Three Practices to Help Increase Data Center Efficiency
According to a 2016 Ponemon Institute study, the average cost of a single data center outage increased from $505,502 in 2010 to almost $740,357 last year. At this rate, a single outage could cost your data center upwards of $1 million by 2022. The largest cost of an outage is the disruption to business, followed by lost revenue. Costs from IT activities were also significant in the cost of an outage. What’s more, human error was responsible for 22 percent of outages in the most recent survey of data center problems. This illustrates the need for an approach that improves data center efficiency from many different angles – not just […]
Introducing the SL-1000X® Super-Duty ServerLIFT
ServerLIFT® is pleased to introduce the much anticipated SL-1000X® Super-Duty ServerLIFT, the latest addition to our server and IT hardware handling. With features specifically designed to enhance safety and efficiency, the SL-1000X® ServerLIFT represents the future of advanced data center lifting solutions. The SL-1000X® ServerLIFT is the only compact data center lift rated to lift 1000 lbs., offering unrivaled lifting capacity without compromising maneuverability. Designed with a slim 24” base and side-loading capabilities, this state-of-the-art device smoothly navigates the narrow confines of a data center and aligns IT equipment precisely to either side of even the narrowest aisles . ServerLIFT®’s exclusive gliding shelf slides 6” towards the rack, for seamless […]
IBM, Data Center Design & Inefficiency
Like so many things taken for granted, data centers have a side to them that few people know of. IBM’s insight into their data center management and infrastructure comes across as interesting, puzzling and perhaps even absurd. Data Center Design According to IBM around 80% of data centers were created before the dotcom era. With almost three fourths of the number of data centers built before 1985, they are in need of rebuilding. This affects the duties of those responsible for data center design and data center management today. We’ve come a long way from when Bill Gates remarked that 640K ought to be enough and looks like nothing’s enough […]
Futuristic Data Center Efficiency Ideas
Five Futuristic Data Center Efficiency Ideas 1. Building a Data Center Under a Cathedral There are a ton of jokes we could make about building a data center under a church, but we’re gonna pass. Taking data center efficiency to a whole new level, the Atos data center was built inside a former bomb shelter 30 meters under the historic Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki, Finland. This concept isn’t new, as various other data centers have been built inside caves and bomb shelters deep underground to take advantage of the cooler temperatures and security benefits. Additionally, the Atos Data Center will be using the nearby sea water to cool its servers. […]
