Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts
Best practices for data center operations
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Determining capital expenditures versus operating expenditures
What factors do you take into account when determining capital expenditures versus operating expenditures? Continue Reading
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Using plastic curtains for hot aisle/cold aisle containment
Plastic curtains in the data center are one method of hot aisle/cold aisle containment to keep equipment cool and save energy costs. Continue Reading
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Are blade servers obsolete?
Blade servers maximize compute density on racks, but are their days numbered? Continue Reading
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Why should I look at Open Compute servers?
The Open Compute Project aims to bring streamlined servers to data centers of all sizes to make technology refreshes less painful. Continue Reading
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Regulations for bank data centers
The most remarkable thing about spacing and zoning regulations related to the locations of banks and their datacenters is their absence. In fact, banks are likely to face more stringent codes related to the building of datacenter structures. Continue Reading
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Leveraging mainframe skills with Linux
Can I use my existing mainframe skill set with Linux on mainframe? Continue Reading
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Can vendor ROI analyses be trusted?
We often don't have time to do our own ROI analyses so we rely a lot on vendors to help. Can vendor ROI analyses be trusted? Continue Reading
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Data center budget: Funding your data center
One of our readers is having trouble convincing the big wigs that the data center needs a serious make over. See what advice expert Charles King came up with for data center funding. Continue Reading
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Written contract changes
Our expert explains how to make amendments to a contract. Continue Reading
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How often should we be recertifying users of key systems?
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Restrictions on archiving media used for compliance