This month we are running three different application stories. We usually like to include a mix of application and technical articles, but these three stories were compelling and not only presented different challenges
Nobody is surprised to hear that power and cooling are huge costs for running a data center. Twelve percent of the cost for running a data center is power according to Gartner.
Interviewing nice guys is hard work. They tend to be smart, ambitious, organized, and calculated, therefore they tend to be too prepared and too careful with disclosure, maintaining that shiny veneer.
In Part One, we discussed developing the program, and in Part Two we discussed site selection. This column addresses data center planning and the impact it has on total cost of ownership (TCO).
In case you hadn’t noticed, data centers aren’t cheap. Not only that, but they also support applications that are extremely important to your company or your customers.
Over the last several years, data center owners across the globe have demonstrated very responsible community awareness by implementing effective energy efficient “designs” in their critical facilities, often compromising capital and schedule objectives and assuming added risk to do so.