ServerLIFT® News | January 2023
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023! Improving client support and service is always at the forefront of our minds, and our plans for 2023 will enhance our clients’ experiences in new and expanded ways. 1. What is the Right PDU for Your Server Rack? How do you choose the right PDU for your server … Lees verder
Data Centers Continue to See Rack Densities Increase
Does it seem like your customers’ needs intensify more every year, forcing you to get newer and more powerful hardware to meet demand? It’s not all in your imagination. Though technology advancements always drive the need for data center upgrades, many data center operators are reporting that changes are coming even faster than before. Increased … Lees verder
Focus On Server Manufacturer: Supermicro
Founded & headquartered in the United States, Supermicro manufactures servers, networking devices, server management software, and other data center technologies. They also build high-end motherboards and workstations for data center, cloud computing, enterprise IT, big data, high-performance computing (HPC), and embedded markets (computer-based products designed for specific tasks versus computer products such designed for general-purpose … Lees verder
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 … Lees verder
Why SL-350X® Data Center Lifts Aren’t The Worst Choice For Your DC
There are plenty of machines people adopt for handling IT equipment in data centers. But most of those products were designed to do totally different types of work than what’s required for expensive servers in high-tech data centers. People who have been injured lifting a heavy server or have damaged that server know how easy … Lees verder
How to Install IBM Power Systems Servers in 4 Easy Steps
ServerLIFT® data center lifts can be used to transport, position, install, and remove any of the IBM Power series of rack-mounted servers. In addition, the ServerLIFT®-brand EB2Z IBM Lift Tool is an approved, specified solution for handling and installing IBM Power Systems equipment. Below, we’ve laid out precise instructions for installing an IBM Power Systems … Lees verder
Past, Present, & Future for ServerLIFT & Data Center Safety
ServerLIFT®: The Present ServerLIFT®’s mission is to provide the safest and most effective tools and solutions for the physical handling of rack-mounted IT equipment. This year, that mission became even more important. “2020 was a very challenging year. We can’t think about 2020 without noting the impact of COVID-19. We were concerned about how the pandemic … Lees verder
De voordelen van het huren van datacenterliften
When to Rent a ServerLIFT® Data Center Lift It’s no secret that every data center needs at least one of our data center equipment lifts for regular operations. Financially, safety-wise, and from a productivity standpoint, it just makes sense. Whether you’re in a company-owned data center, colocation space, or edge facility, having a ServerLIFT® machine … Lees verder
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Downtime
Data center managers and operators know the looming threat of unnecessary downtime well. Despite technological advances in the IT infrastructure space, they are a common phenomenon. The Ponemon Institute placed the cost of a minute of downtime in the data center at $5,600 in 2010 and at $7,900 in 2013. That has now risen to an average of over $8,000 per minute. For the Fortune 100, the loss of unplanned downtime costs as much as $2.5 billion annually.
