Data centers, like people, have a lifetime, and different things mark each stage of their existence. They have an extended and sometimes painful gestation, they can have a difficult birth, but then […]
The data center life story
10 Things Every CIO Must Know about Their Data Centers | Data Center Knowledge
datacenterknowledge.com – While data centers aren’t necessarily something CIOs think about on a daily basis, there are some essential things every executive in this role must know about their organization’s data center […]
Causes of downtime
We have spent years analyzing and classifying the causes of downtime in data centers, but the subject is now a burning issue. The recent case of British Airways, with 75,000 passengers affected […]
Fiber infrastructure for data centers
A new technical application note available from Belden is entitled, “Get Ready: New Fiber Infrastructure for Data Centers.” Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
White Paper: Edge computing – set to significantly impact data center planning, report says
A new Black & Veatch white paper, entitled Data Centers: Planning for the edge, examines the emerging deployment of edge computing and its impacts on data center infrastructure planning. Developed in… Tweeted […]
Mellanox brings 200GbE and 400GbE to data centers
Mellanox is aiming to leapfrog its networking rivals with the unveiling of a new ASIC for Ethernet switches that offers speeds of 200Gbps or 400Gbps, while supporting numerous network operating syste… Tweeted […]
CommScope acquiring copper and fiber assembly house Cable Exchange
CommScope has agreed to acquire Cable Exchange, a privately held supplier of fiber-optic and copper cable assemblies that has manufacturing facilities in Santa Ana, CA and Pineville, NC. Headquartered in Santa Ana, […]
How containers are changing the dynamics for data centers
datacenterdynamics.com – Every 10 years or so, the data center stares down the next big abstraction that inspires exciting new server operating system form factors. As Redmonk analyst Stephen O’Grady says in […]
Reliability vs. Complexity In The Data Center
If you look at the evolution of critical facilities you will see a fairly consistent increase in complexities as the requirements and expectation of sustaining continuous operations became more and more demanding. […]
Data centers lead the way in energy
Making your own data center as efficient as possible is a good thing to do, but do you wonder whether it makes any difference to the world as a whole? Tweeted by […]
