How do you know what to consider when choosing evaporative media? What good does a DCIM system do if you only use it once in a while? Will traditional data centers survive COVID-19? The May issues reveals all of this and more.
The industry is evolving and so are the facilities
May 10, 2021
At one point, the concept of 99.999% uptime was seen as the “Holy Grail,” a virtually unachievable goal. Today, the “five nines” are seen as table stakes; companies that cannot provide that level of uptime are at a competitive disadvantage.
Energy storage systems provide essential functionality forelectrical infrastructure—and with massive increases in renewableenergy generation and transportation electrification on the horizon, it'simportant these systems are engineered with safety in mind.
As water becomes increasingly scarce, more attention will continue to be aimed at developing less-water intensive cooling alternatives for data centers.
If this is the first time you’re hearing of DCIRN, I urge you to learn more about their mission. And, for those of you who are unsure — remember what Churchill said, and ask yourself what’s scarier: hiding from your competitors or learning from them.
The funny thing about AI is that waiting is almost always a bad idea. That's because, unlike new cars or flat-screen TVs, AI actually gets more valuable as it ages.
Uptime Institute’s Management and Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval process is designed to incorporate the learnings of more than 25 years of site visits at critical facilities around the word to assist data center owners and operators to introduce consistency, transparency, and industry best practices into their own data center management and operations processes.