The past two years have brought an explosion of activity in the area of data center facilities. On the provider side, we can talk about services we expect from the Cloud. The proliferation of XaaS, exponential growth of content for Web 2.0 services, and the interest in Cloud-based services by the Enterprise drives demand for [...]
Your Next Data Center
November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Data Center, Data Center MEP, Disaster Recovery Planning
Tags:Data Center·Data Center MEP·Data Center Planning·Data Center Power
Now there’s a THAWT
October 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Center, Data Center MEP, Disruptors, Green Data Center, Green IT
Morgan Stanley plans to power their new data center in Scotland with a new generation of turbine generators called the Transverse Horizontal Axis Water Turbine (THAWT). The $400M data center will require 150MW of power. It will be powered initially from the utility grid but later transitioned to power generated by the underwater turbines of [...]
Tags:Alternative Energy·Data Center·Data Center Power·Green Data Center·Green Data Centers·Green IT·Morgan Stanley·Sea Turbines·THAWT
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
Update on Cargo Ship Data Centers
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Center, Disaster Recovery Planning, Green Data Center, Green IT
I promised an update on the progress of the ship-based data center concept floated (yes a pun) by International Data Security (IDS). A recent post on Silverback’s blog explains that the first launch (perhaps a pun) is now delayed until Q3 of 2008, and gives a few more details.
IDS continues to see the ship-based data [...]
Tags:Cargo Ship Data Centers·Container Data Centers·Containers·Data Center·Data Center Power·Green Data Centers·Ice Cube·IDS·Rackable
Paint Your Moose Green
July 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Data Center, Green Data Center, Green IT
In these times of economic stagnation, IT leaders’ attention turns to cost savings. Indeed in times like these, the CFO is likely exerting strong authority and demanding budget concessions from departments across the enterprise.
Many companies are aggressively consolidating data centers as one way to address this demand. There are a number of significant cost savings [...]
Tags:Data Center·Data Center Efficiency·Data Center Planning·Data Center Power·Green Data Centers·Green IT·MOOSE
A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Ratings
July 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Disaster Recovery Planning, IT Assessments
For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog, this topic may seem rather basic. However, I was recently asked to write an article on this subject and thought that if it’s good enough for that venue then perhaps someone will find benefit in reading here as well. So here are some highlights [...]
Tags:Data Center·Data Center Planning·Data Center Power·TIA-942·Uptime Institute
More Thoughts on Container Data Centers
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Disaster Recovery Planning, Disruptors, Technology
In earlier posts and conversations, I’ve mentioned my interest in container data centers and the opportunities they bring for certain types of implementations and use cases. As a big fan of agility in IT in order to meet the dynamic demands of the Business, containers can be a valuable weapon in the arsenal.
In my conversations [...]
Tags:Container Data Centers·Data Center·Data Center Planning·Data Center Power·Ice Cube·Rackable
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
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
