If you are a guy who is involved in a data center, probably you would understand the complexity of it. A place where it involves a combination of mechanical, electrical, technological and may more functionalities clubbed together to provide the best experience for its services. Is that task is so easy to be? How better
There can be multiple threats throughout the operation of the data center. Among that the most dangerous thing to be considered is FIRE. Have you ever thought of having a fire in your data center and the effect of this? The effects of a fire in real life are more drastic than what is shown on
Why do co-operate companies have their own data center and many of them declining to move to the cloud? Many of the surveys show that the top notched reason is the security considerations which can be either physical or logical. When we talk about security there is a co-related word which is Safety. So this is a
How many of you have wondered about a data center? Have you ever got a clear picture of what is a data center? This article will give you an exact idea about the complete building architecture of a data center. A data center is a facility that houses an organization’s IT operations and equipment’s in
Prefabricated data centers have been an emerging technology that is largely adopted by enterprises and expected to grow more and more in the future. Read through below article to understand what is the prefabricated data centers and its various types(Modular Data Centers & Containerized Data Centers) Due to the growth of large scale data handling,
When you are working in a data center, you might all have heard the word racks and cabinets. Are these are same or is there any difference between both? What would be the industry standard to define its size and shape? Let’s have a look at these concepts in detail. A rack is an open
In my previous article about data centers we have seen, there are four major key constraints in a data center infrastructure. Typically there are four primary physical key pillars that is the major factor for the successful operation of a data center and those are Power Cooling Connectivity Space Each of these pillars is having its own unexceptional roles to the
Availability of a data center means the maximum uptime that the operation of a data center works without any failure. Availability is determined by a system’s reliability and it’s recovery time. System downtime can cause a major impact on business entities, it is necessary to know what are the risks that may affect the availability
In this article, we will discuss about various data center availability models such as data center Tier Ratings 1-2-3-4, EN 50600 Availability classes (1-4), TIA 942-B Ratings (1-4), 10 Syska Hennessy Criticality Levels, ANSI/BICSI Classes (F0-F4), and N, N+1, 2N, 2(N+1) Data Center availability modes define the availability of physical infrastructure in case of any failure. It’s quite
In my previous article, we have seen what is a data center and its functionality. Let us look into the topic on what are the types of data centers, features, and differentiation of each model. Not all data centers are created equal. Today’s facilities come in all shapes and sizes based on the requirement of