To Raise The Floor Or Not To Raise The Floor? That Is The Data Center Question.
Data center design is a constantly fluctuating practice. It can be tough to forecast demand, much less design a facility that is adaptable to the best practices and advanced technology 10 years f…
How Do UPS Systems Protect Your Data Center?
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems are a critical component of data center backup power. Without them, power fluctuations and outages can take down workloads, damage hardware, and result i…
The Top 4 Most Overlooked Data Center Costs
Even if you’re building a new, state of the art facility from the ground up, or colocating in a powered shell custom built for your infrastructure, you can still run into some hidden costs in the…
The Bespoke Data Center: Custom Tailored Like Your Favorite Suit
Getting dressed up is more than a ritual. A well-fitting suit is an instant confidence booster, especially for men. You look and feel your best, and it’s hardly even noticeable, since it’s b…
The State Of The New York City Data Center Market
The demand for data centers in the New York metro area continues to grow, even as rents climb and the white space added each year continues to dwindle. Recent industry research reveals the state …
Squeezing The Most Out Of Your Decommissioned Data Center
Although we’re more focused on designing and building new data center facilities, sometimes the need arises to decommission a data center. As the federal government has recently discovered, data c…
Keep Your Data Center Design Flexible To Avoid Operations Problems
Designing a data center facility and planning for capacity and daily operations is a difficult task. Even after following best practices, using professional consultants, and carefully vetting powe…
Protecting Data Center Investments With Layered Perimeter Security
Digital security methods help protect your clients’ data within your data center. But the equipment that processes, serves, and stores that data is worth millions of dollars, and it can be the tar…
Retrofitting Commercial Buildings For Data Centers: How And When It Makes Sense
With the unique power, network, and cooling requirements of modern data centers, a purpose-built facility delivers the greatest efficiencies, reliability, and room for expansion (especially …
Colocation Showdown: Wholesale vs. Retail
Competition for colocation customers is intense. A colocation provider offers the end user read-to-use data center white space. Depending on the provider and the size of the deployment, that space…