Raissa Carey, Technical Writer

High throughput, low latency, network availability, reliability and security have always been top priorities in data centers, but the recent wave of technological advances—autonomous cars, augmented reality, 5G, and all other connected objects of the Internet of Things (IoT)—are taking those priorities to a new level and bringing new challenges to IT systems administrators and data centers managers. In this article, Raissa Carey provides a simple guide to protecting network equipment in the age of IoT.

Todd Schneider

The emergence of hyperscale data centers has flipped the coin on the typical supplier/customer relationship. Instead of buying an off-the-shelf, standard solution dictated by the product manufacturer, hyperscalers to a large extent have driven and created their own specifications designed to fit their unique needs. And because of their sizeable presence, the manufacturers and integrators that serve these hyperscalers have followed suit, gradually embracing these new demands and adapting segments of their operations to support them.

Ashish Moondra, CPI Sr. Product Manager Power, Electronics & Software

Within the many layers of cybersecurity, physical security is generally well understood in ICT, but when it comes to executing a simple and effective strategy, there are different opinions of what that strategy should be and how it should be deployed.

How often do enterprise organizations assess the required level of physical security for protecting data? Are they compliant with regulations that address data security?

Jon Barker, Technical Manager

As technology continues to evolve, so too does the infrastructure that supports it. Jon Barker, Technical Manager, Chatsworth Products (CPI), talks us through the new demands on modern data centres and explains how CPI solutions are helping organisations to meet these requirements.

Ashish Moondra, CPI Sr. Product Manager Power, Electronics & Software

With data consumption growing faster than ever, speed of deployment and delivery is the most pressing challenge for colocation providers. In this article, Ashish Moondra, Sr. Product Manager of Power, Electronics & Software at CPI, makes two important recommendations for customers to have a competitive edge in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

Mitch Cohen, RCDD, Regional Sales Manager

There is no denying that a robust ICT foundation is crucial in healthcare facilities. Not only does it enable the business to run, it plays a key role in saving patients’ lives. And with the current boom in the internet of medical things (IoMT), a market that is expected to reach $158 billion by 2022, the growing significance of modern technology in critical health care is indisputable.

David Richards, RCDD, NTS, OSP, TECH, CT and CPI's Product Manager of Open Systems

More sophisticated than ever, telecommunications rooms are venturing into new locations and may need a makeover.

Scott Fulton III, Data Center Knowledge

Edge computing architects told us telco base stations are perfect for distributed compute, but can we please borrow an extension cord?

Raissa Carey, CPI Technical Writer

For the first time since the early 2000s, a new colocation data center is planned for San Francisco. Given the space and power constraints in the city, it is unlikely there will be another one in the next 10 years. How can architects and designers guarantee they are specifying the right infrastructure elements, while making the best use of valuable real estate space?

Luca Rozzoni, Sr. Product Manager for Europe

Computing at the edge is blurring the boundaries of the traditional data center. As the network spreads, such critical factors as power management, cooling and physical security are taking on expanded roles – and even greater importance – in network operations. As we look to 2019 and beyond, we forecast a more a holistic approach to data center operations, in which infrastructure, hardware and software are addressed as a unified system.