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Open IT Forum: Where do you fall in the data center buy v. build dilemma?

MelanieYarbrough — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:44:46 +0000

Building a data center in response to overwhelming data growth comes as an easier decision to some, but what about the rest of us? What are the pros and cons you’ve experienced when either buying servers through a service or building your own data center from the ground up?

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Open IT Forum: What’s your list of considerations when developing a data center?

MelanieYarbrough — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:34:52 +0000

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Presenting data center reports in plain English?

ITKE — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:29:12 +0000

Hi, I’ve been tasked with coming up with some kind of monthly reports on the state of our data center, and I was wondering if anyone had advice on what kind of information is relevent to non-IT people, or advice on writing reports up that don’t skimp too much on the technical data but get any concerns or red flags across effectively?

I hate PowerPoint, so any alternatives are highly welcomed.

employment of a data center

Karenita — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:56:07 +0000

i have a small market, i’m planning on extanding it! i’m working on opening a supermarket. so i have to well organize it. i have no idea how to employ a “datacenter” can you tell me how to employ it, how to cool it, how it’ll help me,what are the software or hardware thet i can use…

thanks for your answer!

Data center upgrades: Budget planning

JennyMack — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:47:07 +0000

What are some data center upgrades that you’re planning to make in the near future? Are there certain upgrades you would like to make but can’t afford to in the current fiscal year (in regards to time or resources)? In what areas do your budget priorities lie?

MS Project of Data Center Build/Move

LShack1072 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:56:32 +0000

Does anyone have a suggestion or an example of building a data center or NOC in MS Project?

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Data Center cost

Jmontgomery — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:15:16 +0000

Market rates for data centers in VA or east coast

Multi-core processing

Linux - Ask the Expert — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:47:33 +0000

We are using too much energy on heating and cooling, and I know we’re not running our data center as efficiently as possible. I’m looking to buy a homogenous multi-core processor with about 2 GHz and between 2 and 4 GB hard drive space and 3 GB RAM. I need my resources to be easily accessible throughout the data center and to have low overhead in general. Could you please recommend a product(s) to look at for my above requirements, and perhaps some applications which would go well with them?

Hosted facility vs in-house data center

Data Center - Ask the Expert — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:38:08 +0000

Do you know if there is a completed cost analysis comparing a hosted facility verse running your own data center?

Data center facility cost formula?

Data Center - Ask the Expert — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:39:05 +0000

Do you have a good understanding of data center build cost, ie: what % of data center costs are for the shell, fit up, mechanical, electrical, etc? Is there a simple formula or a simple % break out that is industry accepted?