Enterprise Servers May Save Blackberry
How important is an enterprise server to the company it serves? Well, that seems to be a very important question for BlackBerry at the moment. If we take the word of BlackBerry’s CEO, the salvation of the company lies within the enterprise server and not on its phones. According to BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, the future of BlackBerry will be dependent on the success of BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). So, what will be the contribution of BES to BlackBerry’s resurrection and profitability? According to Chen, the new BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is still the preferred choice of IT professionals. BES servers are the interfaces for 60% of company phones across the […]
Common Issues with Generic Lifts in the Data Center
Every year, ServerLIFT® LLC uncovers unique issues in the data center that are not commonly discussed in the industry. Early April of 2014 we conducted an anonymous survey at Interop Las Vegas, an industry leading technology trade show. The main objective of the survey was to determine what issues IT professionals encounter using generic warehouse lifts to handle servers and other IT equipment. Participants were asked to complete a brief questionnaire consisting of 11 topics relating to the functionality and general purpose of a lift in the data center environment. Each of the questions were chosen based on the feedback ServerLIFT® has received from clients over the past 7 years. […]
Data Center Design: Planning Software for Data Center Operations
Most data centers today utilize modern planning software tools. These tools are a good way for an organization to optimize their data center and ensure that it will run without problems. Most of tools, when used properly, can actually prevent or minimize the occurrence of downtime. For some large data center operations this can amount to up to one million dollars per 90 minutes of downtime, as stated by research conducted by Uptime Institute. One thing many organizations and data center managers fail to understand is that even with the proper planning and tools the use of such software would be a waste of the money and time for an […]
Data Center Design: Server Rack Equipment
Loading servers into a rack requires time and planning. When it comes to data center design layouts, common server rack and data center equipment mistakes can be avoided by proper planning and preparation. Having a plan or even a data center migration checklist will save time and resources. The reason for this is that an individual will not have to redo the whole process if something as simple as a space restriction were to occur. So before loading servers into a rack plan the layout of the data center design appropriately. To help you do that, here are tips on how to plan for loading server into racks. 1. Consider […]
How And Where To Place Data Center Equipment
ServerLIFT® simplifies hardware equipment relocation in data center migration. But how do you know HOW and WHERE to place the equipment? When we heard about ServerLIFT®, we thought – what a brilliant, simple, elegant idea. This will drastically decrease personal injury and server damage, speed up the server placement and removal process and generally make everybody happier, healthier and more productive. So, now that you know the right way to add, move and decommission servers, how do you know where to place them? How do you know what area of your data center can support them? Where do you have enough space, cooling and power? That’s where Data Center Infrastructure […]
Reasons for Data Center Migration or Relocation
Data center operations have become the core of many businesses today, and sometimes due to the growth it’s very important for there to be a data center relocation. We all know that the only thing constant in life is change, so for many businesses, data center migration or even relocation is inevitable. When the time comes for a data center migration, it can be a hassle and quickly turn into a big problem. Knowing how and when to initiate a server migration project is one way of eliminating some of the problems associated with a data center relocation / migration. So here are a couple reasons why many businesses are […]
Data Center Equipment and Server Hardware Trends
The data center infrastructure and server hardware and are not immune to changes from technological or even economic trends. For example, the economic crisis has spurred technological innovations. This is because organizations require more efficient and cost effective server hardware. As a result several equipment vendors have made significant contributions in data center innovations. These vendors have paved the path to new trends in data center equipment which other vendors will definitely follow. Innovation In the recent Data Center and Reader’s Choice 2013 survey conducted by Tech Target, respondents identified the best of the best vendors when it comes to innovation and performance. When it comes to vendors that have […]
Small to Medium Sized Business Data Center Migration
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 segments of the data center market, with technologies such as cloud computing, software-defined networking, big data and high-performance applications stimulating adoption. However for data center migration there are some differences in implementation for companies that must support enterprise-level needs with SMB budgets and personnel. SMB data center spending is projected to rise at a compound […]
Manage Power and Cooling for Blade Enclosures
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 more productive facility with lower operating expenses. Strategies in blade enclosure development and common problems faced by industry innovators as they strive to optimize their function represent a nexus of infrastructure, physical, and environmental concerns in data centers. Many considerations for more efficient server functionality are similar to those that previously drove blade enclosure adoption […]
Lessons to be Learned From the Recent Dropbox Outage
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 there are any potential lessons to be learned. On January 10, Dropbox went offline. Users weren’t able to sync their folders, and thus they couldn’t access their files on many devices. The service was down for much of Friday evening, and users had trouble accessing their files throughout the weekend. Of course, the media was […]
