by Dave Cappuccio | June 13, 2010 | Comments Off
One of the cruel ironies within data centers is that the one constant within them is the need for continuous change. Locked between the dual forces of applications growth and equipment obsolescence, capacity planning has become one of the critical skills in data centers. Now if we all had unlimited white space to grow [...]
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Category: Data Centers Food for Thought Tags: Capacity Planning, Data Centers, GartnerDC, Power and Cooling
by Dave Cappuccio | June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
Category: Data Centers Food for Thought Tags: Data Centers
by Dave Cappuccio | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off
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 [...]
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Category: Data Centers Food for Thought Tags: Data Centers, Power and Cooling
by Dave Cappuccio | April 17, 2009 | Comments Off
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 [...]
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Category: Data Centers Food for Thought Tags: Data Centers, Design
by Dave Cappuccio | April 13, 2009 | 4 Comments
Top 10 questions to ask yourself before you start designing the perfect data center.
Category: Data Centers Tags: Data Centers, Design
by Dave Cappuccio | February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
Data Center managers are continually looking for methods to provide the resources to support the business, but at the most optimal costs. The mantra of “do more with less” is something IT has had to live with for years, and difficult economic times just sharpen the focus, especially towards capital budgets. The days of building [...]
Category: Data Centers Food for Thought Tags: Add new tag, Data Centers, GartnerDC, Tiers
