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 Wozniak. Same goes for Yankees great Mickey Mantle, who would have had a lot fewer RBIs without Roger Maris batting [...]
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 to this: properly strategizing and executing in a way that doesn’t disrupt your business. Why Decomm? There are quite a [...]
Already Third in Nation for Capacity, Chicago Poised to Grow Despite being third in the nation for data center capacity, Chicago has always had something of a problem realizing its full potential as a data center powerhouse. That is until now. Historically suffering from unfavorable tax laws, the Midwestern city has nonetheless kept pace with [...]
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 What’s the most outdated element in your data center?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 that last one. For one recent client, it was the need to update some seriously old Krone cables in their [...]
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 - data center power, lighting, cooling, the servers, everything in sight. Everything probably looks fairly well in order. You work hard [...]
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 of critical emails and requests. The challenges you face would make a mere mortal crumble under the pressure, but you [...]
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 center or colocation clean is one of those things that you know you need to do, but it’s hard to [...]
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