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Keep It Covered, Bundled And Out Of Sight

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments · data center / collocation, tips and tools

You only relocate a data center once (hopefully), but you manage it day after day. A big part of making your data center more manageable, dressing in all the cables and fiber. This means keeping everything covered, bundled and out of sight:
a) Cabinets have doors and sidewalls.
b) Copper cables are patched within the [...]

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Data Center Migration Principles

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments · data center / collocation, project management, tips and tools

Guiding principles are designed to document the guidelines that shape the outcome of various data center activities.  These principles allow all stakeholders to understand the driving forces behind project plans, decisions, and recommendations. While some principles are intended to outlive a single project, they all have significant impact on how a project’s activities become [...]

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