According to the National Weather Service, hurricane season begins on May 15 for the Pacific and on June 1 for the Atlantic – mere weeks away. Given the various weather… Read more »
Articles Tagged: Disaster Recovery
Limit Your Risk of Data Center Fire Damage With Sound Prevention, Detection and Suppression
February 27, 2013
1,428 views
You’ll see a fair amount of coverage on this blog and elsewhere about natural disasters that can disrupt power and generally wreak havoc on a data center. But we don’t… Read more »
Catching Up With Long-time Power Expert Clarence Tsung
November 29, 2012
1,185 views
The entire power industry owes a debt of gratitude to Clarence Tsung, who turns 80 years old this month. Tsung has been at the forefront of power technology for nearly… Read more »
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
November 29, 2012
8,027 views
The devastation that we saw in areas such as Manhattan after hurricane Sandy naturally prompts lots of discussion about what went wrong and whether data center downtime directly caused by… Read more »
Get Paid for Saving Energy with Demand Response
November 28, 2012
3,296 views
Storms such as the recent Hurricane Sandy tend to get your attention focused on how much we rely on electricity – and the problems we suffer when it’s not available…. Read more »
Understanding Data Center Reliability, Availability and the Cost of Downtime
October 12, 2012
2,174 views
Here’s a sobering statistic from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.: 93% of businesses that have lost availability in their data center for 10 days or more… Read more »
Electrical Design and Maintenance Considerations in Data Center Disaster Avoidance
July 10, 2012
1,510 views
A sound disaster avoidance plan is crucial to ensuring the continuous 24x7x365 operation of a mission critical data center. The plan needs to cover numerous areas (as outlined in the… Read more »
Lessons Learned from the 1977 NYC Blackout
October 21, 2011
863 views
By: Eric Gallant 34 years ago the Big Apple suffered a blackout of historic proportions. The blackout, combined with the stresses of a protracted economic depression and a brutal heat… Read more »
4 Ways to Avoid Down Time in Unmanned Server Rooms and Wiring Closets
September 13, 2011
712 views
As we explained in a related post, many IT managers recount stories of downtime in their distributed server rooms and remote wiring closets caused by unexpected but rather routine events…. Read more »
From Contractors to Cleaners, There’s No Shortage of Threats to Your Server Rooms and Wiring Closets
September 13, 2011
647 views
An hour delay in the discovery of a cooling failure can make the difference in avoiding a complete outage, yet far too many companies don’t have what it takes to… Read more »
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
November 29, 2012
8,027 views
The devastation that we saw in areas such as Manhattan after hurricane Sandy naturally prompts lots of discussion about what went wrong and whether data center downtime directly caused by… Read more »
Get Paid for Saving Energy with Demand Response
November 28, 2012
3,296 views
Storms such as the recent Hurricane Sandy tend to get your attention focused on how much we rely on electricity – and the problems we suffer when it’s not available…. Read more »
Understanding Data Center Reliability, Availability and the Cost of Downtime
October 12, 2012
2,174 views
Here’s a sobering statistic from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.: 93% of businesses that have lost availability in their data center for 10 days or more… Read more »
How to Assess Failure Rate Claims for Data Center Infrastructure
September 7, 2011
1,580 views
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is the most common criterion used when comparing data center physical infrastructures. But while MTBF actually can be calculated as a formula (based on another… Read more »
Electrical Design and Maintenance Considerations in Data Center Disaster Avoidance
July 10, 2012
1,510 views
A sound disaster avoidance plan is crucial to ensuring the continuous 24x7x365 operation of a mission critical data center. The plan needs to cover numerous areas (as outlined in the… Read more »
Limit Your Risk of Data Center Fire Damage With Sound Prevention, Detection and Suppression
February 27, 2013
1,428 views
You’ll see a fair amount of coverage on this blog and elsewhere about natural disasters that can disrupt power and generally wreak havoc on a data center. But we don’t… Read more »
Catching Up With Long-time Power Expert Clarence Tsung
November 29, 2012
1,185 views
The entire power industry owes a debt of gratitude to Clarence Tsung, who turns 80 years old this month. Tsung has been at the forefront of power technology for nearly… Read more »
Specify and Verify: Defining Data Center Criticality Levels
September 7, 2011
973 views
Determining a data center’s criticality level – how “important” the data center’s operation is to the business with regard to its ability to withstand downtime – is one of the… Read more »
Lessons Learned from the 1977 NYC Blackout
October 21, 2011
863 views
By: Eric Gallant 34 years ago the Big Apple suffered a blackout of historic proportions. The blackout, combined with the stresses of a protracted economic depression and a brutal heat… Read more »
In Advance of Hurricane Season, It’s Time to Conduct a UPS Checkup
April 29, 2013
804 views
According to the National Weather Service, hurricane season begins on May 15 for the Pacific and on June 1 for the Atlantic – mere weeks away. Given the various weather… Read more »
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
November 29, 2012
8,027 views
The devastation that we saw in areas such as Manhattan after hurricane Sandy naturally prompts lots of discussion about what went wrong and whether data center downtime directly caused by… Read more »
Get Paid for Saving Energy with Demand Response
November 28, 2012
3,296 views
Storms such as the recent Hurricane Sandy tend to get your attention focused on how much we rely on electricity – and the problems we suffer when it’s not available…. Read more »
Catching Up With Long-time Power Expert Clarence Tsung
November 29, 2012
1,185 views
The entire power industry owes a debt of gratitude to Clarence Tsung, who turns 80 years old this month. Tsung has been at the forefront of power technology for nearly… Read more »
Limit Your Risk of Data Center Fire Damage With Sound Prevention, Detection and Suppression
February 27, 2013
1,428 views
You’ll see a fair amount of coverage on this blog and elsewhere about natural disasters that can disrupt power and generally wreak havoc on a data center. But we don’t… Read more »
How to Assess Failure Rate Claims for Data Center Infrastructure
September 7, 2011
1,580 views
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is the most common criterion used when comparing data center physical infrastructures. But while MTBF actually can be calculated as a formula (based on another… Read more »
In Advance of Hurricane Season, It’s Time to Conduct a UPS Checkup
April 29, 2013
804 views
According to the National Weather Service, hurricane season begins on May 15 for the Pacific and on June 1 for the Atlantic – mere weeks away. Given the various weather… Read more »
Specify and Verify: Defining Data Center Criticality Levels
September 7, 2011
973 views
Determining a data center’s criticality level – how “important” the data center’s operation is to the business with regard to its ability to withstand downtime – is one of the… Read more »
From Contractors to Cleaners, There’s No Shortage of Threats to Your Server Rooms and Wiring Closets
September 13, 2011
647 views
An hour delay in the discovery of a cooling failure can make the difference in avoiding a complete outage, yet far too many companies don’t have what it takes to… Read more »
4 Ways to Avoid Down Time in Unmanned Server Rooms and Wiring Closets
September 13, 2011
712 views
As we explained in a related post, many IT managers recount stories of downtime in their distributed server rooms and remote wiring closets caused by unexpected but rather routine events…. Read more »
Lessons Learned from the 1977 NYC Blackout
October 21, 2011
863 views
By: Eric Gallant 34 years ago the Big Apple suffered a blackout of historic proportions. The blackout, combined with the stresses of a protracted economic depression and a brutal heat… Read more »