Instor’s IT Infrastructure Blog, provides frequent IT, Network and Data Center industry tips & tricks, as well as news from the industry’s IT leaders. We understand that IT goals are a moving target and want to bring you the latest information to help make your work life easier.
Faster build-outs? No problem.
Think about it for a second. How many distributors and subcontractors did you have to bring in on your last data center build-out? More than a few? That’s what we thought. Now, how much fun [...]
Fire suppression system obstacles to overcome in upgrade
Will your fire suppression system impede a planned upgrade? Imagine this: you’re the head of IT for a major university. Jumping through hoops and dealing with red tape is your life. One day, you [...]
Got Fire Suppression Questions? We Have Answers.
Anyone who has overseen a data center for very long knows the frustration of trying to comply with complicated fire suppression codes without breaking the bank. As laws change and evolve, it’s hard to keep [...]
Fishing Trip Brings Lifelong Memories for Two Deserving Boys
This past weekend, Instor’s Scott Dean and Garrick McPherson hosted the winners of an auction item for a donated fishing trip which was held last December by the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, benefiting Christmas in [...]
Watch These Data Center Trends
Data center trends come and data center trends go. But some things remain constant: the need to keep uptime a priority, the desire to cut costs without sacrificing quality and the need for satisfied customers. [...]
Into power saving? Start here.
As power saving and energy efficiency becomes a front-and-center issue for data center operators everywhere, the fact remains that our industry is responsible for as much as two percent of total U.S. electricity use, which [...]
Need a Helping Hand? Try Staff Augmentation.
Everyone, from time to time, needs a helping hand. Think of the greatest partnerships from history. Sure, everyone remembers Steve Jobs, but he would have gone nowhere without the dutiful assistance of Apple co-founder Steve [...]
Monitor, Manage, Repeat.
Think fast: what do you think the competition is doing right now? Do you think they’re spending countless man-hours and capital to manually watch over their data centers? Unlikely. Gone are the days of guesswork [...]
Earthquake Protection for Data Center at LLNL
Earthquake protection is a high priority at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It is one of three federally funded research and development centers operated by the U.S. Department of Energy and is located in Livermore, California. [...]
Three Easy Solutions for Cable Management
Cables. There are so many of them in a data center that if you stretched them out, end to end, well, you’d have a lot of cables to clean up. (Seriously, don’t do that. You’ll [...]
Easy Data Center Decommissions
The end of the road. It’s something that happens to all data centers, whether it’s your own facility or a colocation space you’re sharing. The keys to a successful data center decommissioning come down [...]
The Real Cost of Unplanned Downtime in 2019
Unplanned downtime. The phrase alone is enough to send shivers down the spine of the most experienced data center operator. You also don’t have to look far to see high profile examples of companies [...]
Is Your Data Center Equipped for an Earthquake?
Today, at 10:33 AM at Magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in California, 11 miles from Ridgecrest, CA - Outside of Los Angeles. And just like today, in a massive 7.0 Alaskan earthquake struck Anchorage, [...]
Finding Your Next Project Manager
Data Center Project Management 101 It takes a special personality type to be a successful project manager. Maybe you’ve known a few in your time. Maybe you are one. These spreadsheet-loving, Gantt chart-building masters [...]