There’s a lot that goes into running a data center- the logistics can, quite frankly, be overwhelming. Paying attention to the metrics- to all the little details- can make or break a facility. If an Operator isn’t careful, they can easily find themselves left in the dust by their competitors. Not surprisingly, there’s also a lot that goes into establishing a Data Center, as well. If you’re thinking of having your business start one up, you need to ask yourselves a few questions first. If [...]

Virtualization’s a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Not only does it save money on both energy and operating costs, it can potentially increase server capacity, send scalability through the roof and, as a general rule, makes everything more efficient. Sounds pretty great, right? That’s the cloud for you. The catch is; virtualization can be notoriously difficult to do right- there’s a fairly comprehensive list of pitfalls you should avoid at all costs, if you’re looking to get into it. Overlooking [...]

Hey there, ladies and gents. Today, we’re trying something a little different- the Weekly Data Roundup. Over the course of each week, we’ll be collecting information on the biggest and most important developments in the data world, and providing a brief summary of them for you. Sound good? Let’s get started. The story of the week involves a new data center based in Asia. On Monday, Tulip Data Center Services officially launched its Bengaluru Data center, named “Tulip Data City.” They pulled [...]

We’ve been witnessing a rather distressing number of security breaches this year. From Sony to Epsilon and even WordPress, the data market’s been springing more leaks than a sieve. It’s easy to think that something like this could never happen to you. Indeed, you could go on all day about how it was their fault- they didn’t protect themselves well enough, they didn’t prepare themselves for a co-ordinated attack, they failed to practice due diligence in their security procedures… It’s [...]

Migrating your Data Center to a new facility can be a risky business. There’s a lot that can go wrong-catastrophically so, if you’re not careful. A single mistake could lead to additional downtime, damaged equipment, loss of performance, and, ultimately, a colossal (and quite possibly crippling) loss of revenue. You want to ensure the process goes as smoothly as humanly possible. You don’t want to migrate unless it’s absolutely necessary. And if you do end up moving or consolidating, you [...]

The times, they are a-changin’. 2011 was a big year for the data world, and 2012 is looking to be even bigger.  Over the past year we’ve seen data breaches by the dozen, the growth of the cloud, the mobile explosion, and much, much more. Now, with the year a full month behind us, everyone’s looking forward- and wondering what the future holds. Let’s have a look. Data Privacy Concerns The constant data breaches(which lead to thousands of users having their personal information compromised, [...]

As we stood on the crux of the New Year, many predicted that we’d be seeing an influx of mobile solutions in 2012- development and management platforms that would make the BYOD less of a security and logistics nightmare, and more of a welcome trend. We’re only a month in, and already we’re starting to see progress- Webalo patented their user proxy software, and now IBM and DMI are hopping on board with mobile solutions of their own. Last Wednesday, IBM announced that it had acquired Worklight. [...]

One of the biggest problems facing the data center is scalability.  As the importance of data grows, operators struggle more and more to keep up with the increasing demands placed upon their hardware. Many might end up adding ad-hoc solutions, which, while they may work in the short-term, will cause nothing but trouble in the long-term. The infrastructure becomes complicated and costly to maintain, with the hardware becoming increasingly costly to manage.   That’s not even stopping to factor [...]