Data Center Infrastructure

Data Center Colocation

What are your thoughts on Amazon Web Services' new "VM Import" tool?

Dec. 17, 2010

Scott Wright answered this question

Caty,
Simply put the greatest this may be the START of greatest thing since pre-sliced bread.
It starts to address at least one of the two most common issues (that I hear daily) attached to cloud computing. Locking me in and how do I move ... more

Amazon

Disaster Recovery

What is good data center etiquette?

Dec. 17, 2010

Steve Heusser answered this question

Carl,
IMHO the Data Center is a place for computers and not for humans. When you need to go into the DC you should have a purpose and a plan. Stick to the plan and leave when you are done. Don’t bring anything in that ... more

What are some of the daily challenges you face with your data center?

Dec. 16, 2010

Tony Calabresi asked a question

What are the differences between a data center, computer room or a server room?

Dec. 13, 2010

Tim Porter and 1 other person answered this question

I could see people using computer room or server room interchangeably, but a data center I view as an entire facility dedicated to servers, network infrastructure, and/or supporting technology. Computer/server room is just a room that may serve a similar function but is part of ... more

What are the different tier classifications for data centers?

Dec. 6, 2010

Karl Scott answered this question

Tier classifications range from tier I - IV. A very brief overview of each tier is provided below. The Uptime Institute maintains the standards for tier classification. They have changed recently so you should visit their web site for more information ( http://www.uptimeinstitute.org ). The ... more

Data Center Design

How many ISP providers should a data center host offer?

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Dec. 2, 2010

Taylor Davies asked a question

What are some challenges you face when integrating data centers?

Dec. 1, 2010

Mike Novac asked a question

How can I consolidate my data center?

Nov. 18, 2010

Steven Versa and 1 other person answered this question

Anthony, some more information would be required to give you an appropriate answer. Please update the question and then it would be easier to answer the question at hand. more

What methodology do you use for data center relocation?

Nov. 15, 2010

Derek Chambers asked a question

Is it worth it to upgrade my data center from Tier 1 to 2?

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Oct. 22, 2010

Steve Heusser answered this question

Mike,
To justify the cost you would have to have a need for the additional redundancies. Do you have an SLA to meet to your end users that requires more potential up time than you can reasonably expect from your current deployment? Can the business ... more

Small Business

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD): how best to dispose of old IT assets?

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Oct. 12, 2010

Michael Dortch asked a question

Carol Baroudi

Dana Gardner

Anybody have experience with HP Performance-Optimized Data center (POD)? What are similar options?

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Sept. 13, 2010

Michael Schmier asked a question