Data Center Management: Is An Assessment Needed?

One of the questions that seems to come up more often than not is “What is a data center assessment”.  Although each assessment is unique, there is a general flow with several common deliverables. The action oriented activities of a data center assessment are designed to identify the As Is state, envision the To . . . → Read More: Data Center Management: Is An Assessment Needed?

Keeping The Lights On, In A Lights Out Data Center

There are two goals in an effective data center operations organization, “keep the lights on” and continually improve operational efficiency of the data center or colocation facility. Focus on these two goals means attaining maturity rather than perfection. It also means the operational team is effectively:

Taking advantage of Moore’s Law and increasing capacity . . . → Read More: Keeping The Lights On, In A Lights Out Data Center