics racks for a...
5 Tips For Better Data Center Cable Management
Your company's data center is an integral part of your business. By keeping it clean and organized, you are preventing structural problems from affecting your operations. While air flow management and proper maintenance of your data racks are essential, it is also...
4 Ingredients That Will Help To Create An Efficient Data Center
Even though data centers may be continuously changing, there are some aspects that must stay the same for the center to run smoothly. No matter the size of your data center, the following rules will apply for the overall efficiency of the entire network. Ensuring high...
Tips for Better Data Center Airflow Management
Data center management starts with the room's environment. If organizations are not optimizing the center's airflow, they could be wasting money on unnecessary energy costs. By properly equipping whichever types of server racks you have, you can optimize airflow and...
The Importance of Organization and Structure In a Data Center
Most businesses use a data center that helps power their work, though they may not realize that's where their storage is coming from. With the increased flow of information being processed, disseminated, and stored, most businesses need expanded server power and...
IT Technician’s Guide to Understanding Cold Aisle Containment
Data center operations can be complicated. They contain so much technological equipment that must be maintained for the center to function properly. Certain equipment can easily become overheated and stop working, especially when there is so much of it in such a...
4 Custom Features for Your Rack Configuration
Electronics packaging racks do so much more than keep servers and other electronics organized and accessible. These IT racks have necessary capabilities in order to make sure that these components function at their highest capabilities. There are many different types...
How the Industry Is Reinventing Cold Aisle Containment Practices
When it comes to data centers, energy efficiency is one of the biggest concerns. Nearly 80% of data centers already use, or are looking to use, hot or cold aisle containment to regulate temperatures. The benefits of cold aisle containment systems are largely impactful...
A Buying Guide for the Different Types of IT Racks
If you've scrolled through our product list, you've seen all of the types of IT racks that we offer. From simple 2- and 4-post server racks to those that can withstand seismic activity, we have a huge selection. But with so many options, how do you know which data...
In Earthquake-Prone Regions, Data Loss Is a Very Big Concern
Most earthquakes are barely noticeable, even by people in the epicenter of the quake zone. But when "the big one" hits, homes and businesses can be completely destroyed. On February 22, 2011, a massive earthquake rattled Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving 185 people...
Inside LinkedIn’s Newest Green Energy Data Center
In November, LinkedIn, the professionally-oriented social media network, unveiled its new data center in Hillsboro, Oregon. And with so much emphasis on electronics rack cooling efficiency, you can bet that the new center uses a cutting-edge custom data rack cooling...
