If you are like most system owners, your building automation system (BAS) is in a state of semi-automated status once it hits its fifth birthday.

It's a conundrum faced by facilities managers and engineers all too often: planning for infrastructure growth.

It is estimated that by 2014, data centers will consume 2% to 3% of the energy produced globally. That is a staggering statistic, especially since the number is on the rise.

Site selection can be a relatively simple process when selecting a turnkey solution like a collocated space for a disaster recovery site.

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.

You’ve likely noticed that organizational charts, whether flat or vertical, are triangles, narrowing at the top. If you squint and tilt your head sideways you can almost juxtapose a bell curve over the top.

Part Five will evaluate the migration process and estimating comparisons of build vs. colocation and the impact of virtualization.

IT is increasing its focus on disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) largely due to natural disasters that have occurred in the past year.

Altima Technologies has released a new browser based version of their NetZoomDC Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, which is powered by Intel® Data Center Manager.

Smoke detection in data centers is critical, not only for life safety reasons, but also to reduce fire-related business interruption and property damage.