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.
It’s Never Too Late for an IT Closet Refresh
Think for a second. What’s the most outdated element in your data center? The servers? The CRAC unit? That senior IT guy who has worked for you for what seems like forever? Wait, don’t answer [...]
Three Easy Steps to Containment
Data Center Containment Think back to the last power bill you got for your home. One of two things happened as you opened the envelope: you were either happy with the bill or you frowned [...]
Data Center Cabinets and Racks to Fit Your Needs
Data Center Cabinets and Racks If you tried to count the number of things that can go wrong in a data center at any given time, you’d be counting for a long time. Downtime, inefficient [...]
We’ve Got the Power! (Data Center Power, That is)
Look out at your data center for a second. As you do, take the high level view. Looks pretty solid, right? Then, take in every little detail and really think about each component part - [...]
Case Study: What to Do When Business Needs Change
Pivoting on a Dime What is it they say about best-laid plans? We've all been there before - just when you think everything in your data center project is going smoothly, something comes along and [...]
IT Pros, We Feel Ya
If you’re an IT professional, we won’t even bother asking, “how’s your day going?” Chances are, you’re already in the weeds, which is the state you’ve been in since you woke up to a slew [...]
A Clean Sweep: Data Center Cleaning Made Easy
Keep it Clean, Folks Do you get excited when you think about data center cleaning? You do? OK, sit down there, class clown. We’ve heard enough cracks from you. Truth is, keeping your data [...]
May 17 Data Center News
Data Center News for Friday, May 17, 2019. This week in data center news, the UK's data industry shrugs off Brexit worries, an uptick in server purchases, new age edge solutions and a new 75MW [...]
May 10 Data Center News
This week in data center news, we look at the soaring hyperscale market, the lights-out concept and more data center news. The Power of Edge Computing The High Performance Computing Industry is driving [...]
Expert Data Center Fitups
From White Space to Done in No Time A data center fitup includes custom cooling, power, containment and IT infrastructure for data centers of all shapes and sizes. In today’s ever-changing data center landscape, [...]
May 3 Data Center News
And now for this week's data center news roundup for Friday, May 3, 2019... Departure of the JEDI Four years ago, Chris Lynch took over the Pentagon’s highly-touted JEDI cloud project, which had the aim [...]
Accessing Data Centers with Smartphone Technology; Microsoft Makes a Move in Phoenix
Data Center News Roundup for Friday, April 26, 2019 This week, we take a look at Microsoft’s big play in the Phoenix market; the ability to access data centers with biometrics; lessons from a phishing [...]
Data Centers Still Alive and Kicking; Other News
This week, it was reported that Google will build a $600 million wind-powered data center in Minnesota; a new report shows that data centers are far from dead despite a strong challenge from [...]
Cabinets Withstand Massive Alaskan Earthquake Thanks to ISO-Base
When a massive 7.0 Alaskan earthquake struck Anchorage, Alaska in late 2018, ISO-Base technology saved the day for one data center. Here’s their story. Early in the morning of Nov. 30, 2018, a [...]