Yes we are coming up knowledge points and will be announcing the ability to redeem all the points you have earned thru december this year for amazon.com gift cards. Next week we will be sending out an email with all the details but it should be fun to see who ends up asking and answering to beef up...
In our latest (and biggest!) IT Knowledge Exchange giveaway, we're giving thanks to the star members of the community who provide quality contributions in their questions, answers and discussions. Did a member answer your question in a particularly great way?, Did someone recently contribute to...
The electrical network that feeds the access points, CCTV cameras, intruder detectors, etc. must need to be independent from the electrical system that feeds the computing equipment? Is it right to ask if the logs of access point are backed up and kept in a secure place? what about the videos that...
Our featured IT blogger this week, Andrew Hay, recently discussed the notion that it really depends on the situation when deciding which is more secure: physical premises or the cloud. He mentions that many want to be able to walk down the aisles of their data center and physically see the locale,...
I am currently in the process of planning a new pod in my datacenter. To maximize space, my plan calls for a hot row which faces a wall. Will this cause hot spots, or will it act similarly to hot row containment, and actually improve flow of return air?
We've all had our share of "I wish someone would have told me" moments. If you could give advice to someone who is green in data center security, what would be your best piece of advice? What's something you wish someone would have told you early on?
Have you moved to online backup for your corporation and if so, are you still using tape backup? Thanks to the sponsor of this question Iron Mountain
With the release of windows 7 there has been alot of press coverage. I am curious to hear what the community thinks of Windows 7 and any experiences you have had with it. I know MrDenny has posted a few blog entries about it. Share your thoughts and experiences. Thanks Sean
My company was just acquired by a larger one, and we are now preparing to combine our IT departments. What is the best way to do this and guarantee that everyone maintains access to the data/resources that they need? Should we create clusters based on who needs what? Can you recommend any...
Where do I find (Internet) sites that have future technology for DC's that are 3-5 years from now?
Hi, Can any one please provide the checklist for labeling the cables in the data center. Plz help me out.
Hi, i want to know how many and wich countries Desca have Datacenter and if they operate it directly.
What is the formula to calculate power consumption in KWH and the heat dissipation in KWH or BTU?
Data center cooling, Data Center power management, Data Center
Where can I find information ( like a step-by-step plan ) about: What steps do I have to take and with wich proces to make a building with status Office to become a building with status Datacentre
We are planning to build a 3500 sq foot data center. One of the options we're looking at is building out the data center in 3 stages, using APC modular UPS and Liebert modular cooling (in addition to the usual CRAC). We're not concerned about the modular cooling, as we know we'll need to due...
What are the key security implications of moving to virtualization in the data center?
Good morning, I intend to install a Server Domino 6.5 in the Datacenter and another in the Site Backup (another place) and use cluster service to replicate the datas. I have a link of 2 Mbps to do the replicas. Someone know a tool to scale the use of the link?
Is there any reason I should keep year-old snort log files? Only techs access the system and I need the space.
Hi, Whats are various method to calculate Availability? Whats are the consideraions for availability management?


