Improving Data Center Efficiency with Advanced Server Equipment
Data center efficiency is a never-ending pursuit for DCMs where they must balance efficiency, availability, and flexibility to effectively manage the many data centers parts as well as the whole. These parts include a compilation of servers, storage, network systems, mechanical/electrical systems, applications and tools, governance procedures and staff. While DCIM and other monitoring tools … Läs mer
With Modular Data Centers on the Rise, DCMs Need Faster Server Equipment Setup to Keep Up… Here’s How.
While data center managers (DCM) certainly see the differing options for modular data centers as providing a means of faster deployment and space maximization at a lower cost, those attributes can come at a price all their own. Since these data center modules are typically removable, consideration needs to be given to installation and removal … Läs mer
How DCM’s Can Improve Productivity by 200% or More
In order to vastly improve the productivity of data centers, DCMs are using application-based solutions as well as physical tools. On the application side, data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems provide a unified, real-time picture of data center operations, enabling IT teams to match resources with demand. With hardware changes and servers a regular occurrence … Läs mer
Data Center Space Efficiency – How to Fit More Servers in the Same Amount of Space
Managing data center density and growth is certainly something that can cause sleepless nights for DCMs. As a consequence, data center space efficiency is driving a lot of decisions with cooling and energy consumption being intertwined concerns. That’s a significant motivation that has led DCMs to incorporate a number of different approaches to fitting more … Läs mer
Hur man kan hjälpa datacenterkunder att skala snabbare under en lokal omlokalisering
As data center customers and their systems grow, server racks inevitably require changes in terms of hardware as well as on-premise relocation to accommodate that growth. Uptime is always a factor for these companies, so faster scaling is always a concern for DCMs. The goal is to enable faster, more efficient moves where data center … Läs mer
Minimera datacenterkostnader och öka arbetarnas säkerhet
There are few crossover points where DCMs can lower data center costs while increasing worker safety. Consolidation through virtualization can certainly increase efficiency as well as lowering data center costs, but it also can indirectly set the stage for worker safety via reduction in physical servers. Moving new technology to a high density environment enables … Läs mer
Trends in Adapting to Cloud
Challenges and Reasons for Switching to Cloud Is cloud computing the future of data centers? By taking a closer look at the past trends in the adaptation to cloud, it starts to become clear as to whether or not cloud computing is the way to go. The Trending Cloud Statistically, the biggest jump to cloud … Läs mer
Enterprise Servers May Save Blackberry
How important is an enterprise server to the company it serves? Well, that seems to be a very important question for BlackBerry at the moment. If we take the word of BlackBerry’s CEO, the salvation of the company lies within the enterprise server and not on its phones. According to BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, the … Läs mer
Common Issues with Generic Lifts in the Data Center
Every year, ServerLIFT® LLC uncovers unique issues in the data center that are not commonly discussed in the industry. Early April of 2014 we conducted an anonymous survey at Interop Las Vegas, an industry leading technology trade show. The main objective of the survey was to determine what issues IT professionals encounter using generic warehouse … Läs mer
Data Center Design: Planning Software for Data Center Operations
Most data centers today utilize modern planning software tools. These tools are a good way for an organization to optimize their data center and ensure that it will run without problems. Most of tools, when used properly, can actually prevent or minimize the occurrence of downtime. For some large data center operations this can amount … Läs mer
