David Cappuccio

This post is response to a question from Allison relating to the series of questions that need to be asked before embarking on a data center build project.
Where to begin?
In my first post of this series Allison sent along a quick note with an interesting observation;  “I found this article very insightful, but it left [...]

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This post is the third in a series of questions that need to be asked before embarking on a data center build project.
How much energy will I need?
Great question.  Somebody always asks the obvious, especially when there is no way to definitively answer the question.  In the old days (you know, 8 or 10 years [...]

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This post is the first in a series of questions that need to be asked before embarking on a data center build project.
How big is big enough?
The first question asked is often the most difficult to answer, or the simplest.  “It depends” might be valid for an analyst, but not when you’re potentially spending 10’s [...]

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Top 10 questions to ask yourself before you start designing the perfect data center.

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Building multi-tiered data centers can save millions over traditional designs, and still support all business objectives.

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Historically IT people have had a fairly straightforward task – keep the systems running and recover quickly when they fail.  I say when, not if, because systems all fail at one time or another, no matter how well we plan.  Now this is a far to simplistic view of the real world [...]

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