Miscellaneous

General data center articles and posts not covered in other categories.

  1. KEN'S KORNER - Remote Data Center Site Management

    Remote Data Center Site Management   Click here to view, print and share a pdf of this article. There are several keys to managing remote locations.  Having detailed processes and procedures and hiring the best people possible and cross training them on a variety of equipment and systems is critical.  Managing a data center remotely is like performing an activity...
  2. KEN'S KORNER - Remote Data Center Site Evaluation

    Remote Data Center Site Evaluation   Click here to view, print and share a pdf of this article. Before you can assume responsibility for managing a remote data center, you first have to prepare yourself for the newly acquired data center.  Preparation involves getting to know the people and equipment in the new data center, and then fixing problems in...
  3. KEN'S KORNER - Relocating a Data Center

    Tips on Relocating a Data Center   Click here to view, print and share a pdf of this article. Data center relocations, consolidations and reconfigurations are becoming a common occurrence.  Making sure your next move isn’t a painful experience requires a lot of thoughtful planning and precise implementation.  Executing a seamless data center server room move involves coordinating transportation, labor...
  4. KEN'S KORNER - Quieter Data Center

    Tips on Achieving a Quieter Data Center   Click here to view, print and share a pdf of this article. Everyone is applauding the advances in technology that is allowing data centers to increase the computing power within limited space.  Higher densities translate into more servers, and associated equipment to cool them; Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRAC), and Computer Room...
  5. KEN'S KORNER - Why I Like Raised Floors

    Why I Like Raised Floors I’m not here to try and tell you that one way is better than the other, when the time came to build our new data centers, raised floors were the only option we seriously considered.  Why?  Raised floors have always been and continue to be the dominant choice in data centers.  As a company, we...
  6. KEN'S KORNER - Selecting Server Cabinets

    Tips on Selecting Server Cabinets Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in both data center renovations and new construction, and one topic that seems to get little consideration, yet is critical to a data center’s success, is server cabinet selection.  While choosing cabinets to house server equipment may sound like an easy task, there is actually...
  7. KEN'S KORNER - Data Center Crime Scene

    Is Your Data Center Looking Like a Crime Scene? Orange cones and caution tape shouldn’t be the first thing people see when they visit a data center, but it was when I toured a data center just the other day. The data center was recently built and up and running.  Holes had been cut in the raised floor waiting for...
  8. KEN'S KORNER - Avoiding Accidental EPO Disconnects

    Tips on Avoiding Accidental Emergency Power Off Disconnects Click here to view, print and share a pdf of this article. You spend thousands if not millions of dollars to design and build a data center to ensure continuous uptime, including implementing safety procedures and training programs for people working on site.  You purchase backup power components like N+1 UPS modules...
  9. KEN'S KORNER - Raised Floor Labeling Ideas

    Raised floor labeling ideas to improve uptime I’ve had people call me obsessive compulsive, anal retentive and other not so flattering names in my data center career, but when it comes to managing a mission critical facility and ensuring continuous uptime, being a little controlling is a good thing. One of my more obsessive traits involved labeling. Most of you...
  10. KEN'S KORNER - Communicating Critical Information

    Communicating Critical Information With most data centers running 7x24, it is important that each team member is aware of problems or issues with critical equipment. This could include what components are on order and their lead times and current vendors called to your site to address specific problems. Even with today's technology (i.e. blackberries, iPhones, etc.) managers and team members...

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