In earlier years designated data center design facilities once existed almost entirely in the enterprise realm. Their main purpose was to serve corporate entities with large amounts of data and dollars at their disposal, however these days, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are now getting in on the action. SMBs represent one of the fastest-growing

Blade enclosures are critical to server blade functionality and the data center infrastructure. They are also integral players in data center power and cooling systems. Topics on energy efficiency and cooling technology have received more attention as data center operators zero in on strategies to decrease power consumption and optimize cooling potential to establish a

Very few of us in the web hosting industry will ever have the need to scale to the level that services like Dropbox do. With that said, when a service the size of Dropbox makes a misstep that leads to an outage, it is worth paying attention to the causes and impact to see if

Data center migration, cloud and broadband connectivity were hot topics in the IT world this week.

There are some specific practices essential to effectively purging a data center of unwanted grime without damaging equipment or disrupting service availability.

To defeat an enemy, first you have to understand them. Hackers are constantly in search of loop holes in the security of websites. While many website owners and hosting providers are aware of possible hacker attacks, they may have a hazy grasp of what motivates cybercriminals. The days when the majority of hackers were in

Server equipment is going through an interesting transition.