How Colocation is Changing
According to experts, customers used to look for energy costs, reliability, and cooling when deciding on their data center. Today, they’re also looking for efficient process implementation and fast [...]
How Next-Generation Servers Impact Your Data Center
Next-gen servers are a hot topic in the IT and data center world. But what are they, and how do they affect factors like cooling and power? Next-Gen Next-gen [...]
Switchgear and Uptime
As data continues to speedily grow, power is critical and data centers are looking for ways to ensure 100% uptime. Business owners often make the mistake of just looking [...]
Stopping Data Center Fires
One might think that the biggest threat to a data center is a security breach. In reality, elemental incidents pose as the biggest threats. Fire smoke, in fact, is [...]
Economic Data Center Cooling
Chilled water and direct expansion systems have traditionally been data center cooling solutions. Now businesses are looking elsewhere—pumped-refrigerant-free cooling systems. What it Does According to experts, this new type [...]
7 Questions for your IT Team
Struggling with your IT infrastructure? Here are 7 questions to ask your team and yourself. Is it Complicated? Is your IT too complex? If your team is unable to [...]
Did Mr. Robot Get it Right?
Warning: this article contains Mr. Robot season one spoilers Emmy-award winning T.V. drama, Mr. Robot has been received highly by hackers and law-abiding citizens alike. The show is currently [...]
How Design Impacts Data Centers
The design and infrastructure of a data center affects the information it’s holding. Expert data center designers must work with various elements when building data centers for businesses. Even [...]
How Hackers Use Faulty Infrastructure
Many of the professionals working at data centers and colocation facilities are consumed with data center operations. Power distribution units often offer remote or local monitoring, but the security [...]
What is a Colocation?
For businesses that lack space for their own onsite server room, contracting with a colocation (read as co-location) could be their best next option. This type of facility is [...]