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Most, unfortunately not all, data centers have sophisticated disaster recovery (DR) plans in place. Some create secondary sites in remote locations that come online if anything should occur with the primary data center. Others replicate all their data so that additional copies are available should hardware fail.

by Rob Prinzo   It’s likely that you have heard of or experienced horror stories with complex software implementations that range from daily headaches to loss of business. But the fact is that most organizations do not anticipate project failure. Instead, they plan for success, governed by

As Data Center World winds down and attendees prepare to depart Thursday, there’s nothing like a good dose of tips to take home on how data center managers can be prepared for the 10 most common surprises. Here they are, courtesy of Emerson Network Power: 1. Those

When it comes to gaining practical advice from benchmarks, data center managers next door, vendors, analysts, newest technology and forward-thinking management, it all boils down to knowing specifically what works and drives your environment. Benchmarks, best practices and analyses work great as litmus tests, said Robert Klotz,

Although Vivek Kundra recently joined SalesForce as EVP, his Data Center World keynote presentation focused primarily on the challenges he faced as the first US Chief Information Officer-­-something he shared quite candidly with the attendees this morning. He began by taking the DCW crowd back to November

While most data centers measure availability in money, Joe Furmanski, associate director of data center facilities for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), measures his in lives. As Pennsylvania’s largest employer, with more than 55,000 employees, UPMC is comprised of 20+ hospitals and more than 400

The sophistication of exploits by cyber criminals are becoming more and more dangerous, and “data centers are tasty targets,” warned Lee Technologies’ Eric Gallant, a 20-year veteran of the mission critical industry, during a recent Meet-a-Speaker webinar. As a precursor to his Data Center World session, “Cyber

One of the best aspects of Data Center World is the ability to learn from your peers presenting educational sessions. Below are a handful of talks we suggest making a part of your conference and trade show experience: Virtual Data Center Tour: The Making of UNLV’s New

With modern server configurations intensifying heat and location-specific heat density, data center managers need an acute awareness of the best new developments from inside the cooling industry. The top five money-saving changes are: Economizers rule. “ASHRAE’s TC 9.9 Thermal Guidelines for Data Center Processing Environments are prompting

There’s always room for improvement, especially when it comes the efficiency of the infrastructure in most data centers as measured by Power Usage Efficiency (PUE). PUE is calculated by taking the total amount of data center power usage divided by the amount actually used by the IT