5 Reasons For Lost Data Center Dollars Part one of a strategy to minimize TCO By: James Baross and Akhil Docca The high-level breakdown of a typical Tier III data center’s costs. The expected TCO never matches the actual TCO. The reality is that energy, operational (OPEX) and capital (CAPEX) costs all rise during the life of the data center. Data center owners and operators are increasingly looking for ways to minimize total cost of […]
Gary Wong of Instor Solutions offers an overview of data center relocation strategies and best practices. Read more below. DATA CENTER RELOCATION: AN OVERVIEW written by Gary Wong October 4, 2017 Relocating a data center is no small task. Unlike your average corporate move, which involves breaking down, storing, shipping and reassembling equipment, data centers must focus on other important considerations—namely, ensuring that customer data is available and accessible while the transition is taking place. If you’ve […]
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, recently announced that it is the first network in the world to connect to over 4,000 IPv6 networks, continuing its leadership role in deploying and promoting IPv6 globally. Data Center Knowledge covered news of the milestone and further elaborated on the importance of IPv6. From the article: World’s Largest IPv6 Network Reaches a Milestone BY CHRISTINE HALL Everybody was probably sporting smiles on Monday at Hurricane Electric’s headquarters in […]
Adam Waitkunas, Founder and President of Milldam Public Relations, has been invited to speak on data center and colocation marketing at CAPRE’s Greater Denver Data Center Summit, reports Mission Critical Magazine. From the article: Colocation Marketing Session To Be Held At Greater Denver Data Center Summit Milldam Public Relations’ president and founder Adam Waitkunas will explore how colocation facilities can leverage new digital strategies while building brand awareness and developing leads. Milldam Public Relations announced that […]
Gary Wong of Instor Solutions shares valuable insights and preventative measures on how to protect data centers from earthquake catastrophes. Read more below. Be Proactive in Data Center Earthquake Mitigation INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES ON July 10, 2017 BY Of all the natural disasters that can affect data centers, earthquakes are among the most damaging. Given the data center industry’s continued growth and expansion throughout California, these potentially catastrophic events are always top of mind for data center […]
Future Facilities’ 6Sigma DCX Product Line has become a beneficial platform for data center planning at Citigroup. The toolset was first operated at Citi’s monumental 40,000 square foot data center in New York, and will continue to be a vital resource for the leading global bank. From the article: At Citigroup, Christian Pastrana, vice president of datacenter planning, found himself at the convergence point of stakeholder contradictions while managing Citi’s space-tapped, 40,000 square foot, 1986-vintage […]
Hurricane Electric was mentioned in Telecom Ramblings’ Monday Bytes section for its partnership with Djibouti Telecom. From the article: Hurricane Electric has added another IP customer as a start to this week. Djibouti Telecom has hooked up with HE’s backbone at two key global PoPs at Equinix and Global Switch facilities in Singapore. Three months ago, HE extended its own backbone into Djibouti itself as part of a push into the Middle East and Africa. […]
Aitor Zabalegui, lead consultant engineer, East Coast, for Future Facilities recently published to the Industry Insight section of Government Computer News about two basic approaches to efficiency that help businesses comply with the DCOI. From the article: By Aitor Zabalegui Jun 07, 2017 Since August 2016, federal agencies have been actively pursuing measures to comply with the Data Center Optimization Initiative. Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the DCOI provides categorized efficiency targets […]
Mission Critical Magazine recently published about Hurricane Electric’s recent Point of Presence established in Djibouti. From the article: Hurricane Electric Establishes PoP At Djibouti Data Center (DDC) The Djibouti Data Center (DDC) serves Hurricane Electric as it continues its global expansion with the opening of its most recent Point of Presence (PoP) in east Africa. May 16, 2017 KEYWORDS data center / data center networking / point of presence Hurricane Electric has strengthened its global […]
The regular column, “Int’l Bytes” by Telecom Ramblings, covers notable news items from telecom or Internet companies working worldwide. This week’s includes a mention of Hurricane Electric’s new Point of Presence in Djibouti. From the article: Int’l Bytes: Aqua Comms, Hurricane Electric, Telia, Colt, Interoute, Equinix May 17th, 2017 by Rob Powell · Leave a Comment I’m on the road this week and most of next week. Here’s a whole bunch of catch-up from the […]
