The Obama administration launched the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) in 2010 as part of an ambitious effort to push the federal government to modernize its aging data centers, IT systems and cyber practices. Despite the slow and often uneven progress toward modernization, realizing the performance, security and savings goals that have been set in the government IT space is possible. This paper from Vertiv explores what it will require to bring the U.S. government fully into the 21st century.
Prefabricated Modular Data Centers: From Disruption to Default Option
The speed of disruption and the current data-surge cycle continues to demand transformation in the data-center industry. Download this white paper from Vertiv that addresses those questions and provides clarity on the specific benefits that PFM data centers can offer over traditional construction techniques — benefits that could eventually see PFM shift from being an alternative and disruptive technology to becoming the default option for new data center capacity in the future.
Power Monitoring & Metering Can Lead to a More Efficient Data Center
Data center managers are continuously faced with the challenge of providing increased levels of power in subsequently reduced areas of space. Download the new white paper from Raritan that addresses how power monitoring solutions can be effectively used to meet these demands, while simultaneously delivering an IT environment that is able to achieve evolving business, usage, regulatory, and financial goals.
Case Study: MOBITV – Direct, Private Access to MVPDs Fuels Expanded, National Presence
This case study from Digital Realty explores the potential of easy, cost-efficient connection to carriers for optimal performance and lowest latency, customized connectivity options with the ability to ramp cross-connects up or down, and a scalable, flexible IT environment. Download the new report that explores how direct access to both content delivery networks and operators’ networks is critical to MOBITV’s success.
Pushing the Limits: The Signature Core Fiber Optic Cabling Systems
The right “future-focused fiber solution” can increase flexibility, agility, scalability, ease of deployment and more. Download the new white paper the explores Panduit’s Signature Core Fiber Optic Cabling Systems and their multimode fiber communication capabilities.
Light into Money – The Future of Fiber Optics in Data Center Networks
This business and technical white paper from Panduit is an exploration of the data center fiber optic networking infrastructure requirements needed to meet current and future demands for data volumes and data rates. Download the new report that explores how fibre optic cable and connectivity systems are a critical path-way that can potentially take today’s 10G – 40G systems through to 100G and 400G, and beyond.
Modular Design in the Colocation Data Center
Many organizations have turned to colocation data centers to help manage capacity requirements more effectively. For starters, leasing—as opposed to building or buying a new data center— reduces upfront costs. Download the new report from Sabey Data Centers that explores how a modular data center design may be the next horizon of colocation technology.
Global Hybrid IT Trend: The Race to Connect The World Webinar
Click Download Now to watch the full webinar that will cover the following topics prior to an interactive Q&A:
What challenges do IT departments face when implementing hybrid IT across borders and continents?
How is the hyperscale global trend affecting ancillary IT services like colocation, managed services, and others?
What markets are hot? What markets are heating up? What is the final frontier?
Best practices for choosing partners in global markets
Customer Experience is at the Heart of Data Center Evolution
Customer experience is at the heart of business success. It is easy for enterprises to overlook the way every small detail of how a business operates can ultimately impact a customer relationship. To serve growing markets with excellent service means prioritizing IT strategies. Download this white paper from Digital Realty that explores how growing markets are impacting data center strategies, and ultimately how the customer is the heart of the data center evolution.
Green Data Centers are Imperative for Enterprise Success
So how can your organization move towards more sustainable practices? While there are many ways to reduce carbon footprint and energy usage, one of the most impactful strategies is to source renewable energy in your data centers. Read this white paper from Digital Realty for a deep look at clean energy, how to acquire it and what to look for in your data center strategy.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.