Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 16
A data centre cannot run effectively without being properly maintained and managed. Poor maintenance can often lead to catastrophic data loss and physical damage. Data centre maintenance and management is undertaken by data center operators as a key responsibility. It involves ongoing inspection, cleaning, analysis, repairs and recovery of all electrical hardware and components.
Regular data centre maintenance is a crucial part of a data centre's operations. It's essential for improving data centre design and making sure clients are kept happy and satisfied with their storage and data options.
Regular data centre maintenance is a crucial part of a data centre's operations. It's essential for improving data centre design and making sure clients are kept happy and satisfied with their storage and data options.
VMware achieves carbon neutrality two years early
Fri, 2nd Nov 2018
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virtualisation
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
VMware has achieved carbon neutrality two years ahead of schedule, through a combination of energy efficiency initiatives and renewable energy projects.
Exclusive: Lenovo's Shayne Harris on the future data centre
Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Harris says data centres that fail to keep up with the pulse of change will not be able to survive in the future.
Hitachi Sunway releases data centre 'wishlist' for Malaysia
Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
The company's CEO is confident in Malaysia's future, but asserts changes must to be made to stimulate growth in the data centre industry.
Green Mountain goes pre-fab to double data centre capacity
Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Green Mountain invests EUR €31.5M in modular pre-fab upgrades at two Norway data centres, doubling capacity with Schneider Electric's cutting-edge solutions.
Water scarcity pinned as a major threat to data centre growth
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
By 2030 global demand for fresh water will exceed available supplies by 40 percent, while data centre demand continues to surge.
GDPR requirements & opportunities for colocation providers
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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partner programmes
The law was enforced in May but is still confusing to some colocation providers as to which requirements they must comply with.
How to capture “Lessons Learned” with cloud-based DCIM
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Schneider's Kim Povlsen says it's vital to always be learning about and from problems in IT, and DCIM tools are vital to that.
Exclusive: Aruba lays bare its data centre cooling operations
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Aruba's Lorenzo Giuntini says data centres have an obligation to adopt free cooling systems to improve energy efficiency.
Modern day back-UPS technology explained
Thu, 27th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Technology has become incredibly prominent in our lives, making the need for power sources that don't falter a universal requirement.
Stirling University opts with APT for data centre upgrade
Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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advanced persistent threat protection
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power / energy
After converging the campus' IT infrastructure from three data centres to two, the University of Stirling looked into a power upgrade.
5G needs IT and telco to converge in distributed cloud data centers
Fri, 21st Sep 2018
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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5g & beyond
The convergence of IT and telco in distributed cloud data centres is crucial for 5G's expansion, promising lower latency and enhanced scalability.
Market collaboration is imperative in the hyperscale data center era
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Schneider Electric's Frank Nash discusses the history of the data center and what needs to happen for the next step.
How IoT can help combat the energy crisis
Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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daas
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iot
Data collection and monitoring enabled by the internet of things, combined with analytics and visualisation, can help SMEs manage their energy usage.
Quick thinking remedies vulnerability in Schneider Electric ICS controller
Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Radiflow discovered that a serious vulnerability in the devices put the safety and availability of ICS networks in jeopardy.
Catch-22: Rapid data centre growth colliding with ageing workforce
Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
The IT industry as a whole is facing a shortage of skilled workers and the data center segment is no exception, with no quick fix available.
Schneider: Why support for edge data centers will need to be “Lights Out”
Sat, 1st Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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edge computing
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power / energy
Dave Johnson says there is to be huge changes to data center infrastructure as edge computing takes a hold - here's his predictions.
New whitepaper determines what cooling compressor matches your data centre
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Schneider Electric has released a new whitepaper that delves into the different types of cooling compressors and what their ideal usage is.
Exclusive: How to intentionally build security into a network
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
Intent-based networking (IBN) offers an opportunity to design security objectives into the fabric of a complex network, and then enforce them.
What to expect when you're expecting 5G NR deployment
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini discusses the new wave of optimism surrounding 5G and what this means for the future of micro data centers.
Google reveals AI system taking charge of its data centres
Mon, 20th Aug 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Once used only on a recommendation basis, the AI system is now taking direct control of Google's data centres with significant energy savings.