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...
Organization is essential for a data center to operate successfully, and server rack accessories are vital components to ensuring that happens. Routine maintenance, expansion, and cable management are all dependent on organized server racks, and there are some...
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...
With the consequences of climate change worsening, we are more vulnerable than ever to natural disasters, including earthquakes. Of all the natural disasters that can harm our infrastructure and buildings, earthquakes are among the most damaging. The importance of...
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...
