The New Google Data Center in Finland
New Google Data Center in Hamina, Finland This week we decided to post a video about Google’s new data center build out in Hamina, Finland. This particular data center has created a lot of hype in the industry and we thought a lot of you would be interested learning more about this facility and how it’s data center design is using a sea water cooling system. It’s definitively an innovative approach. Let us know what you think.
Data Center Injury and Damage Statistics
May 2012 Data Center Injury and Damage Statistics Survey: An anonymous study was conducted to determine the number of data center injury and damage from dropped server equipment that occurs in data centers. Out of the 113 participants, 89 answered that they have worked or interfaced within a data center in the past five years. Out of the 89 relevant participants, 58 were able to provide information regarding injuries and 67 were able to provide information regarding dropped equipment. Results: Over 52% were aware of injuries in the data center Over 65% were aware of dropped server equipment in the data center Questions: In the past 5 Years… Have you […]
ServerLIFT® Visits i/o’s Phoenix ONE Data Center
Phoenix ONE Data Center Tour: Recently some of the ServerLIFT® team had the opportunity to visit one of the world’s largest data centers! Lucky for us, i/o data centers calls Arizona home and it just so happens that their Phoenix ONE data center is one of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world. i/o 538,000 square foot monster facility houses more than 80,000 square feet of office space, allowing its corporate headquarters to conveniently reside at the same location, alongside the most advanced colocation space in the world. The rest of the 460,000 square feet are is covered by raised floor, divided into four data center “pods” and the […]
ServerLIFT® Sponsors the NOC at Interop Las Vegas 2012
Interop Las Vegas 2012 – ServerLIFT® Sponsors the NOC Since 2008, ServerLIFT® LLC has sponsored the NOC at Interop Las Vegas and New York. This video shows how the team at Interop using ServerLIFT® equipment to prepare for their show! For two weeks, some of the best and brightest engineers in IT gather at an uberGeek bunker in Brisbane, CA to assemble the most advanced temporary network in the world and use ServerLIFT® devices to rack and lift all of the equipment!
グリーングリッド：無料の冷却のためのリソース
Free Air Cooling is Catching on in The Data Center Industry It seems that everyone in the data center industry these days is looking to find the most efficient and cheap way to run their facility. It makes sense when you think about it. Why spend more and narrow your profit margin, when you could be actively seeking ways to reduce the cost of keeping your server farm efficiently up and running. With reducing project budgets and more economic pressure, data center management are considering all savings opportunities and free cooling is one of them. Data center industry leaders are leading this trend. EBay is currently running their data […]
Data Center as a Service (DCaaS)
When and Why to Turn to a Data Center as a Service (DCaaS) Provider Data center as a service (DCaaS) is the provision of offsite physical data center infrastructure and facilities to clients, but does it benefit an organization or business more than having their own facility? Some companies find it more beneficial to lease a space and simply provide their own servers, switches and any other IT hardware needed to implement in the new location. What attracts many of their clients is the fact that oftentimes, the DCaaS provider will assist the client in customizing the space to accommodate unique needs, such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber connectivity, high-density cooling or […]
Data Center Spotlight: Interxion, London
Spotlight Datacenter: Interxion, London Would you sleep at work? As England prepares for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, one company thinks they may have found an innovative way to beat the congestion that is about to clog London’s travel and road networks. Interxion, a colocation data center, located in the heart of the city, has come up with a solution that will ensure its tech staff will be available 24/7. What you ask is so ingenious that it can guarantee that employees will be at work on time, at all times? A hover craft to fly over the bumper to bumper traffic? A special car designated specially for Interxion employees […]
稼働時間データセンター層の標準
What Tier Standard Does Your Data center Live up to? The Uptime data center tier standards are a standardized methodology used to determine availability in a facility. The Uptime Institute established the data center tier system, which offers companies a way to measure their performance and return on investment (ROI). The standards consist of a four-tiered scale, with Tier 4 being the most robust. The Uptime Institute offers a certification process in order to address the issue of companies advertising inaccurate interpretations of the standards and offer certification that is unverified. The beginning stage of the certification process involves submitting data center design documents and having them reviewed by […]
データセンターインフラストラクチャ管理（DCIM）
Infrastructure Management of the Data Center: The Datacenter Game Changer Data Center Infrastructure Management is taking the industry by storm. It is predicted that by 2014, 60% of corporations will have implemented the use of DCIM; a huge leap from the mere 1% in 2010. With statistics like these, there is no question that DCIM is more than just an offshoot of the green IT initiative. Originally created to fill a need to understand and reduce energy consumption, DCIM has evolved into a solution that integrates IT physical infrastructure management, facilities management, and systems management, transforming how the IT ecosystem is seen and managed. A true DCIM solution is […]
Data Center Security
Data Center Security: Let’s Get Physical… Let’s be honest, how secure is your data center? You’re initial thoughts might go something like “it’s ironclad, the Fort Knox of all data centers, nothing could possibly be more secure.” And virtually, yes, you’re ready for anything. You probably have firewalls, VPN gateways, intrusion detection systems, monitoring systems, the whole nine-yards. No one will be manipulating their way into your network anytime soon. Your network is impenetrable! But what about your data centers physical security? Sure you’ve thought about it, set up some precautions, installed a few security features, made some regulations, some rules. You’re probably thinking you’re well protected. However, you […]
