For Large Data Centers, Indirect Economizer Cooling Makes Sound Business Sense [OG Partner]
At this point in the evolution of data centers, use of economizer mode cooling technology is pretty much standard, at least for large data centers such as those owned by colocation and cloud providers as well as Internet Giants like Microsoft and Facebook.
Economizer Modes of Data Center Cooling Systems [OG Partner]
The rising cost of energy and the drive to be green are resulting in greater demand to conserve energy. The energy savings potential of operating in economizer mode in certain climates makes it attractive for use in IT environments.
Fundamentals of Managing the Data Center Life Cycle for Owners [OG Partner]
Just as good genes do not guarantee health and wellbeing, a good design alone does not ensure a data center is well-built and will remain efficient and available over the course of its life span. For each phase of the data center’s life cycle, proper care and action must be taken to continuously meet the business needs of the facility. This paper describes the five phases of data center life cycles, identifies key task and pitfalls, and offers practical advice to facility owners and management.
The Top 9 Mistakes in Data Center Planning [OG Partner]
Many businesses are operating outside of safe capacity thresholds with little or no room to expand. According to the IDC, the average data center is 9 years old. However, Gartner states that any site more than 7 years old is obsolete.
Change Is on the Horizon in Data Center Cooling Refrigerants [OG Partner]
The data center industry is poised for significant change in the refrigerants which are used in cooling systems, changes that you’d do well to pay attention to in order to understand the implications for your own data center.
How to Avoid Common Mistakes in Data Center Planning and Design [OG Partner]
I recently had occasion to read a white paper that Schneider Electric put out some years ago about the mistakes companies make in data center planning and was surprised at how little has changed over the years.
EXCLUSIVE – Dialogue Session on embracing digital disruption and delivering citizen-centric services in Malaysia
Discussion by international panel on how to design and deliver citizen-centric digital government services and the challenges involved
The New Security Paradigm for Digital Government [OG Partner]
Security in the digital environment will be increasingly fine-grained, broad-based, targeted, convenient, and intrinsic to products and applications.
Introduction of Digital Investigation Method [OG Partner]
The digital revolution is disrupting the traditional way of conducting business across public sector and private enterprises.
Fortinet Security Fabric and the Threat Landscape [OG Partner]
The irony of the evolution of the network is that we make applications, data and services flow faster across an increasingly diverse landscape of users, devices, and domains, we have compounded the complexity of securing this new environment.
Protecting Your Network From the Inside-Out [OG Partner]
For the last decade organizations have been trying to protect their networks by building defenses across the borders of their network. This includes the Internet edge, perimeter, endpoint, and data center (including the DMZ).
A New Approach to Securing the Enterprise Network [OG Partner]
Much has been said and written about the challenges that enterprises face today in light of the increased level of threat activity and the level of sophistication of the threats themselves. With disclosure of yet another high profile data breach happening with alarming regularity, what can an enterprise do to protect itself? Is technology unable to respond to these new threats?
Seven Pillars for Becoming a Digital Government Organisation [OG Partner]
Digital transformation is driving new business models and disrupting long-standing norms. Innovative startups such as Uber, Airbnb, and Waze are harnessing digital technologies.
Empower Your Digital Workforce [OG Partner]
As technology breakthroughs permit greater choice and empowerment among government employees, Information Technology (IT) has a golden opportunity to proactively enable their progress.
A New Security Approach for Government [OG Partner]
While cybersecurity has come a long way, the journey has been slow with starts and restarts. National, state, and local governments have made progress toward safeguarding their
enterprises against cyber threats
Prefabricated Data Centers: Using the Google Paradigm to Make Things Easier for Data Center Operators [OG Partner]
Prefabricated data centers are growing in popularity as time-to-market and right-sizing infrastructure to match application load become important issues. Arun Shenoy, Vice President of Schneider Electric’s IT business in the UK and Ireland, is convinced that a prefabricated approach can provide data center operators with a much more ‘user-friendly’ experience than they have previously enjoyed.
Simplify the Data Center Planning Process with Reference Designs [OG Partner]
It probably should go without saying that the planning phase is crucial to any data center project. But the specific planning process you use will go a long way toward how successful the data center will ultimately be in delivering on the requirements it was intended to meet.
Opportunities and Threats for Colocation Providers [OG Partner]
Colocation providers are dealing with market forces that represent both great opportunity and significant challenge – in some cases from the same development. Providers have to deal with an ever-changing set of buyers, with CFOs and COOs playing an increased role in the decision-making
How DCIM Fits in Every Data Center [OG Partner]
In any walk of life, you don’t want to take a sledge hammer to crack a nut, or as my colleagues in some parts of Europe say, shoot sparrows with a cannon. We’re wired up not to take drastic approaches to solving simple problems, until it comes to things like technology.
EXCLUSIVE – Malaysian government agencies increasingly vigilant against cyber threats
Executives from government agencies in Malaysia discussed their preparedness for cyber attacks in a time of surging perils at the OpenGov Dialogue.
EXCLUSIVE – Revitalising an embattled ICT shared services agency – The CenITex story
“The shift in thinking was from having a goal of being the best provider of IT services, to being the best at enabling our customers to get the IT they needed, so that they in turn can deliver what the Victorian community needs.”
Guidance on What to Do with an Older UPS [OG Partner]
This paper provides guidance for deciding what to do with older three phase, uninterruptable power supplies (UPSs). The answer is not always self-evident and will depend on many factors.
EXCLUSIVE – Creating a high-tech state of innovative start-ups & the Cyber Security hub for APAC within Victoria
“My job is not to keep a company in Victoria, my job is to help a Victorian company to conquer the world”.
Why Proactive UPS Maintenance is Crucial to Preventing Industrial Equipment Failure [OG Partner]
Industrial environments can be harsh in terms of temperature, humidity, vibration, dust and all sorts of other elements. Given that, companies tend to take steps to protect the equipment and PLCs that must operate in such environments, be it an assembly line, mining operation, nuclear power plant or what have you
Don’t Let Your Data Center Appendix Burst [OG Partner]
As Annie and I pulled out of our driveway to head up to New Hampshire to join her extended family for vacation, I was overcome with stomach pain and a sense of doom.
EXCLUSIVE – Innovation spectrum and mature digital strategy at the ATO
“Mature digital strategy is all about nudging compliant behaviour. Real time data, automated and reduced reporting, more helpful early compliance nudges, are all components of the ideal future state.”
EXCLUSIVE- Cloud security, BYOD, compliance– Healthcare cybersecurity discussion at OpenGov Dialogue
Change is inevitable. To ensure that development is not held back by security concerns, ICT must be pro-active, rather than reactive.
Are you prepared for Ransomware? [OG Partner]
One of the most frustrating threat innovations of the last decade has been ‘ransomware’ malware. Initially considered just a consumer threat, both government and commercial enterprise networks can now be listed among its victims.
EXCLUSIVE – Cyberthreats are a business risk – Communicating the message to senior management in healthcare
The consensus was that cybersecurity is a matter of business risk, not an IT problem. And the case has to be made by technology executives in simple, easy to understand terms.
EXCLUSIVE- High Value Open data in Australia – Quality, Availability and Use
“I hope that the government will be an exemplar in this space, and that data is being used to underpin all key government practices, whether in service delivery, policy development or programme evaluation.”