Inadequate/ limited space, power, and cooling capacity have led many data centers or organizations to be acquainted with capital and operating costs for their set ups. Data centers have become an increasing part of their financial plan over time. The lack of flexibility caused by obsolete, incompetent data centers has also begun to affect businessContinue Reading …
The Hot and Cold Passage
May 11, 2012 By
Server racks and relay racks are the storage cabinet. They are integral pieces of hardware equipments in a data center. A server rack is considered to house, protect and organize a variety of computer equipment. Keeping racks and relays cool is an essential undertaking, which require hot/cold aisles. A lot of energy is wasted whenContinue Reading …
What Surge Suppression Does Your Data Center Have?
May 10, 2012 By
A surge suppressor is also widely known as a surge protector. It is a device introduced to the alternating current (AC) utility line or telephone line to avoid break down of electronic equipment from voltage fluctuation. The spikes popularly called transients is what puts off the electricity. A suitable and more appropriate term for thisContinue Reading …
Power Distribution Architecture of a Data Center
May 10, 2012 By
A traditional power distribution architecture which was developed in the late 70’s is still being used by some of the existing data centers. In this basic system, the main power of the data center is distributed through ‘power distribution units (PDU, with 50kW- 500kW ratings)’. These units have large power transformers which provide voltage conditioningContinue Reading …
SingleHop Goes ‘West’
May 8, 2012 By
Leading dedicated server and cloud hosting provider SingleHop Inc announced the launch of its new data center in Phoenix, Arizona. Operated by IO, leading provider of next generation modular data center technology and services, the facility is the first western US expansion by SingleHop. Customers will now have the option to choose which data centerContinue Reading …
The Rise of Server Blades
May 7, 2012 By
The Server Blades is the fastest growing segment of the worldwide server market. It is expected to continue to grow at a higher rate according to Industry analysts and researchers. Project venture data centers seek out to these servers which provide benefits to companies. Benefits of the new platform include power cooling, and server consolidationContinue Reading …
Data Center Budget Review
May 3, 2012 By
Budget, in simple words, is a trade-off between two or more goods. It is an organizational plan stated in fiscal terms. Like in IT companies, data centers also have its unique priority of reviewing the crucial areas for the year ahead. According to experts who manoeuvre in and around the data center market, suggest tracking aContinue Reading …
Know Your Racks and Relays
May 1, 2012 By
A server rack is a tool used to arrange all the servers. It is unimaginable to go without them. Server racks and relay racks can be understood as the storage cabinet. They are an an integral piece of hardware equipments in a data center. A server rack is considered to house, protect and organize aContinue Reading …
Data Center Power Monitoring
April 27, 2012 By
Smart and efficient energy management has been one of the major challenges not just in the IT industry but also in data centers. Energy use is a persistent issue for data centers. Power drawn by data centers vary from a few kW for a rack of servers in a closet to several tens of MWContinue Reading …
Microsoft Turns to Biogas for Power Generation
April 25, 2012 By
As per latest reports, Microsoft is drawing up plans for a data center that will be powered by biogas. Biogas is produced from landfills and other sources. Last week, the company showcased its data plant experiment to make its data centers more reliable and environment friendly. “Fuel cells would supply power to the data centerContinue Reading …
