Chatsworth Products asserts that those managing remote ICT equipment or a laboratory environment should consider an intelligent rack PDU with remote power control capability as part of an overall power management strategy. A new report, “Remote Management of Data Center Cabinets: The Importance of Remote Power Control in Multitenant/Colocation, Laboratory and Remote/Edge Sites,” explores further the potential of remote power control for colocation and more.
New Technology Shifting the Distributed IT and Edge Management Landscape
The role of distributed IT is shifting. This is true for retail locations, branch offices, university campuses or manufacturing plants, and has been for a while. But these days, with almost every organization becoming more digitized, “the number of these sites is increasing, and their role is changing,” said Vertiv. A new white paper from Vertiv outlines how connectivity, cloud computing, big data and mobile applications can work together to enable a new service paradigm for remote sites that increases visibility, reduces downtime and supports optimization of these vital IT resources.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for January 2020
The data center industry is off to the races of 2020 at a fast clip, with top news in January featuring NTT, Equinix, DataBank, T5 Data Centers and DCF’s Eight Trends That Will Shape 2020.
Data Center Jobs: NYC Commissioning Company Seeks New Director
Job opportunities are popping up across the data center market of the U.S. Top jobs for February 2020 include a Director of Commissioning role in New York City.
Vertiv Explores Path Toward Energy Efficiency Without Compromising Load Availability
A new white paper from Vertiv offers a full-picture view of the potential challenges that come with Eco Mode types of operation, as well as what to consider if you choose to utilize those modes. The report also provides field results of related UPS technology.
Why Many Tech Companies are Turning to the Hybrid Cloud to Tackle Today’s Business Challenges
With the potential stemming from new technology like machine learning, AI, big data and more, tech companies continue to make up one of the fastest growing industry segments. A new report from Digital Realty explores the potential of the hybrid cloud, which according to the report, has emerged as a way to “drive down IT costs, greater agility and speed when embracing new business opportunities, and the ability to protect critical business data and applications from external and internal threats.”
Explore the Design, Build Process of Aligned Ashburn in ‘Data Center Alley’
Northern Virginia, the largest data center in the market, is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Ashburn, Va., within this market experiencing hyper growth, is known as “data center alley.” A new white paper from Aligned Energy provides a case study and outlines one data center provider’s process in building in the top colocation market in North America with the launch of Aligned Ashburn.
Data Center Jobs: Engineering Roles in NY, Boston, Denver & Dallas
January’s data center job spotlight highlights engineering roles in some of the country’s busiest cities, including New York, Boston, Dallas, Denver and more. Read on to view the top colo jobs for January.
5 Questions to Ask Your Provider to Ensure Data Center Compliance
In the age of big data, more and more companies’ data strategies are shaping their success and key to remaining competitive in today’s markets. If your business is in the process of picking the right colocation partner, a new white paper from Iron Mountain Data Centers looks to help you decipher the key questions to ask your future or current data center provider about compliance.
UPS as a ‘Significant Investment’ in Power Protection for Data Centers
A new report from Vertiv highlights the critical role of the battery within single-phase UPS systems and discusses the options for ensuring power and business continuity, especially as IT networks increase in size and complexity and/or become more dispersed.
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