Building a data center in an area where earthquake or tremor risk is elevated requires different construction approaches

The demands of Edge computing are influencing the way new data centers are designed and existing data center expansions are configured

AI and deep learning are becoming integral in data center and critical infrastructure management

A few releases from the data center industry could be spreading confusion 

A majority of data centers have some sort of DCIM, and they are saving money 

With machine learning on board, data centers can become smart enough to understand DCIM systems and tune their own performance 

There’s nothing for you beyond the firewall

If you use data, store data and specifically use your customers’ information to deliver marketing messages to them, you’re going to have to pay attention to GDPR

A bigger focus on cloud, mobility and analytics has made many organizations rethink their data center strategies

There are huge opportunities for overseas operators interested in attracting and doing business with the rapidly expanding companies from China

COBOL programmers are disappearing, but the software is still going strong. That’s an opportunity for young, aspiring IT workers!

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords

To give benefits, an IDCMS must integrate all the other management tools in a data center

The game is changing, and operators choosing a data center location are using different criteria

How to avoid common mistakes in measuring PUE

Moving beyond digital – artificial intelligence’s application in the physical network

Proper asset management and reporting can help the colo deal with changing customers… and mergers and acquisitions

IT experts and facilities managers are in separate silos right now, but there won’t be room for both of them in the data center of the future 

Managing user expectations needs to be part of the migration strategy from the start

There is a world of difference between the best CFD and the worst

Digital transformation will change your infrastructure. DCD invites you to tell us how you are responding to the challenge of becoming “digital first”

Monitor your racks real time, and you could improve your efficiency without adding great expense.. and avoid some nasty surprises 

Data center managers must now combine edge facilities and cloud services. That makes things more complicated

In the right hands, computational fluid dynamics can deliver better insights than any other available means