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The Unseen Crisis: HOW TO PREVENT Unplanned Data Centre Outages

Richard Stacey — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:30:00 +0000

In today’s digital age where every second counts, unplanned data centre downtime can lead to catastrophic consequences. From financial losses to reputational damage, the impacts of these outages are far-reaching. In this blog, we delve into the causes, consequences, and prevention strategies for unplanned data centre outages, shedding light on this often-overlooked potential for economic […]

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How Does Warm Weather Impact Your Data Centre?

Richard Stacey — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:06:33 +0000

In ever-unpredictable climates and warm weather spells, we are becoming even more conscious that data centres can be significantly affected by hot weather conditions. This is a growing concern as global temperatures continue to rise. Here are some of the ways hot weather can impact data centres: Data Centre Cooling outages IT Equipment hosted within […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 8 – General Data Centre Operational Best Practice

Mark Acton — Sun, 31 May 2020 23:00:00 +0000

This article is the eighth in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we highlight general data centres best practices which are considered beneficial to all sites regardless of size or location. These practices are based upon lessons learned by Future-tech during decades of operational experience while […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 7 – Data Centre Project Acceptance and Operational Reporting

Mark Acton — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:24:56 +0000

This article is the seventh in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we seek to highlight those basic best practices which are essential to ensure that a new project or entire site is truly ready for live operation and customer service delivery. The intention is to […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 6 – IT Infrastructure Environmental and Operational Management

Mark Acton — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:00:00 +0000

This article is the sixth in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we seek to highlight those basic best practices which are essential for effective cost and energy efficient management of deployed IT infrastructure within a data centre. In addition to close communication and liaison between […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 5 – IT Equipment Deployment

Mark Acton — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000

This article is the fifth in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we seek to highlight the basic best practices for deploying IT hardware in a data centre in order to maximise the available resources and minimise the potential for introducing problems. The key essential element […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 4 – Critical Facilities Operational Management

Mark Acton — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

This article is the fourth in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we seek to highlight the basic best practices associated with operating a data centre from a Critical Facilities Management perspective. This involves the Monitoring, Management and Maintenance of the building infrastructure which ultimately supports […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 3 – General Planning and Design Best Practices (Environmental Control)

Mark Acton — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:24:33 +0000

This article is the third in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we seek to highlight the starting points for any data centre project in relation to Environmental Control and lay down the basics for success in both the Build and Use phases. Environmental Control directly […]

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Data Centre Best Practices Article 2 – General Planning and Design Best Practices for Data Centres

Mark Acton — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:53:36 +0000

This article is the second in a series of Data Centre Best Practice articles provided by Future-tech Ltd. In this article we seek to highlight the starting points for any data centre project and lay down the basics for success in both the Build and Use phases. General Planning and Design Best Practices Before commencing […]

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Data Centre Best Practices – Introduction and Background

Mark Acton — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Data Centre Best Practices The single most important reason for a data centre’s existence is to maintain the availability of the services hosted within it and distributed from it. Data centre services are based on the IT equipment located within the building which requires four key resources including security, network resilience, and continuity […]

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