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.
The Remote Working Future: Part 2
Remote Working and the Future of Infrastructure in an Online World The Remote Working Future: Part 2 This blog is part of a 3 part series. Read the [...]
The Remote Working Future: Part 1
Remote Working and the Future of Infrastructure in an Online World The Remote Working Future: Part 1 This blog is part of a 3 part series. Read the [...]
Facebook Joins Netflix & Amazon by Reducing Hi-Def Streaming in Europe
Many non-essential employees have started working from home to curtail the spread of Coronavirus. Additionally, the schools that closed have shifted to live streaming classes online. This shift in learning and working remotely [...]
Aging Gov Infrastructure Crashes with a Record Number of Unemployment Claims
Last week, COVID-19 caused restaurants, bars, and other businesses to close their doors for at least 30 days. Furloughed workers exponentially increased the traffic to unemployment websites, setting a new record. Reports show [...]
Clean Hands Protect You, Smarter Hands Protect Your IT Team from Coronavirus!
In an attempt to prevent Coronavirus from spreading, many cities have shut down all non-essential businesses and have enacted travel restrictions until at least April 1. Because of these measures, many people are [...]
What Kind of Dirt Do You Have on Your IT?
Your server room may appear clean to the naked eye, but don’t let appearances fool you! There are microscopic contaminants everywhere, and once they build up, you are at risk of damaging your [...]
Instor’s Darrell Reynolds Named Sr. Director of Implementation Services
Instor Solutions, Inc. today named Darrell Reynolds Senior Director of Implementation Services. Reynolds, a veteran of the data center industry, brings deep experience working in telecom, logistics and data center infrastructure. Spending much of his [...]
This Halloween, Banish Zombie Servers
As September comes to a close, we peer around the corner to the spookiest of months, October, which brings us cooler weather, full moons, ghosts, witches and, of course, zombies. Normally, when you think [...]
Maintain Your Cool when Densities Rise
If you haven’t heard, rack densities are going up. Just three years ago, the average density per rack was 6 kilowatts. In 2019, that number stands at 7 kW, with no sign of flagging [...]
Faster data center 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 [...]
Four Tips for Better Data Center Management
Data center management: sometimes, it presents quite the dilemma. How do you maintain your reputation for uptime while keeping an eye on the costs associated with running a data center? Anyone who has been there [...]
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 [...]