If a vendor conducts the actual work in your data center, then you or your operator aren’t maximizing your current operating resources and are experiencing incremental cost and risk. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations, explains the importance of your data center provider having a high-degree of self-performance.
Redefining Mission Critical Infrastructure With People, Processes, and Technology
The only constant in our world today is change. BCS Data Center Operations explores how people, processes, and technology are redefining mission critical infrastructure operations.
Top 10 Data Center Stories for November 2021
Merger mania swept the data center industry in November, and dominated industry news headlines. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in November 2021.
Progressive Companies Set New Courses in Data Center Workforce Talent War
Data Center owners and operators are increasingly being challenged to find and retain skilled staff to operate and manage critical infrastructure. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations shares strategies for data centers looking to win the workforce talent war.
How Private/Public Partnerships Will Drive the Next Big Wave of Government Data Center Optimization
The next wave of government data center optimization will be more targeted and outcome oriented, driven largely by new public/private partnerships that will leverage industry best practices to drive innovation and achieve dramatic optimization targets.
Strategies for Safeguarding Mission Critical Infrastructure in Data Centers
As the data center industry grows and evolves to meet the changing needs of its customers, data center owners need strategic solutions for how people, processes and technology can safeguard mission critical infrastructure during uncertain times.
What Every Risk Officer Should Think About in 2021
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, highlights what a Risk Officer should be focusing on as a turbulent year in the data industry and beyond comes to a close.
Data Center Operations Evolve in ‘Next Cycle’ of Industry Maturity
The data center industry is on the cusp of the next cycle in its maturation as a business sector, driven by an infusion of capital, a push towards outsourcing, higher density and peaking utilization rates, the disruptive nature of hyperscale and edge computing. Insights from BCS.
5-Point Plan for Eliminating Human Error in Data Center Operations
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, offers a step-by-step plan to cut down on human error and data center outages in data center operations.
3 Strategic Solutions Will Safeguard Next-Generation Data Center Operations
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, explores a group of strategic solutions designed to “safeguard” future data center operations for today’s companies navigating through the current pandemic.
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