Basics of Data Center Cooling
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Data Center Migration: Think, Plan, Execute
March 7th, 2012
Data center migration is often regarded as a purely technical, almost trivial side-project to be delivered by existing IT staff alongside their day jobs. With core business services reliant on IT, a data center migration can expose the business to significant risk. This article discusses the case that it is essential to plan, manage and execute a data center migration with the appropriate level of rigor and control, using proven methods and expertise to ensure[...]
Basics of Data Center Cooling
March 6th, 2012
Cooling is a critical part of a data center’s infrastructure, and fortunately (or unfortunately), a number of approaches are available to maintain the necessary temperatures to keep your facility’s electronic equipment running. Although a complete discussion of all the design concepts associated with cooling infrastructure could easily constitute a large tome, a brief overview of the options can help you determine which route is best for your data center. Heat: Waste Product IT equipment consumes electricity to ope[...]
What Does “Important” Look Like? IT Data Is in the Eye of the Beholder
March 5th, 2012
Without exception, it is expected that proper monitoring and trending are as much a part of making large-scale critical Internet infrastructure work as setting up networking, backups and (more recently) change management. And yet, when you ask someone to explain why monitoring and trending are vital, you'll be lucky to get a response other than "to be sure things are working." Something here is lost in translation. Every business owner knows that watching the books is[...]
Lasting Legacy or Temporary Disruption—Either Way, the Games Will Affect IT
March 5th, 2012
Whether you’re looking forward to the spectacle or dreading the disruption, organizations need to make sure they’re ready if they’re to ensure business continuity and IT security during London’s Olympics and Paralympics games. And it’s not just London gearing up to host the games, as 34 venues throughout the U.K. will also be taking part. Are you ready? There are many ways the games will affect the U.K.’s businesses this summer. For example, the transport network will have a[...]
Top Four IT Security Trends to Master in 2012
March 2nd, 2012
Last year saw some of the biggest security breaches to date, and some large organizations were feeling the heat. Anonymous and LulzSec made their presence known, taking on a large number of targets. RSA suffered a massive breach, inadvertently putting the security of its many customers in jeopardy. The Sony PlayStation Network had to be shut down following a breach. Even Apple cracked under an attack from malware writers. Whether this year will be as eventful[...]
The Daily Buzz
Intel Xeon E5 Chips For Data Centers
March 7, 2012, No CommentsIntel has launched its family of Xeon E5-2600 processors for servers which are designed to ...
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DCJ Expert Blogs
IT and storage economics 101, supply and demand
March 2, 2012, 1 CommentIn my 2012 (and 2013) industry trends and perspectives predictions I mentioned that some storage ...
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Magazine
Data Center Delivery Transformed
February 24th, 2012
The delivery of data center projects has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last two decades or so; some might even say there has been a paradigm shift in the thinking about how these now ubiquitous facilities should be sited, designed and delivered to meet the needs of a rapidly..more...
Press Releases
Avecto Confirms Staff Are Weakest Link in IT Security Chain
March 7th, 2012
Avecto has welcomed the latest Ponemon Institute report, which concludes that staff negligence or maliciousness is the root cause of most data breaches. Commenting on the report—entitled The Human Factor in D..more...
European Data Center Association (EUDCA) to Launch at Data Centres 2012
March 6th, 2012
Data Centres 2012 (www.datacentres2012.com) to be held in Nice on the 23rd and 24th of May has been selected as the event to formally launch the new European Data Centre..more...
FalconStor Provides Data Migration Technology for Dell Services Offering
March 6th, 2012
FalconStor Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: FALC), the market leader in disk-based data protection solutions, today announced that it entered into a worldwide agreement with Dell Services to deploy FalconStor Network Storage..more...