Few people give much thought to the outer jacket on network cables. However, jacketing, also known as sheathing, is vitally important to fire safety and the proper functioning of the cable. … Read More
Data Center
Common Data Center Issues, Problems and Challenges
Data center operators face many changes in today’s business and IT environment. The scope of these challenges varies between hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise environments. However, there are several commonalities regardless of the data center’s size. … Read More
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UPS Buying Guide: How to Choose a UPS for Your Server Rack
Navigating Data Center Transformation
Data Center Consolidation: A Strategy for Success
New, compute-intensive technologies such as AI/ML, 5G, and the IoT are maturing, being adopted, and forcing organizations to provision more IT resources to keep up with skyrocketing demand. However, with data center vacancy rates at all-time lows, expansion isn’t always … Read More … Read More
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Exploring Data Center ‘Rack and Stack’ and Rack Integration Services and Solutions
Agility is the name of the game in today’s data center. IT teams must respond rapidly to business demands for new applications and services and ensure adequate resources for growing numbers of users. … Read More
The History of Data Centers: An Exponential Evolution
It’s doubtful that the developers of the ENIAC could have envisioned how data centers would evolve. That evolution has been exponential, from housing mammoth machines based on vacuum tubes and wires to today’s powerful servers that can mimic human intelligence. … Read More
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Empowering Modern Technology: Benefits and Importance of Data Centers
The term “data center” would suggest that it’s a centralized facility for storing an organization’s data. That’s true, but a data center is much more. Broadly speaking, a data center houses an organization’s IT equipment and hosts its applications and … Read More … Read More
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Demystifying Common Data Center Terms and Acronyms
Like any technical field, the data center industry has unique terminology. Many terms are shortened to acronyms that can confuse even industry pros. New terms and acronyms are constantly being added. Older ones can catch younger IT professionals off guard. … Read More
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Lithium-Ion UPS vs. Lead-Acid: Reduce Cost and Improve Performance
For years, uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) have primarily used valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries. Lead-acid batteries offered a good mix of price, performance, and safety for data center environments. … Read More