Brandon Budd 
There are more women in the data center than ever before. “In 2015, women held 57% of all professional occupations, yet they held only 25% of all computing occupations,” according to the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that in 2016, women in the U.S. occupied only … Read more
Leading data center server-handling solutions provider, ServerLIFT® Corporation, has made all its devices available with a bilingual French-English option, making it the first and only data center lift with this option worldwide. Customers may request all product instructions, operator’s manuals, spec sheets, brochures, and decals with French-English bilingual translations. The company’s solutions eliminate the manual … Read more
Employees in data centers of any size require mechanical assistance when moving heavy items. According to Occupational Health and Safety Magazine, lifting any load greater than 51 pounds (23 kg) by hand, can easily turn into an “unsafe lift.” “If the load to be lifted does not meet [exact] criteria, then it is an unsafe … Read more
Data center solution provider Bruns-Pak has created the first East Coast showroom to demonstrate the ServerLIFT® line of lifting solutions for data center equipment. Located in Bruns-Pak’s Edison, NJ facility, the showroom currently features the ServerLIFT® SL-500X® Powered Lift, designed to lift, move, and install servers and other heavy IT equipment within the narrow confines of server room … Read more
Servers can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The data they contain may be worth millions. Some of this IT equipment weighs three-quarters of a ton. You want to make sure that you have a data center lift designed to protect those assets while performing the three essential functions for your IT … Read more
Faced with cabinet relocation? Your data center staff needs to know how to depopulate and populate server cabinets safely to move them. Moving a populated storage rack without the proper equipment can damage the supporting structures because they are not designed to withstand tilting, lifting, or sliding. Likewise, servicing a rack’s midplane, internal power cables, … Read more
You’ve heard of the “rule of three’s.” In Latin, “omne trium perfectum,” roughly translated, means “everything that comes in threes is perfect.” We agree. At ServerLIFT®, we think constantly about moving servers in data centers. OK, so we’re a bit obsessive. But what are the fundamental rules required to move heavy data center hardware? What we … Read more
This year we’ve noticed a trend in data centers; infrastructure management is struggling to keep up with the demand for connectivity. A lot of this can be blamed on the growth from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and the data they capture. The growth of IoT threatens data center efficiency. As data center managers are … Read more
Phoenix, AZ – ServerLIFT® Corporation expands its marketing into the Middle East and Northern Africa with the announcement of their newest distributor, DAFNIA MIDDLE EAST FZ LLC . The latest expansion of the ServerLIFT® global market expands local distribution and services throughout Africa, Europe, Russia, Australia and Asia. “We are thrilled to have such a … Read more
Recently, I came across a forum question asking for a good way to move a fully populated server rack or cabinet. In short it would seem a great idea, given the weight and difficulty of moving large, individual servers. Many IT people tell me their technicians carry out a server move by taking out most … Read more
17453 N 25th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85023
© 2024 ServerLIFT® Corporation, All Rights Reserved.
