Vendor consolidation involves shrinking the supply chain so a lesser number of vendors are each working on a larger portion of the project, providing a wide range of advantages

An effective disaster recovery plan is all about the details

Is bigger really better?

A due diligence effort should include additional areas beyond the mere physical asset typically reviewed

Well established in the manufacturing and aerospace industry, is a physics-based digital twin the future of facilities planning?

The right containment aisle can save a lot of energy, and money

A data center migration without network outages! Yes, really

To meet the ballooning industry demand for data centers this year - and beyond - we need to acknowledge the importance of improving gender diversity in the workforce

The power of data center customization

Be prepared

Despite Brexit, the City still has its charms

It is vital that facilities managers understand not only the importance of fuel, but how to manage it

Monitoring and reporting temperature and cooling loads must be an active process 

Industry needs a greater understanding of the long-term implications of efficiency initiatives, to help avoid hidden costs further down the line

Air management should be driven by the needs of the equipment, not maintaining a tech’s oasis somewhere out on the raised floor

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

While politicians do little, the energy industry’s demand side and supply side need to talk. DCD aims to help get the discussion going

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

Energy performance optimization is considered low hanging fruit because substantial improvements can be realized with relatively small investments

There must be a strong connection and seamless communication between the enterprise’s DCIM and facility’s BMS

After more than two years of development, the Automated Infrastructure Management standard is finally published

All DCIM has to do is replace spreadsheet-based management. But done well, it will give you a deeper understanding

Data center growth is not the problem. The skills crisis is caused by changes in technology, and your solution will depend on what you actually want from your data center