Berkeley Lab likes liquid cooled datacenters

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Nov 8, 2013

Henry Coles, Program Manager at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory spoke at Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s 2013 Data Center Efficiency Summit.

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Tags: Datacenters, Berkeley Lab, liquid cooled

Tough Data Center Cooling Efficiency Scenarios

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Nov 7, 2013

Here are a few situations that may pose a challenge for cooling data centers: 

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Tags: Data Center, Efficiency, Cooling

Best practices for change management in the data center

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Nov 6, 2013

Change management (also known as configuration management), in reference to technological installations, upgrades, patching, and migrations (such as a physical server to a virtual machine) isn’t always safe or easy.

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Tags: Data Center, Best Practices, change management

Is Google building a floating datacenter

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Nov 5, 2013

The barge floating in the San Francisco Bay that was discussed last week is likely a mobile showroom with a party deck. This way, the facility can be taken anywhere around the world (by land or by sea) and show the company's wares.

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Tags: Datacenter, Google, Building, floating

Steps to Take Before a Data Center Relocation or Migration

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Nov 4, 2013

There are three steps that data center team should take when considering relocation and / or migration:

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Tags: Data Center, Relocation, Migration

Preventative Maintenance before a Storm

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Nov 1, 2013

Here are a few tips to think about preparing your data center before the next storm:

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Tags: Data Center, Hosting, Hurricane Sandy

Disaster Recovery Site Selection

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Oct 30, 2013

Disaster recovery is an important aspect of a company’s strategy for providing uninterrupted services to its customers and end users and offers improved performance, agility and availability, reduced disruptions and loss to business, and higher customer satisfaction.

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Tags: Disaster Recovery, Site Selection

Steps to Holistic Data Center Design

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Oct 29, 2013

Here are steps to holistic data center design:

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Tags: Data Center, Steps, Holistic, Design

NASA Reveals Herculean Process Of Handling Big Data

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Oct 28, 2013

“Scientists use big data for everything from predicting weather on Earth to monitoring ice caps on Mars to searching for distant galaxies.”

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Tags: Big Data, NASA

Circuit Protection

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Oct 25, 2013

Circuit breaker technology advancements are emerging, helping engineers balance safety and uptime. Here are some tips:

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Tags: Circuit Protection