Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

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Lighting Control System Slashes Installation, Commissioning Time at Hyperscale Facility

A Nicor case study

September 6, 2021

Nicor had a customer who needed a highly efficient, fully controllable lighting system for a large data center facility.

How To Properly Pick the Place for Your Colo Suite

A well-executed colocation selection and procurement process — Part 2 in a 6-Part series

Kirk Killian

December 15, 2020

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While many facility issues are important in colo selection, enterprises can advance their colocation selection process by narrowing their range of choices geographically.

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Sustainability and Lower Cost of Infrastructure Are Within Reach

Even as data centers increase computing density

Phill Lawson-Shanks

November 2, 2020

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Most important to the challenge of sustainability is the matter of how we design, build and operate the physical data centers.

Reducing The Cost Of Running SQL Server in the Cloud

SANless clustering tools can achieve high availability synchronization

Dave Bermingham

September 8, 2020

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With regard to the mechanism of data replication in a HA cloud configuration, you have basically two options. You can use the always-on availability groups (AGs) feature of SQL Server, or you can use a third party SANless cluster tool.

Save Time and Money With Electrical Equipment Acceptance Testing

Ensure devices are free from defects and operating as designed

Eric Nation

June 8, 2020

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A thorough check of electrical power systems and components before startup can uncover and correct problems that otherwise would lead to larger, costly issues in the future.

The Industrial Age of Hyperscale

The three-legged stool of getting to today’s hyperscale TCO

Paul E. Schlattman

January 20, 2020

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Within a short time frame, hyperscale data centers have gone from being designed with a typical wholesale data center layout to industrial-level design.

IT Hardware Leasing vs. Buying Equipment

Weighing the pros and cons

Tricia Owens

December 3, 2019

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At the end of the day, which route you decide to take really depends on your situation. Leasing the equipment may be more economical in the short term, but in the long term, building out your data center with your own equipment could cut down on costs and is especially useful in instances where you want more control over sensitive data.

IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Adopting New Strategies Amid the Proliferation of Cloud Services

Corporations stand to benefit as colo providers adjust how they do business

Sean Brady

November 1, 2019

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The proliferation of cloud data services is sparking change in the colocation space, as providers seek new strategies — to both survive and thrive — in the face of “virtual” competition.

IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Everything You Need to Know About Edge Colocation Is at the Airport

Imagine what it would be like if every airline had its own airport in every major city.

Jason Bourg

October 25, 2019

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If you’re like me, you travel a fair amount for work, and that means you spend time sitting in airport concourses waiting for your flight, waiting for your flight to be rescheduled, and waiting for information on alternate flights when your flight is cancelled.

How to create a TCO model for a data center

Include all of these steps for a thorough Total Cost of Ownership model

Robert D. McClary

December 1, 2015

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How to create a useful TCO Model and Analysis report for your data center.

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The Data Center Sustainability Challenge: Reducing Carbon and Water without Compromising Availability

The pressure on data center operators to reduce carbon emissions and water consumption is growing—from the market, municipalities, and their own organizations. As more businesses announce their plans to become carbon-free and water neutral, data center operators are responding with a multi-phase approach to meeting these objectives. This webinar will share the roadmap leading data center operators have taken to reducing carbon emissions and water consumption and the technologies and best practices that are making it possible.

Items Tagged with 'Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)'

ARTICLES

Lighting Control System Slashes Installation, Commissioning Time at Hyperscale Facility

How To Properly Pick the Place for Your Colo Suite

Sustainability and Lower Cost of Infrastructure Are Within Reach

Reducing The Cost Of Running SQL Server in the Cloud

Save Time and Money With Electrical Equipment Acceptance Testing

The Industrial Age of Hyperscale

IT Hardware Leasing vs. Buying Equipment

Adopting New Strategies Amid the Proliferation of Cloud Services

Everything You Need to Know About Edge Colocation Is at the Airport

How to create a TCO model for a data center

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