As I’ve watched the momentum of the Cloud, it’s caused me to reflect upon earlier discussions about data center physical security. It’s long been my opinion that physical security will soon emerge (or re-emerge) as a top issue in data center planning, since businesses and consumers alike are increasingly reliant on the data and transaction [...]
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Physical Security for Cloud Data Centers
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery Planning, IS Security
Tags:Cloud Computing·Data Center·Data Center Security·Physical Security·Security·Terremark
Shell Building Property as Data Centers: When to Just Walk Away
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Data Centers
Many firms have gone looking for core/shell property with the intent of renovating these structures for use as a data center. These projects are very capital intensive, and in many cases the benefits of having the existing structure are almost nil when viewed in the context of the broader project plan and budget. However, many [...]
Tags:Data Center·Data Center Planning·Data Center Site Selection
Jim Cramer? C’mon Man!
October 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Uncategorized
Well, now I know why I’ve never come out on top whenever I buy one of Jim Cramer’s recomendations.
In a recent (10/22/2009) Mad Money piece on CNBC, Jim Cramer used the Equinix acquisition of Switch and Data to make the point that data centers are obsolete. In his diatribe about why anyone with Equinix stock [...]
Tags:Data Center·Equinix·Jim Cramer·Mad Money·Switch and Data
