Piece provides high-level overview on benefits of data center auditing and how to ensure a smooth process. From the article: HOW TO REDUCE DATA CENTER AUDIT HEADACHES written by Christine Burke July 3, 2018 Enterprises are moving ever more firmly into the digital realm and transforming their business models as they do so. The shift to digital is often made to simplify activities or increase efficiency. Yet data centers, which house critical information necessary to achieve this […]
With the launch of CenterScape 2.0, data center owners and operators are able to make intelligent decisions based on real-time information about their facilities to create a healthier bottom-line. From the article: RF Code Releases CenterScape 2.0 CenterScape 2.0 is designed to increase data center uptime and efficiency, while reducing costs through increased visibility and insight. RF Code has announced the commercial availability of CenterScape 2.0. This latest release builds on the CenterScape platform introduced in […]
Enhancements in CenterScape 2.0 will increase data center uptime and efficiency, while reducing costs through increased visibility and insight. AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RF Code, the leading provider of real-time physical asset management and environmental monitoring solutions to data centers, announced today the commercial availability of CenterScape 2.0. This latest release builds on the CenterScape platform introduced in 2015 and continues to offer global scalability and easy integration with existing IT, facilities and business systems. CenterScape 2.0 focuses on creating dashboards […]
Wednesday morning keynote panel will explore how data centers using commercial, off-the-shelf components can implement techniques that ensure their data centers are agile, reliable and efficient ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Future Facilities, provider of design and capacity planning software for data centers, today announced that CTO Mark Seymour will participate in the morning keynote session of the 7X24 Xchange spring meeting this week at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. Large data center operators such as Facebook, Google, eBay and others […]
Capacity recently wrote on the various efficiency projects undertaken by Fairbanks Energy at three domestic Zayo data centers. From the article: Zayo cuts electricity consumption at US data centres 25 May 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray Zayo is saving five million kilowatt hours of electricity a year at three of its US data centres – potentially reducing its expenditure by an annual $500,000. The company is saving the power thanks to a building management system that makes […]
Projects consisting of LED lighting, mechanical upgrades and dynamic airflow management will save zColo over 5 million kilowatt hours annually, while reclaiming lost capacity ATLANTA, NEW YORK, & DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fairbanks Energy Services has helped the Zayo Group reduce energy consumption and increase data center capacity with custom solutions in three of its zColo data centers in Atlanta, New York and Dallas. The projects will save an estimated combined 5 million kilowatt hours annually. In Atlanta, […]
From Compromised To Optimized Part two of a strategy to minimize TCO. By: Akhil Docca, Maira Bana, and James Baross Our previous article, “5 Reasons For Lost Data Center Dollars,” established the main causes of low-capacity utilization, increased downtime and cooling inefficiencies, and examined the impact they have on your costs. We concluded that the best solution is an integrated and continuous modeling process to resolve current problems and model future changes. At Future Facilities, we achieve […]
Fairbanks Energy’s Ken Rackowski, Executive Vice President of the firm’s Controls Division, recently made the case for why facility managers should consider retrocommissioning projects. Published to Commercial Property Executive, the article provides an overview of the retrocommissioning process and its benefits, including: increased operational control, energy conservation and cost savings. Read more below: Retrocommissioning Reconsidered Despite requiring a significant investment of time and capital, retrocommissioning can yield huge returns. A veteran consultant discusses how to tell whether the process is […]
RF Code’s CTO shares valuable insights and a unique perspective on the important role that real-time asset management can play in a data center move. Read more below. INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES Real-Time Asset Management Key in Data Center Moves In an increasingly data-driven world, solutions that provide real-time information benefit us all, from the data center, its customers, and ultimately the consumers at the end of the chain. Industry Perspectives | Jan 26, 2018 Dr. Peter Vancorenland is Chief Technology Officer […]
World’s Largest IPv6-Native Internet Backbone Enhances Performance of Its High-Speed, High-Quality IP Transit Solutions with Industry-Leading Modularity, Scalability, and Flexibility NAPERVILLE, Ill. & FREMONT, Calif.–Coriant, a leading supplier of packet optical, IP, and SDN solutions to Tier 1 global service providers and web-scale Internet operators, today announced that Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, has deployed the Coriant Groove™ G30 Network Disaggregation Platform in a Data Center Interconnect (DCI) application to enhance the performance of its high-speed, […]
