Reduce Data Center Energy Loss By Upgrading Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
The electrical distribution system that data centers use to distribute power to the electronic devices around a facility accounts for about 10 to 12 percent of total energy usage. As core units in the data center’s electrical distribution system, power distribution units (PDUs) account for most of that energy usage. Since PDUs represent a significant […]
Edge Computing Trends for Data Centers
For many companies, it’s common wisdom to run IT operations through a colocation data center and allow that facility to handle all of the complex, expensive, and critical operations that keep services up and running rather than to shoulder the burden and expense of operating on-site data centers. Often, data centers are located in proximity […]
How To Choose The Right Server Rack For Your Data Center
One of the most important aspects of operating a data center is determining how to store servers, power supplies, switches, routers, and other equipment in a way that allows for easy access and consistent cooling. Every data center is arranged differently, which means there are many different types of IT equipment racks designed to hold […]
Widespread Droughts Threaten Data Center Water Usage
When people consider the biggest expense in running a data center, they usually think about the soaring demand for electricity in order to run and cool all those power-thirsty servers and switches. The data center industry continues to grow—and thereby uses more power each year—because of increasing user demand for high-speed computing and endless storage […]
5 Steps to Make Your Data Center More Sustainable
Is it possible to operate a green data center? Determining how to achieve such a lofty goal presents challenges to even the most ecologically minded data center directors. Data centers churn through massive amounts of energy to support the millions of users who rely on them. In 2020, data centers accounted for one percent of […]
How to Choose the Right Power Distribution Unit (PDU) for Your Server Rack
There are so many different configurations and features that affect the server rack power distribution unit (PDU) that it can be difficult to know what your best options are. This brief guide explains the considerations to keep in mind as you shop for an IT equipment rack power solution. Mounting Position One of the best […]
Data Foundry: Colocation Data Center Provider In Austin And Houston, TX
As a premier, high-tech data center in Houston and Austin, Texas, Data Foundry is a great choice for businesses looking for a colocation data center provider. Data Foundry understands that uptime is as important to their clients as the promise of powerful and scalable solutions, so that’s where they have chosen to specialize. Many colocation […]
Colocation Facility Provider: DC BLOX
Just five minutes from downtown Birmingham lies the DC BLOX colocation data center provider. Notably, DC BLOX was Alabama’s first multi-tenant data center to receive Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute. This certification guarantees that the data center is capable of handling the demands of large-scale businesses, and that it can remain operational even […]
How To Take A Windows Server Offline For Repair
There are two primary ways to take a server offline for repair, as outlined in this Microsoft article. You can use either Windows Admin Center or Windows PowerShell. Both involve nearly the same steps to pause the server’s actions and temporarily move data to other machines so that service isn’t interrupted while the server is […]
Data Center Power Needs Will Continue to Increase
Data centers have been facing a conundrum for the past several years. On one hand, they must supply services to a rapidly increasing number of consumers, while the technology those consumers use becomes exponentially more complex and demanding. But on the other hand, because data centers are responsible for using such a massive amount of […]
