What Would You Do If Your Data Center Burnt Down Today? ✓ How about data center? ✓ Communicate business partner SLA service ✓ Business Continuity Plan.
What happens if a Data Center is Destroyed?
This brings us to the subject of your computer. Just accept that it can be destroyed! It can melt into something unrecognizable, and soaked in water and debris for hours. Those of us worried about our data have always performed backups. We use one, or maybe two external hard disks. We think how good our at-home routine is, but there is one flaw. All those backups are still in the same place that will burn down! I was putting a backup hard disk into my safe, but then realized the safe is not rated for electronics and only paper – which means it will also be destroyed even though it’s in a safe. Sure there are online and cloud backup services, but none are very good. I’ve evaluated many of them, and all have some kind of deficiency or limitation making it difficult to use and impossible to recommend. This leaves the old standby: Backup up to external hard disks, but this time moving them somewhere off-site.
How about your data center? You might have one of them, two, or 30. Each has some kind of passive and/or active fire suppression as well as preventative systems and processes. We all use special wiring, designs, and technology to give us as much protection as possible. However, there is no such thing as 100% guaranteed. In the event of a serious fire, chances are there will be damage of systems.
So I write this Blog as a wakeup call to all of us. Make sure you think though your plan at home. Be ready for the worst case, know who to call and know where your data is, using whatever method you chose. In the data center, do this same planning. Of course make sure you backup, and take that information off-site. If you do replicate data to multiple data centers, make sure it’s the right data. Ensure you clearly communicate to all business partners the SLA to restore service if one of these events happens. Think through it, make sure fire is in your Business Continuity Plan, and make sure you clearly and often communicate it to your company.
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The global data center cooling industry size is expected to reach USD 20.7 billion by 2025 expanding at a CAGR of 13.5%, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc.
Rising number of data centers, increasing usage of cloud computing, and increased demand for eco-friendly cooling technologies are some of the key factors that are expected to boost the market growth.Emergence of cloud computing coupled with initiatives by government organizations to promote the adoption of cloud technology and enable prominent vendors to introduce technological advancements is driving the market growth.
For example, the government of UAE introduced various projects including Smart Dubai and Smart Abu Dhabi, which were aimed at bringing about digital transformation and economic growth in the country.
Such initiatives are expected to drive the market in UAE.Data center cooling accounts for over 30% of the total energy consumption.
In the current scenario, companies are moving toward sustainable cooling, which can save up to 80% or more on energy costs for cooling.
For instance, Apple’s North Carolina data center facility operates completely on sustainable, eco-friendly power sources as data center cooling is achieved through the free-air cooling technique, allowing the chillers to be off 75% of the time.Additionally, there is a rise in pressure from the local and federal government agencies, environmentalists, and the general public for organizations to implement green initiatives.
As the data requirement keeps growing so is there increasing demand for efficient Information Technology (IT) infrastructure.
Datacenter colocation plays a major role in providing much-needed benefit to companies willing to reduce their operating costs and remain competitive.
Enterprises (small, medium and large) which are facing challenges related to burgeoning data and moving their services onto the cloud, colocation has become one of the preferred options.
This has led to a movement towards leasing of colocation facilities which was traditionally dominated by owning data centers and having a dedicated team of IT professionals for maintaining and troubleshooting the issues.
The competitive intelligence section deals with major players in the market, which are Equinix, Rackspace, Telehouse, Verizon, Soft Layer, Colt Technology Services, Zayo Group, Century Link, Coresite Realty Corporation, Internap, Net Data Centers, and Single Hop.
Furthermore, the opportunity to focus on revenue generation rather than on non-revenue generation activities also support market growth, thereby increasing the data center collocation market size.
