Month: September 2013

Server virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN) can dramatically reduce the amount of IT equipment in the data center, but the likelihood of either technology completely eliminating hardware’s centrally important role in such environments is low.

Thanks to the country’s abundance of renewable energy sources and cool climate, Iceland has emerged over the past few years as one of the top data center relocation spots in the world.

Data centers should place more storage into a single blade enclosure.

Before obtaining a server chassis, data centers should consider its size, how it keeps components cool and how secure it is.

Arizona has recently enacted a number of key measures designed to make it more cost-effective to operate a data center in the state.

Data centers should consider cold aisle containment in order to dramatically reduce how much electricity they use.

As big data analytics becomes more popular, data centers need to upgrade their enterprise server and storage infrastructure to keep up.

For companies hoping to establish a larger presence in India, moving mission-critical servers into the country may be a bad idea.

As the cloud rises in popularity, many data center advocates believe it could spell the end of data center management as we know it today. However, despite these claims, the traditional data center will likely continue to remain as relevant as ever for the foreseeable future.