The Green Grid OSDA Tool
You may have heard myself or any of the other members within The Green Grid talk about the "Open Standard for Data Center Availability"...
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How to Overcome Contractual Challenges for Data Center Projects – Part 1
This is the first in a series of six posts on how to overcome contractual challenges for data center projects. The series will address:...
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Is fiber optic strand management important?
First a little background as to why I am posing this question. I have been working in a couple of workgroups within The Green Grid...
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Data Center Redundancy Classifications
Redundancy in critical data center systems and services are like insurance policies. How much risk is your organization comfortable with,...
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Reliability Decision Tree for Critical Infrastructure
How much redundancy should you implement to support your critical ICT infrastructure. This is a common question when making decisions...
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Data Center Networks - Integrating IT & Facilities
Data Center Networks not only consist of the network connecting the servers and storage disk arrays with the outside world, but typically...
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Rack Power Strips - Managing Overload Conditions
The first thing that I need to clarify is what the power strip in the rack or cabinet is called? There is no single industry standard...
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