To download or not to download, and just drive to the theater? What’s more sustainable may surprise you
Claims regarding sustainability and excessive Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions generated by IT technology are growing in number, and some of them leave me scratching my head. As someone who...
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The DCIM 3.0 trend explained in 500 words
It will come as no surprise to people in our industry that I believe we will continue to see the trend of significant growth of connected users around the world... Read more »
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How to Bolster Data Center Management Security with Role-based Access Control
The recent rash of high-profile cybersecurity breaches underscored the huge risks that organizations are facing daily, as well as the need to effectively address them. Cyberattacks occur at an...
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How network cable modeling simplifies data center asset management
Data center complexity has always been an issue. The emergence of high-density computing and data-intensive applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented...
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Dell Technologies to provide next generation business continuity for hybrid IT
I am excited to announce that Schneider Electric has teamed up with strategic partner Dell Technologies to deliver an automated shutdown solution that is ideal for hyperconverged infrastructure....
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A practical approach to data center modernization
The data center industry is rapidly growing and transforming due to digitalization and increased market demand. Gartner forecasts that global spending on data center systems will grow to $226...
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Addressing data center growth with sustainable prefabricated modular data center solutions
For most organizations, sustainability has become more than just a buzzword; it’s a way of life. Companies are setting deadlines for becoming carbon neutral, shifting to renewable energy sources,...
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How Singapore’s efforts to decarbonize should be a blueprint for greater data center sustainability
Donovan Chua is Managing Director at Daikin Singapore, a Master-level BMS EcoXpert. Singapore’s ambitious plan to transform itself into a greener and more environmentally friendly jurisdiction...
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Digital twin: Empowering power systems with real-time training and predictive simulation
The operation of electrical systems across large data centers and manufacturing facilities is often complex and challenging, particularly when high power availability is required. Uncontrolled...
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How prefabricated modular data centers are empowering digital transformation
Most companies have been on a journey of digital transformation, which essentially means converting manual or paper-based processes into digital form to optimize business processes, adapt to...
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The metric is the message: Introducing a comprehensive data center sustainability standard
In 2007, the Green Grid proposed an equation that helped change the course of the data center industry: The total electrical load of the data center divided by its IT... Read more »
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The Worlds of IT and Telco are coming together through Data Centers at the Network Edge
The Telco industry and the IT industry have been running down separate roads – one with restrictive speed limits and toll booths and one like the Autobahn with multiple lanes... Read more »
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Five steps to achieving a sustainable data center supply chain
Sustainability is becoming ever more important to consumers, perhaps nowhere more so than in the data center market. A recent 451 Research survey revealed that 97% of customers of colocation... ...
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Why diversity is essential to build the data center workforce of the future
It has long been known that businesses with a more diverse talent pool, especially with regards to gender, perform better in business. In 2018, for example, McKinsey published a study named... ...
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Manufacturers can boost performance and defer capital investment through IT/OT convergence
Manufacturing plant owners are realizing that the large volumes of operational data their factories generate every day can add significant value to their corporate bottom line. To make this...
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Understanding the options for renewable energy for data centers
The drive is on to improve the sustainability performance of data centers with tools such as IIoT platforms, energy monitoring and management, and innovative cooling technologies. However...
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The Electrical Infrastructure of Critical Facilities | ASCO Power Technologies
Critical facilities such as hospitals, police and fire stations, and even telecom sites and data centers, play vital roles in disaster response and recovery. This sector provides protection,...
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Strategic partnerships are key to faster data centre delivery
Digitisation is more prevalent in every aspect of our lives. The enormous amounts of data generated by consumers and businesses is driving an exponential explosion in demand for cloud...
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How are data center businesses innovating to bridge the skills gap?
Diversity has long been hailed as one of the major challenges within the tech sector, and a report from Tech Nation found that over the last two decades, the proportion... Read more »
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3 Cybersecurity Tips for Staying Out of the Headlines
Banks have the highest level of security among critical U.S. industries, yet by some estimates, financial Services companies are hundreds of times more likely to be the target of cyber... Read...
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