The Archives

03.18.10

Data Center Support Go Bag SysAdmin | (1)
The number of data centers we have a presence in has increased quickly. While we used to have a few close by, we now have many in disparate locations. This makes support much harder. Not just a bit harder but exponentially. We go there infrequently and not every place has the same equipment. It wasn't long before equipment from our regular data centers started going missing. A screwdriver here, a label maker there, and the items were never returned. In order to stop this I created a Colo Go Bag. In this bag should be every conceivable piece of equipment a ...

Tagged: colo, data center, datacenter
02.23.10

Data Centers Link | (0)
Just a quick bunch of links: Data center locations ranked by operating cost : A nice view of the market 4 years ago, but in this industry, things change quickly. Look for new power sources to be the driving resources behind data center location choice. Data Center Map Blog : updated with some regularity, they have a pretty good insight into the wheelings and dealings Find A Data Center.com Power Map : I wonder where they got their data, it's 2 years old but it at least gives you an idea. Look for real data center $/KWh to be high than what the ...

Tagged: data center