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

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Save Time and Money With Electrical Equipment Acceptance Testing

Ensure devices are free from defects and operating as designed

June 8, 2020

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.

TCO issues? Consider building a modular data center

Read on before starting an upgrade or new construction project.

Steven Carlini

December 2, 2014

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The ever-increasing digitization of business is forcing IT to reevaluate their current computer power capacity, driving the expansion of existing data centers, or in some cases, the construction of new data centers.

Year-Long Road Trip

Getting to the total cost of ownership

Paul E. Schlattman

February 5, 2013

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Over the next year, within each issue, I will be addressing the six steps required to getting to a total cost of ownership (TCO) when building or se-lecting a new data center.

Mission Critical Magazine

2020 May/June

The May/June issue of Mission Critical explores cooling options and energy-efficient solutions, backup power, and software-defined data centers. It also features a The Optimal Edge special section.

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