4 Reasons to Optimize Your Data Center Budget
If you’re a data center manager, the tension between maximizing data center efficiency and staying within your data center budget is constant. One of the goals is to focus on CapEx expenditures that deliver clear ROI. Many CapEx investments don’t give immediate returns. However, our customers tell us that one investment that has delivered both immediate and ongoing long-term returns is a ServerLIFT® data center lift. How? By reducing the amount and cost of labor associated with server rack maintenance and service. ServerLIFT® lifting solutions also enable a single tech to move heavy and expensive servers in a fraction of the time it would take to move them manually, even […]
Current Status of Global Shipping and Fulfillment
COVID-19 significantly impacted—and is still impacting—global shipping and fulfillment. Those involved in the global supply chain had to make quick changes in an environment of lockdowns and restrictions, to try to get manufacturers and retailers the products they needed as quickly as possible. But big challenges exist. Many of these challenges have been 20 years in the making. As companies embraced lean manufacturing, they moved their in-house supply chains abroad, where their components could be manufactured at a fraction of the cost. Globalizing Supply Chains Increased Risks Companies always faced inherent risks, even before COVID-19, in globalizing their supply chains: supplier disruptions, labor disputes/strikes, extreme weather, and cyberattacks. As they […]
5 Data Center Trends in 2021
Emerging technologies are defining the needs of public and private data centers, including edge computing, AI, IoT, data analytics, and process-intensive High Performance Computing, or HPC, which is typical of supercomputers used to do large-scale computations. Although all data centers are unique, they will all be affected by some combination of these trends gaining ground in 2021 and beyond. Let’s look at five universal data center trends for 2021 and see how they are connected. 1. Data Center Spending and Growth The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted data centers. Budgets and spending were two areas seriously affected during 2020. The global data center systems market is rebounding in 2021 with an […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: NEC
Nippon Electric Company (NEC) was founded in Japan in 1899. W.T. Carlton, head of the Tokyo branch of Western Electric Company of Illinois, and Kunihiko Iwadare, the Japanese agent for products produced by WE, formed the company once Japan approved commercial enterprise for foreign companies. NEC was the first company to be affiliated with a foreign nation (the United States). Today, NEC is a diverse company with many specialties, including face-recognition software, computers, laptops, and servers, and AI technology. NEC has 301 consolidated subsidiaries and 114,714 employees worldwide. Their revenue for 2021 is already almost $23 billion. Pivotal Moments in NEC History 1899 – Nippon Electric Company, Limited (NEC) is […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Oracle
Oracle is best known for making databases and computer applications accessible to the general public. In 1977 Larry Ellison and co-founders Bob Miner and Ed Oates founded Software Development Labs (the company later became Oracle). Two years later, the trio went against prevailing trends by releasing the first commercial SQL relational database management system. This release enabled scalable technology and support for large amounts of data and users. This move was very successful, and it revolutionized enterprise computing. Their SQL model made it possible for non-programmers to accomplish many tasks that previously would have been done by computer engineers and programmers. Oracle’s product gave them a significant market share in […]
Deploy Your Data Center Management Tools Company-Wide: Here’s Why
It’s best to purchase data center infrastructure management tools at once for the entire organization whenever possible. And companies that run data centers can save significant time and money when purchasing this way from ServerLIFT. End-user spending on global data center infrastructure is projected to climb to $200 billion this year. Choosing to deploy to multiple sites or multiple data centers instead of single-site deployments taps into economies of scale, not to mention making sure that you get your order in to avoid long shipping delays. The labor recession caused by the pandemic is now over, and vaccinated workers are returning to facilities in droves. All of this means that […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Lenovo
Lenovo Group Limited, founded in China in 1984, is a global tech leader today. 11 engineers banded together to found the company, and it was incorporated by the Chinese government that very same day. Computers were not actually the first or second focus for the Lenovo team. Initially they attempted to import TVs, which did not work out. They then attempted to create and market a digital watch—another failure. But by the ‘90s, Lenovo had raised millions of dollars, was being publicly traded, and was selling its own brand name computers. Lenovo is now one of the world’s largest server manufacturers. Pivotal Moments in Lenovo History 1984 – Lenovo is […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Juniper
The legacy of Juniper Networks began in 1996, when founder Pradeep Sindhu created the company. A scientist with Xerox, he came up with the concept for Juniper while on vacation. Sindhu wanted to improve internet router capabilities. In the early ‘90s, routers were built for phone calls and had dedicated circuits for every caller—also known as circuit switching. Sindhu wanted to build “data packets” loaded down with data and an IP address—to be sent via routers more quickly. Together with a select team of engineers and business professionals, he was able to raise several million dollars in venture capital over the following year. Months later the firm’s first product was […]
What Is a Hybrid Cloud, And Do I Want One?
There is a lot of buzz surrounding hybrid cloud in the IT industry lately. It’s referred to as the ultimate in a future-ready infrastructure and touted as a total private data-control solution. We’re taking a closer look at hybrid cloud to separate hype from fact. Below we’ll define a hybrid cloud architecture and how it works. We’ll compare it to multi-cloud, private cloud, and public cloud configurations, and list out top hybrid cloud providers. Finally, we’ll check out the pros and cons of adopting hybrid cloud solutions. What Are Hybrid Clouds? Hybrid clouds are a hybridization of two or more cloud environments. This can entail a mix of private and […]
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Inspur
Inspur, founded in Shandong, China, is an international leader in information technology. They are ranked among the top three server vendors worldwide according to the IDC. They are also the #1 server manufacturer, enterprise software brand, and cloud computing vendor in China. This leading data center and cloud computing solutions provider emphasizes a focus on open platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), and deep learning. IT infrastructure and services are provided by Inspur to more than 112 countries and regions worldwide. Inspur was founded in 1945 and made waves as one of the first IT firms in China. Today it is the umbrella brand for four companies: Inspur Information, Inspur Software, Inspur […]
