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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'IS Security'
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
Where should we build that data center?
October 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Green Data Center, Green IT, IS Security, IT Governance
When launching a new data center build project, where the data center will be located is a fundamental issue. There are many factors in deciding where the data center will be, but all of these factors can arguably be consolidated into two issues- Risk and Cost.
We mention risk in terms of Risk Management. [...]
Tags:Colocation Providers·Data Center·Data Center Efficiency·Data Center Site Selection·Security·Waxman-Markey
2010’s Top Ten Priorities of CIOs
September 30th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Business, General, IS Security, IT Governance, IT Roadmaps
Posted by: Bob Landstrom
The latest issue of CIO Insight has results from their annuals survey of top ten priorities of CIOs. The online presentation can be found here. Looking over this year’s top ten list left me with a few notable observations.
Tags:IT trends·IT/Business Alignment·Role of the CIO·Security and Privacy·Strategic Planning
Data Center Tier Levels and Real Availability
April 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Disaster Recovery Planning, General, IS Security
Data
Center consolidation and Data Center outsourcing are
top of mind for many CIO’s these days. Many companies
have ‘90s vintage IT facilities that not only do not
have the availability to align with the Business’ operating
model but also are struggling to keep up with the power
and cooling demands of contemporary computing systems.
The deployment of multi-core processors and blade-based
systems [...]
Tags:Colocation·Colocation Providers·Data Center·Data Center Tier Levels·Uptime Institute
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Free Webinar
August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Convergence, Data Center, Data Center MEP, Green Data Center, Green IT, IS Security, Mergers and Acquisitions
We’ve discussed the topic of data center energy management in numerous posts, and we’ve talked about a Green Data Center Maturity Model. If the topic of energy efficiency in the data center is of interest to you (and it should be) I’d like to recommend an excellent resource for you.
Cisco is conducting a webinar next [...]
Tags:Cisco·Cisco Data Center·Data Center Code of Conduct·Data Center Efficiency·Data Center Power·Green Data Center·Green IT
“Can I raise the tier level of my Data Center?”
August 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Data Center, Data Center MEP, Green Data Center, IS Security, IT Assessments, IT Roadmaps
So many discussions with prospective Clients begin with the subject of data center tier ratings. Many companies are struggling with data center facilities that no longer adequately serve their Business, and are seeking a path toward better scalability, availability, security, and lower cost of ownership.
In the mid-market segment, while there are exceptions to the [...]
Tags:Data Center·Data Center Efficiency·Data Center Planning·Data Center Power·Security·TIA-942·Uptime Institute
Let’s Build that Data Center Again!
June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, General, IS Security, IT Roadmaps
In a recent interview with CIO Insight, Kenneth Brill of the Uptime Institute posits that the growth of demand for data processing is likely to cause enterprises to repeat data center construction projects every four to eight years. What?! Do it again?
Tags:Cloud Computing·Data Center·Data Center Planning·Data Center Power·Uptime Institute
Multiple Skins: Still a Problem for Social Networking Sites
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Business, General, IS Security, Internet, Technology, Web 2.0
I’ve written before about how the various aspects of our lives drive us to use multiple online personas, and that this is a shortcoming of social networking sites today. What I’m referring to here is that we all wear multiple “skins,” and to represent these personas online one needs separate profiles on separate social networking [...]
Tags:Friendfeed·Social Networks·socialstream·Twitter·Web 2.0
New Technology Trends Will Impact Traditional IT Roles
May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Convergence, Data Center, Disruptors, IS Security, IT Roadmaps, Technology, VoIP
We’ve become fairly comfortable with the structure of our IT organizations, but new trends in technology product development are increasingly challenging these traditional models.
In the traditional (i.e., over the past 10 years or so) IT organization we have roughly aligned the organizational chart with a logical stack corresponding to our data processing footprint. We [...]
Tags:Cisco·Data Center Technology·IT Organizations·IT Roles·IT Services·Utility Computing·Virtualization·VoIP
Code of Conduct for Data Centers
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Data Center, IS Security, IT Roadmaps, Internet, Web 2.0
Over the past year, the European Commission has been sponsoring the development of a Data Center Code of Conduct to address the increasing energy consumption, environmental, economic and supply security concerns of the data center community. If you’d like to read it for yourself, it can be found here.
This is an interesting endeavor, especially with [...]
Tags:Data Center·Data Center Code of Conduct·Data Center Efficiency·Data Center Power·DCE
