Datasenterheiser vs. lagerheiser: 3 hovedkriterier
Servers can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The data they contain may be worth millions. Some of this IT equipment weighs three-quarters of a ton. You want to make sure that you have a data center lift designed to protect those assets while performing the three essential functions for your IT … Les mer
Server Cabinet Relocation: How to Safely Depopulate & Repopulate a Rack
Faced with cabinet relocation? Your data center staff needs to know how to depopulate and populate server cabinets safely to move them. Moving a populated storage rack without the proper equipment can damage the supporting structures because they are not designed to withstand tilting, lifting, or sliding. Likewise, servicing a rack’s midplane, internal power cables, … Les mer
Moving Servers: 3 Rules of a Data Center Lift
You’ve heard of the “rule of three’s.” In Latin, “omne trium perfectum,” roughly translated, means “everything that comes in threes is perfect.” We agree. At ServerLIFT®, we think constantly about moving servers in data centers. OK, so we’re a bit obsessive. But what are the fundamental rules required to move heavy data center hardware? What we … Les mer
What is the Number One Secret to Data Center Safety?
Instinctively, you know that preventing on-the-job injuries is vital. But, you may not be focusing on what is actually the biggest risk of injury in the data center environment. Data Center Safety Not Focused on Biggest Risk Why is it that when we mention data center safety, the first thing most data center managers think … Les mer
Growth of IoT Threatens Data Center Efficiency, Including Moving Servers
This year we’ve noticed a trend in data centers; infrastructure management is struggling to keep up with the demand for connectivity. A lot of this can be blamed on the growth from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and the data they capture. The growth of IoT threatens data center efficiency. As data center managers are … Les mer
ServerLIFT® Unit Delivered and Ready to Use: Detailed Account by ReadySpace
We just discovered a great article showing the uncrating and use of an SL-350X® ServerLIFT® unit, offered by IBM as the POWER8 Lift Tool. The POWER8 was one of the first IBM systems where Big Blue standardized on ServerLIFT® solutions as their server handling lift tool of choice. The story shows how the ReadySpace folks used … Les mer
Tre praksis for å øke effektiviteten til datasenteret
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 … Les mer
Slik installerer du en server i et stativ i 7 trinn
Do your data center employees know how to install a server into a rack? There’s little point in a lifting solution for your servers if they aren’t installed correctly. Improperly installing a server potentially risks damage to the server, and can endanger the safety of data center employees. There are multiple ways to install servers … Les mer
How ServerLIFT® Helps Data Centers Meet Facility Requirements
Ledere av datasentre må oppfylle et bredt utvalg av anleggskrav som er avhengig av typen anlegg de kjører, størrelsen og beliggenheten. Dette er i tillegg til de kravene som er pålagt blant annet samsvarsstandarder og sikkerhetsforskrifter. Håndtering av datasenterutstyr for endringer, migrasjoner eller utvidelser berører ... Les mer
Bruke serverutstyr for å øke OpEX-besparelser i datasenteret
Selv om virtualisering og overvåkningsteknologi har blitt den mest effektive måten å øke datasenterets effektivitet og redusere driftskostnader, må DCM-er bruke hvert verktøy de har til rådighet for å øke OpEx-sparemarginalene ytterligere. Muligheten til å bruke serverutstyr for å redusere driftskostnadene for datasenteret har vist seg å være en annen måte å gi ... Les mer
