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How to Avoid Unnecessary Hardware Refreshes

By Voices of the Industry - October 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Paul Mercina, Director of Product Management, Park Place Technologies, walks readers through three steps to help companies avoid unnecessary hardware refreshes. 

Tagged With: data center maintenance, hardware, park place technologies

Data Center Management Tips, Strategies During an ‘Uncertain Era’

By Sarah Rubenoff - October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Amid the global coronavirus outbreak, many are wishing the “new n0rmal” would hurry up and get here. But according to a new report from Park Place Technologies, we might still have a while to go. Explore data center management and maintenance strategies amid coronavirus and beyond.

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Rethinking the Traditional Hardware Refresh Cycle

By Voices of the Industry - August 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Jake Blough, Chief Technology Officer at Service Express, says when thinking about your next hardware refresh cycle for your data center, resist putting it on autopilot.

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The Bathtub Curve and Data Center Equipment Reliability

By Voices of the Industry - May 11, 2020 1 Comment

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Jake Blough, Chief Technology Officer for Service Express, explores the connection between the Bathtub Curve theory and data center equipment reliability and maintenance. 

Tagged With: data center equipment, data center maintenance, Reliability, Service Express

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Digitization Driving Increasing Requirements for Enterprise IT

Digitization Driving Increasing Requirements for Enterprise IT Sean Baillie, Executive Vice President, Connectivity at QTS Data Centers explains how digital transformation is putting more pressure on data center providers to provide a flawless experience for a variety of end users in a constantly scaling environment.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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Optimizing Data Center Power Management with Advanced Multi-Circuit Monitoring Systems

A new report from Anord Mardix explores how new multi-circuit metering systems (MCMS) can provide advanced metering capabilities at a lower cost. In this whitepaper, the firm looks at the evolution of metering and where the technology and market stand today, discusses the benefits and best-practices associated with metering deployment in a variety of data center environments, focuses on key device attributes and why they matter, and more.

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