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Storage Bin: Boring Is Good by Storage Magazine
told me, "You don't paint the house when it's on fire."

It's because of this phenomenon that technologies languish on the sidelines, even though it seems as if they'll provide obvious and immediate benefits. Storage resource management (SRM) is a classic example. What could possibly be bad about a tool that provides visibility and insight into the deep, dark recesses...
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Selecting a winning data center design team: Data center construction runbook, Chapter 2 by Karim Khan, SearchDataCenter.com
engineer with data center experience will know fire suppression experts and security experts, as well as good general contractors who understand what they're doing," says Smith. These professional referrals can be invaluable -- as long as the person doing the referring is honest, and is not just doing a favor for a less-than-qualified friend. It happens.

If you... More...

Disaster recovery planning during the holiday season by Robert Rosen, Contributor
could do it. But when a disaster came in the form of a fire, it hit the area where they stored their documentation.

This and every holiday season, remind people that if disaster strikes, they need to be reachable. But sometimes people can't come in, so data centers need to be prepared for that, too. Lastly, plan, test and review. It's the only way to make sure... More...

Data center disaster recovery trends for 2007 by Adam Trujillo, Assistant Editor and Matt Stansberry, Site Editor
victim of facility issues. They didn't want another fire or busted water pipe damaging computer systems, so MSApple built its data center in a bunker.

There is help for your disaster recovery project

Collocation or hosted facilities are one form of outsourcing disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Jim Weller is president of the... More...

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Experian drills backup water supply to cool data center by Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
Experian, which relied on city water to supply the chillers that cool its McKinney data center.

"We lost all city utility as far as water pressure," said Russ Burlew, the data center facility manager. "It took three and a half days to repair that line, and we were without water. We had vendors come in with water trucks and pumps to keep our tower full."

"When everyone talks... More...

After Transitive acquisition, will IBM shed translation software beneficial to competition? by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
what you think about the story; email Bridget Botelho, News Writer. And check out our data center blogs: Server Farming, Mainframe Propellerhead, and Data Center Facilities Pro.

IBM plans to acquire Transitive Corp., whose translation software enables applications to run on various combinations of CPU and OS. But will IBM continue to enable translation for non... More...
CA announces Mainframe 2.0 by Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
use for less experienced IT staff, to create greater uniformity among products, and to provide a service to remove mainframe burdens.

Rich Ptak, an analyst at Ptak, Noel & Associates, believes that CA's initiative is a good idea.

"It's a step in the right direction," Ptak said. "CA is in competition with mainframe-focused tools from BMC and IBM. They're all... More...