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Getting The Proper Power Distribution To Your Servers

Getting the Proper Power Distribution to your Servers If you are a small business and you rely on online services, you may want to consider setting up an on-premises server room. This has a number of advantages over simply having your IT equipment stacked in...

Know What Data Center Flooring Material Your Server Room Needs

Preparing or renovating a server room? It’s easy to get caught up in the details or arranging and wiring the equipment itself, but don’t forget that the room’s construction can play a big part in the health and upkeep of your servers. Take a look...

Why Cooling Cabinets are a Necessity for Server Rooms.

Understanding cooling cabinets in your server rooms For many of us, network servers are the unsung heroes of the office. From sending emails and answering phones to helping clients meet their goals, our servers make it all possible. That’s why it’s essential that they’re protected...

Choosing the Right Server for Your Business.

The Right Server? The role of a server is to store, manage, submit and process data. If a business has at least five staff members, it makes sense to invest in a server. Doing so provides a centralized and secure solution for storing files, sharing...

What is a Crash Cart?

In terms of computer, IT and data center applications, a piece of console furniture called a "crash cart" refers to a mobile server room cart equipped with a secured laptop that is used to provide a direct connection to malfunctioning servers and computers for restoration of crashes. The...

5 Best Practices for Server Room Design

Your data center, or server room, is in many ways the very heart of your business. Without efficient server room design and constant data management, storage and dissemination, most business can't function properly, and if the system fails, you may not be able to conduct...

What is a Data Center?

In this age of technology, computers and data management have become critical components of successful businesses, and in most cases, these functions are centralized in a data center. The specifics and architecture vary by organization, but in simplest terms, a data center is a dedicated...

Increasing CRAC Set Points to Save Energy Costs

Data centers have traditionally been associated with cold temperatures. Until recently, managers wouldn't think of adjusting the standard 55 degree air temperature their CRAC units would supply. The thought was simply the more cooling the better. This mindset has led to a situation where data...

Hot Aisle Containment or Cold Aisle Containment

Certain vendor white papers tout the advantages of hot aisle containment. Other vendors claim that cold aisle containment is superior. Is it all self-serving spin to drive customers to their specific solution or is there evidence to support one approach over the other? Contact...