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Being ecologically aware and environmentally sound is, increasingly, good business practice. Environmental awareness can actually be a cost-saving measure which means bigger bottom-line impact. One of the biggest potential cost savings points on power use is your data center. Once you've got a handle on the why and how of greening up your data center, a clear path should open up that provides community goodwill, an improved chance of sales, and cost savings for your business.Why should I green … [Read more...]

Those who keep a watch on the Internet of Things (IoT) know this technology is going to shake things up for everything from households to cities. The data center won't be exempt from these changes either, as the sheer potential depth of the IoT will rise to the point where nothing can remain static when touched by it. So what's in the data center's future?A Greater Need for ProtectionProtection in the data center essentially works in two directions. This bidirectional call will mean a clear need … [Read more...]

Gartner is an internationally-recognized technology analysis firm, and its Magic Quadrant study is routinely cited as a bellwether of technological progress. Recently, EmconIT was on the receiving end of an honor from Gartner, having been included in its report on third-party maintenance.What Did Gartner Say About Third-Party Maintenance?The Gartner report--titled "Competitive Landscape: Partnering with Third-Party Maintenance Providers for Data Center and Network Maintenance Cost … [Read more...]

Some days it seems like everything's in the cloud. Cloud-based services for everything from voice to conferencing and beyond can be picked up from someone else's servers, and someone else's data center. It would be easy to think that no one really needs a data center any more. Sometimes, however, a data center can be the most valuable asset a company has. The Cloud Has to Come From SomewhereFor any business with a plan to bring out cloud-based services, a data center is vital. With that in mind, … [Read more...]

Most of us don’t have to worry about a sudden surge in traffic that will bring down our servers. However, when it comes to data, we know it’s accumulating at a much faster rate than many experts expected – and we need to plan around our data center storage needs well into the future.The downside of not having a strategy in place for data storage is that you’re going to experience performance problems if a capacity issue happens at some point. This will lower productivity … [Read more...]

It doesn’t matter what caused it – if you experience a data migration mishap, your reputation may be affected. Whether a massive hurricane swept through and wiped you out or malicious malware got to your data, the results are undesirable. When it comes to data center migration, what can you do to protect your data and your reputation?Choose the Right LeadersOne of the first places you need to look is your personnel. Who is playing the key roles in this venture? A lot happens during a … [Read more...]

A server is a central component of your infrastructure, and choosing one can be daunting. If your workload tends to be seasonal or varied or if you have some applications that have migrated to the cloud, your the choice is even more complex.There are some considerations that can help streamline your decision-making process and lead you to a server choice that works for your company now, but also in the future:Your company’s future IT goals: You need a server to answer your current needs, … [Read more...]

The increase in migration to the cloud and the accompanying shift to paying for technology investments “as a service” is changing the outlook for how IT is structured and staffed -- including changes for your data center. Everything from software to platforms and infrastructure is being sold as a service, and soon it may be possible for your company to adopt an Everything as a Service (XaaS) structure for your technology needs.How will a data center look if XaaS takes off as a … [Read more...]

When you're faced with End of Service Life (EOSL) hardware, data center costs can seem astronomical. Fortunately, there's a solution: utilizing a third-party maintenance (TPM) provider. TPM providers allow businesses to effectively ignore the EOSL condition -- and more. … [Read more...]

Data centers are perceived as meccas of constant uptime, housing the most mission-critical applications. In reality, data centers are vulnerable to a variety of threats.There are many ways a data center can fail: power outage, halted cooling, broken equipment, underground cable disruption, natural disasters, and, increasingly, cybercrime. It only takes one incident to cause an outage for your business.UPS Failure (the very interruptible power supply)Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) failure is … [Read more...]