In or around November 2006, I co-authored a white paper with Vali Sorell (vice president, Syska Hennessy Group) that calculated and compared the energy efficiency of cooling strategies employed in most data centers.
Many corporations and other large operations that previously would only consider owning and operating their own data centers are now considering moving at least parts of their enterprise into collocation sites.
The dictionary defines emergency as “an unexpected and sudden event that must be dealt with urgently.” It defines preparedness as “readiness for action.” So, emergency preparedness is being ready for sudden, unexpected events.
Site assessments are an excellent means for making an objective appraisal of a facility’s true strengths and weaknesses and can provide a substantial return on investment.
The critical facilities industry uses service level agreements, or SLAs, extensively. SLAs vary greatly and are used both internally within corporations, between landlords and tenants—especially within colocation (“colo”) facilities