When the Grid is Strained, CoreSite Reduces Data Center Power Draw
California set some records during the week of September 5, 2022 – unfortunately, it was for the highest temperatures ever in some places. Anticipating the ...
Data Center Power: The Difference Between Three-Phase and Single-Phase Power
Data center architects consider current and future power requirements so they can design data centers that aren’t under- or over-powered. The use of too much ...
Determining Colocation Power Requirements as Density Increases
There’s a lot to consider when you are selecting a data center colocation provider – location, security, network density, cloud connectivity and support, to ...
Understanding Data Center Customer and Provider Responsibilities
Increasingly, companies (network providers, cloud providers and enterprises) are moving from on-premises data centers to colocation. Why? In this post, we ...
Hot or Not? How Data Center Thermal Standards Impact Energy Use and Costs
It’s no secret that energy consumed by data centers will mushroom as the demand for digital services and higher computing power continues to grow. Every ...
Is the Time Right for Lithium Ion Batteries in Data Centers?
Is the time right for lithium ion (li-ion) batteries to replace valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries in data center uninterruptible power source (UPS) ...
Breaking Down Data Center Tier Level Classifications
How much downtime can your organization tolerate? Not all data centers are created equal—nor should they be. In a digital age, businesses increasingly rely on ...
In Constant Pursuit of Excellence
Back in the good old days of on-premises IT infrastructure, the life of IT professionals was much simpler. There were fewer systems to manage, applications to ...
What is Data Center Redundancy? N, N+1, 2N, 2N+1
Organizations are continuing to embrace digital transformation to support operations and drive business growth. As technology increasingly integrates itself ...