As cloud technology, BYOD (bring your own device), virtualization and the Internet of Things (IoT) become mainstream, IT practices, systems and infrastructures are transforming radically. Networks have evolved thanks to technology such as the cloud and virtualization, and more data and applications are serving in corporate environments as a result of mobile workers, BYOD and [...]
Today, my workspace is on a transcontinental flight on American Airlines. Tomorrow, it will be in a cozy corner of the Moscone Centre. Over the course of the next 24 hours alone, my workspace will probably connect to over four different Wi-Fi networks and three different devices, both personal and corporate owned. The idea of [...]
A data centre, its servers, storage and networking, and the peripheral equipment needed for their operation all add up to a management challenge. Not only is their use and maintenance expensive, but it is also too often inefficient and difficult. Data centre asset management is an area where many enterprises could make significant improvements, especially [...]
High availability in the data centre refers to systems and components that are continuously operational for a long time. It typically means the systems have been thoroughly tested, are regularly maintained and have redundant components installed to ensure continuous operation. How does a data centre ensure reliable power? What level of redundancy is necessary for [...]
The impact of data centres on corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies is being hidden by the lack of clear energy efficiency definitions. According to global IT and data centre consortium The Green Grid's "EMEA Research on Data Centre Energy and Resource Efficiency", 43% of companies do not define energy efficiency objectives, casting doubts over both [...]
A joint survey undertaken by Intel and Dell has found that almost half of IT managers have little or no idea about what is happening under the hoods of their data centre's, since they have not adopted any data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) products. At the same time 75 percent of respondents who have deployed [...]
Predictive maintenance is something we’ve been writing about a lot over the past number of years, as it’s an important part of running a successful maintenance management operation. Predictive maintenance, much like preventive maintenance, means you’re getting ahead of problems before they happen. However, the benefits of predictive maintenance can differ from other preventive maintenance [...]
Whether it’s to check emails with our morning coffee, book a hotel room or run a global organization, everyone relies on the Internet, and its effective operation is now a crucial aspect of businesses around the world. With over three billion people online, the amount of data being generated is expanding exponentially, creating a huge [...]
While developers and IT operations professionals have been excited about the concept of DevOps, data centre operators, the people who run the infrastructure for the teams upstream, haven’t generally been involved in the conversation. Jack Story, distinguished technologist at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, thinks that is a mistake. And people make that mistake because there is a [...]
What's the best way to prevent contamination on the data centre floor? Using shoe covers? Wearing pairs of shoes only on the data centre and anti-contamination mats? Which option is the best? Are there alternatives? Special shoes and shoe covers are necessary only for true clean rooms. Since we should not be generating any significant [...]
