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5 Tips for Making the Most Out of Data Center Space
Your data center's layout and hardware usage are crucial to the facility's overall efficiency. Having a poor design can reduce energy efficiency, prevent servers from performing at optimum levels, cause heating issues, and cost you money. As a result, you need to pay...
Cloud Computing: What It Is and Why It Matters
Cloud computing is now possible thanks to recent advances in broadband and smart mobile technologies. These advances have tremendous benefits for personal and business applications, including added flexibility, cost savings, and quality control. Continue reading to...
Why Location Matters When It Comes to Data Centers
You may assume that you can host your data center anywhere with reliable electricity and internet access. While these aspects are necessary, the location you choose can also significantly influence your performance and many other elements. Continue reading to learn...
Why Data Center Security Must Continue To Evolve
More enterprises than ever before rely on data centers to outsource their power needs to help them concentrate their efforts on customer goals. The potential of economic and communication setbacks is one of the biggest reasons for a higher emphasis on security in data...
The Key Factors Behind Sustainable Data Center Design
Most businesses, including data centers, are looking for their buildings to be net zero in the coming future, meaning they use all their energy from renewable sources that don’t add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. And data centers are notorious for needing quite a...
4 Must-Have Server Rack Accessories for Your Data Center
Organization is essential for a data center to operate successfully, and server rack accessories are vital components to ensuring that happens. Routine maintenance, expansion, and cable management are all dependent on organized server racks, and there are some...
Why You Shouldn’t Skimp on Electronic Equipment Racks
When creating a server room for a small business or a colocation data center, you’ll run into a lot of costs. You can be tempted to cut corners when you can, especially on server racks. After all, it’s just a cabinet that holds equipment, right? False. There are valid...
The Importance of Data Center Seismic Protection
With the consequences of climate change worsening, we are more vulnerable than ever to natural disasters, including earthquakes. Of all the natural disasters that can harm our infrastructure and buildings, earthquakes are among the most damaging. The importance of...
5 Things To Know About Microsoft’s Project Natick
Project Natick is a years-long project helmed by Microsoft to see if servers can run unattended. Basically, can the cloud work underwater? They submerged a data center off the coast of California to test the efficiency and reliability of an unmanned and...
The Benefits of Modular Design for Data Centers
Did you know that up to a third of an organization’s data will pass through the cloud? Companies need to keep expansion in the forefront of their minds when designing a data center because data storage is only beginning to grow. And when you do need to expand space...
Climate Change Challenges Data Centers Face
Climate change is affecting all areas of our lives, and data centers aren’t immune to the changes that the planet experiences. Global temperatures are rising significantly, causing weather systems that create havoc for ecosystems and disrupt regions like coastlines...
Why Your Server Racks Need Blanking Panels
Even though blanking panels might seem like unnecessary pieces of equipment, server racks need them. Data centers require precise planning to make sure equipment is properly organized and maintained. Blanking panels are low in cost, especially when compared to other...
