It probably should go without saying that the planning phase is crucial to any data center project. But the specific planning process you use will go a long way toward how successful the data center will ultimately be in delivering on the requirements it was intended to meet. Schneider Electric has some sound advice on the topic, and lays it out in a new eBook, "A Practical Guide to Data Center Planning and Design".
Demand for data center capacity is on an uptick with Gartner predicting that end-user spending on global data center infrastructure will reach $200 billion in 2021, a 6% increase over 2020...
In the race to digitally transform, many companies are adding a serious number of IoT sensors, meters, and high-definition video into their operational processes. Think proximity sensing and...
Colleges and universities manage a multitude of challenges, especially during a pandemic. From abrupt shifts to online and hybrid learning to the everyday support of evolving digital technology,...
Utility companies and data centres understand the term ‘downtime’ in a slightly different way than other sectors. For them, downtime means a power outage, and the reasons behind this could... ...
Digitization of the classroom has been a key focus for school districts in recent years, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced school districts to switch overnight to fully remote learning, turning... ...
Now that 2020 is in the rear-view window, it’s an appropriate moment to look at the progress our teams at Schneider Electric have made and one area that stands out... Read more » The post Why We...
It’s becoming clear that our industry will need to take a strong position on sustainability. A recent 451 Research report surveyed 800+ data center providers worldwide and discovered the...
Companies that don’t evolve eventually get left behind. Yet, what is the creative engine behind this evolution? One thing I’ve discovered through life experience and in my role as a... Read more...
Designing and building a new data center that aims to be sustainable and efficient – particularly without having to compromise on availability (uptime) performance – is a challenging process...
Warning lights are flashing red for business and policy leaders as they attempt to navigate the sea of uncertainty in the world of today. Infrastructure is critical to the operation... Read more...
The events that transpired in year 2020 has changed the way the retail industry interacts with consumers. With restrictions continually changing and the uncertainty of future lock downs, it has......
Throughout 2020, the data centre sector has played a crucial role in supporting business and mission critical applications across many sectors. Indeed many vendors, construction organisations and...
Power and cooling systems like UPSs, PDUs, air handlers, and condensers are essential for ensuring the critical IT loads of a data center remain operational. But if those physical...
The last thing anybody wants in their data center is an unplanned outage. Roughly one-third of all reported data center outages end up costing more than $250,000 annually, with many... Read more...
We created our Executive Insights videocast series so leaders from the data center and building industries could share what they had learned about how businesses are accelerating their digital...
Most of the cloud and colocation service provider clients I meet are concerned with offering high-reliability data center operations to their customers. In a previous blog post, I talk about... ...
It’s commonly accepted that we’re at crossroads where the decisions we make today will not only shape future generations, but our entire planet. This has become particularly apparent in the... ...
2020 will be mostly remembered as a bad year in business – unless you were in the home gym, pajama pants, or the digital acceleration business. There was a global... Read more » The post In 2021,...
People ask me to make predictions on a pretty regular basis – and I hate doing so. All predictions come with risk and I would much rather leave them to... Read more » The post Flying Houses,...
With smart home technology, our dependency on apps and voice commands, to play our favourite music, stream shows, change the room temperature or lighting, has grown manifold. This necessitates...
