Data center design professionals have always needed to focus on the physical side of data center architecture. Today, they must consider a bigger picture, and understand how a design impacts advanced applications […]
Corning Incorporated’s Doug Coleman describes how OM3 and OM4 fiber-optic cabling enables Fibre Channel data rates up to 128 Gbits/sec. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
As data centers deploy virtualization and consolidate equipment for more efficient computing, the average rack power density is constantly rising. While an average cabinet supported 3 – 4 kW a few years ago, […]
Giving thanks is universal and practiced continuously, whether informally or via a celebrated national holiday as in the US and Canada. No matter where you live or what you do, expressing gratitude […]
Standards are crucial for any data center, but there seem to be so many of them now; and issuing organizations are ready to go to war to defend the value of their […]
Uber has admitted that hackers accessed data on 57 million of its users worldwide, as well as 600,000 US drivers, back in October 2016. After discovering the breach, the company paid the hackers […]
Bad weather is inevitable, and so are the risks it carries with it. Recent hurricanes like Harvey and Irma have wrought destruction in the form of floods, power outages and building rubble. […]
Today’s data centers have evolved to support a growing business, a dynamic workforce, and constantly changing business demands. IT and data center administrators are constantly tasked with creating a more resilient ecosystem […]
In 2018 there will be some here are also some important regulatory directives that will influence data center design and management. Tweeted by @Governortech https://twitter.com/Governortech/status/933778727418384384 Read the source article at datacenterdynamics.com
When networks become larger and more complex, monitoring for performance and security becomes critical. For these reasons more directors are using optical fiber traffic analysis points (TAPs) to monitor network links. Read […]
