ASHRAE’s 2011 Expanded Thermal Guidelines has caused a lot of controversy and confused many in the data center industry. Although ASHRAE released the information a year ago in May 2011, it is still highly debated and sometimes misinterpreted.
At a recent DCIM seminar hosted by nLyte Software, RF Code, and Server Technology, guest moderator Bruce Taylor, vice president of the Uptime Institute (part of the 451 Research Group) referenced the Institute’s 2012 Survey results
Starting a new law firm and speaking with cloud services vendors has brought my partner and me face-to-face with one of the realities of cloud data storage.
When I began my career in 1980, the mission-critical industry and the world were very different. Imagine being able to get downtime any weekend for maintenance.
With each passing month, our critical infrastructures continue to expand, leaving mission-critical professionals with a greater sense of urgency to institute procedures that ensure efficient communication with first responders while building on the lessons learned from past emergencies.
Discipline, rigor, experience, training, process driven procedures, and a culture of excellence—that’s what it takes to deliver continuous operations over the life of a critical facility.