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Thu, Jan 28, 2010 11:08 EST
Chasm Between IT and Facilities is Growing
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Best Practices Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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Last year I wrote Four Reasons to Get Facilities and IT on the Same Page. At the time, I was surprised by how little IT leaders knew about their real data center costs, and I suggested that these
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Public Cloud Computing Shows Its Limits
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Soapbox Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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I've hardly been alone in my skepticism about cloud computing and my belief that public cloud computing for the enterprise is not ready for prime time. But I’m sensing a general global warming on
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NSA's New $1.5B Data Center: Bonus or Boondoggle?
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Soapbox Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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Reading about the National Security Agency’s (NSA's) plan to build a $1.5 billion cyber security data center (Information Week) at the Camp Williams National Guard training base in Utah, I became
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Evaluating Data Center Colocation Options: Expert Tips
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Best Practices Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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If you're in the market for new or additional data center space, I have some advice that can help you make better decisions, save money, and avoid some pitfalls. For example, a company found what
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Data Center 2.0: How to Improve ROI in Nine Months
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Best Practices Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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With data center operations, equipment maintenance, staffing and licenses consuming the lion’s share of today’s IT budgets, companies can gain a great deal by optimizing their current operations.
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Beware Vendor Pressure in Data Center Relocations
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Best Practices Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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If you’ll be moving your servers to a new location during the next couple of years, I have some advice for you: Before you buy more servers and storage systems from your current vendor, find out
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Green Gotcha: Carbon Trading and the Looming IT Tax
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Posted by: Michael Bullock in Best Practices Topic: Data CenterBlog: Data Center Expert
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(Codes: 69aqybhcmp 8357kqrgdt) I’m going to stay away from the global warming and climate change debate; it looks (for now) like that train has left the station. Instead, I’d like to focus on
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