Data Center Safety And Risk Assessment: A Scorecard
When you walk into your data center, do you notice anything that could be a potential safety hazard? While most data centers are hyper-focused and vigilant about safety in terms of data and access security, not all pay enough attention to the physical and occupational safety of onsite staff. Even seemingly innocuous issues such as […]
Focus on Colocation Data Center Provider – CyrusOne
CyrusOne is a company that specializes in reliable enterprise-class, carrier-neutral data center properties. They ensure the continued operation of IT infrastructure for more than 500 customers. CyrusOne’s colocation data centers are flexible, reliable, and provide the high level of security that enterprise customers require. They are committed to transparency, communication, management, and service delivery throughout […]
Colocation Data Center Benefits
If you’re running any kind of company today, you are depending on your servers and other power-hungry IT equipment components to be running reliably—including your company’s software applications, web/network traffic, email, and file storage. Whether you’re a sole proprietor, small startup, or larger, well-established enterprise, you have a few options. One possibility is to keep […]
Data Center Relocation and Professional Mover Checklists
Updated for 2022: Exponential data growth is a critical challenge for the IT industry. Every day, organizations face the daunting task of migrating or relocating their data centers. Companies might need to plan for a data center relocation because of potential cost savings, the need for more physical space, and security/compliance issues. Whatever the reasons, […]
Focus on Colo DC Provider – Coresite
Located in the heart of downtown Denver are two CoreSite’s colocation data centers: DE1 and DE2. These data centers provide digital consumers with a platform to meet the increasing needs of today’s technology. DE1 is strategically located in the center of more than 85 key national and regional network fiber plants. DE2 provides access to […]
How to Decommission a Data Center Server
If your data center has a server that has reached the end of its life, you’ll need to take the server out of service. There are several things that need to be considered in decommissioning a server: coordinating your teams, staying compliant with regulations, anticipating potential problems, finding a capable project manager, and recording every […]
Best 7 Practices for Clean Cable Management in Data Centers
When thinking about data center cable management, it doesn’t sound as if reorganizing a lot of cables is that hard. At ServerLIFT®, we understand better than most how difficult it can be to rearrange or change anything within your data center. After all, our IT equipment handling devices help data centers execute anything from single […]
Understanding Data Center Tiers
Data centers must be able to meet their clients’ needs successfully. Because businesses and their needs vary, a data center that can accommodate one type of business client may not be suited to take on another kind, and vice versa. The Uptime Institute, as a division of 451 Group, developed a system to certify data […]
Focus on Colo DC Provider – 1623 Farnam
1623 Farnam is strategically located in the dead center—from north to south and from east to west—of the US, in Omaha, Nebraska. Offering over 75,000 square feet of space, 1623 Farnam is the interconnection point for more than 50 carriers in the US. 1623 Farnam has been solving issues related to data traffic flows and […]
Best Practices For Data Center Security
Data centers are prime targets for many different types of attacks, cyber or otherwise, because they’re data centers. You may host sensitive data on your servers or you provide crucial services to your clients, which means any intrusion could potentially spell disaster for your business and your clients’ businesses. Cyber security professionals put it this […]
