1. 2016 - The year of modular There has been a great deal of talk about modular data centres, yet relatively low adoption. That will change in 2016 with a substantially higher rate of adoption due to new concepts on the market. Most people relate modular data centres to shipping containers. Modular no longer has [...]
It’s a good time to be an IT professional, especially a data centre professional. Today’s digital world is fueled by new technologies, enabled by the introduction of architectural changes, where skills like software development and IT management have become deeply intertwined. Consequently, technology providers are creating ever more sophisticated and advanced solutions to satisfy the [...]
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on the Internet, data centres have come to power our everyday lives. In fact, the average consumer spends roughly six hours a day online. When a data centre goes down, it can negatively impact everything from professional and personal communications to finances and travel. The financial implications of data [...]
Data centre servers are just sophisticated machines. Like any machine, they require regular maintenance to operate at their best. Simple maintenance procedures reduce serious service calls and extend the working life of servers. Even with the performance and redundant features of modern servers, increased workload consolidation and reliability expectations can take a toll on your [...]
Most data centres will be able to reduce physical space by at least 30% in the next five years, one of several emerging data centre trends through 2020. Increased density, virtualization, moves to colocation facilities and cloud computing are all impacting operations inside the data centre, according to Henrique Cecci, a research director at Gartner [...]
Can you afford to have one of your critical power distribution assets fail because you missed your scheduled preventative maintenance? According to a recent study by Ponemon Institute, one minute of data centre downtime now costs $7,900 on average. With an average reported incident length of 90 minutes, we can calculate that the average incident [...]
