Management

Design Collaboration for a Fully Integrated Data Center

Good things happen when the design team organizes around a plan
April 03, 2012
Design collaboration between the owner/operator and the electrical and mechanical engineers in the design and construction processes of two large Sabey Data Center Campuses—one in East Wenatchee, WA, and the other in Ashburn,VA—was key to the success of the projects.


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Tools, Technology, and Techniques for Mission-Critical Professionals and First Responders

There are many mutual interests
April 02, 2012
With each passing month, our critical infrastructures continue to expand, leaving mission-critical professionals with a greater sense of urgency to institute procedures that ensure efficient communication with first responders while building on the lessons learned from past emergencies.


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Preparing Data Centers Power & Cooling For The Next Natural Disaster

Tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, extreme heat
April 02, 2012
Administrators constantly assess data center and network capacity needs in preparation for a potential disaster but are often at a loss to respond in an optimal way to balance capacity and performance during an actual disaster.


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The Long-Term Challenge

Delivering continuous operations over the life of a facility
April 02, 2012
Discipline, rigor, experience, training, process driven procedures, and a culture of excellence—that’s what it takes to deliver continuous operations over the life of a critical facility.


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Advancing DCIM: A Comprehensive Approach to Efficiency and Reliability

DCIM is necessary to modern data center management
April 02, 2012
In the early years of data centers, when computing technology was costly and temperamental, protecting hardware with critical power and cooling capabilities was the top priority.


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Case Study—Skanska’s Innovative Vision Required Special Talent to Deliver

Staffing up is part of ramping up
April 02, 2012
Legendary basketball coach Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina defines coaches as either system or flexible coaches.


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Eaton Takes Own Advice for New LEED Certified Data Centers

Company is justifiably proud of its new facilities
November 30, 2011
Helping companies plan, design, operate, and eventually refresh or repurpose their data centers more efficiently and effectively is a core part of Eaton Corporation’s mission. 
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The Information Economy Demands Continuous Uptime

New strategy keeps uptime high
November 30, 2011
Information is an incredible source of value, and companies increasingly need information to run their businesses more effectively. 
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Building a Private Cloud?

Don’t overlook the power implications
November 30, 2011
Cloud computing is the newest technological wave in the data center industry. 
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When Disaster Strikes

What if your utility doesn’t perform?
November 30, 2011
"Snowtober” on the East Coast has raised many questions about the managerial reliability of several major utilities.
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The Adventures of Kip and Gary

Diane Alber takes a humorous view of data center operations in her comic strip Kip and Gary. In the comic strip, Kip and Gary navigate problems familiar to data center professionals. You can see more at http://kipandgary.com/blog/

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Part 1: The Economics of Close-Coupled Cooling in the Data Center

Mission CriticalON-DEMAND: This presentation will detail the economics involved with each solution, CAPEX, OPEX, Total Cost of Ownership and payback to help make a complex challenge fundamentally easier to solve.

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