You may assume that you can host your data center anywhere with reliable electricity and internet access. While these aspects are necessary, the location you choose can also significantly influence your performance and many other elements. Continue reading to learn...
More enterprises than ever before rely on data centers to outsource their power needs to help them concentrate their efforts on customer goals. The potential of economic and communication setbacks is one of the biggest reasons for a higher emphasis on security in data...
Most businesses, including data centers, are looking for their buildings to be net zero in the coming future, meaning they use all their energy from renewable sources that don’t add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. And data centers are notorious for needing quite a...
When creating a server room for a small business or a colocation data center, you’ll run into a lot of costs. You can be tempted to cut corners when you can, especially on server racks. After all, it’s just a cabinet that holds equipment, right? False. There are valid...
Project Natick is a years-long project helmed by Microsoft to see if servers can run unattended. Basically, can the cloud work underwater? They submerged a data center off the coast of California to test the efficiency and reliability of an unmanned and...
Did you know that up to a third of an organization’s data will pass through the cloud? Companies need to keep expansion in the forefront of their minds when designing a data center because data storage is only beginning to grow. And when you do need to expand space...
