How the Apollo Program Still Contributes to Data Center Contamination Control
50 Years On: How Apollo Still Contributes to Contamination Prevention (and why smoking at mission control wasn't a big deal) Recently, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of placing a man on the moon and sending him safely back to Earth. The moon landing...
Now 20% off EziBlank 19” panels, the #1 server rack blanking panel
EziBlank panels are a green initiative that helps save on energy costs and reduce the carbon footprint of your data center. The unique perforations on the panels make them easy to snap and fill gaps ranging from 1U to 6U in size.
5 Questions Regarding the Age and Safety of Your Raised Floor
Raised Floor. Is yours in danger of collapse? Raised floor. Many people are not aware that the major raised floor manufacturers, such as Tate and ASM, have a published life cycle for raised floors. That life cycle is 20 years. After 20 years it has been noted that...
6 compelling facts support zinc whisker cleaning for every data center
Zinc whisker cleaning Zinc whisker cleaning is a requirement for any data center that has been determined to have zinc contamination, because zinc whiskers, tiny conductive filaments of zinc typically less than a few millimeters (mm) long and only a few thousandths of...
Maintenance Cleaning – Critical Facilities Solutions
Controlling Contamination on Data Centre Construction Projects.
Live Data Center Floor Replacement Service Growing in Popularity
Live Data Center Floor Replacement Growing in Popularity by Randy Bishop, President, Critical Facilities Solutions There are a large number of legacy data centers out there with raised floors in excess of 20 years old. Those raised floors have surpassed...
Voice Search & Data Center Expansion
Is the Voice Search Explosion Tied to the Expansion of Data Centers? by James Mongold Let’s start with five facts that should blow your mind: By 2020, 50% of all searches across the internet will be voice-based. The...
Data Center Associations – What’s their Value, if Any?
Author: Mike Meyer My last blog was about the importance of training and how it effects our industry. Today I want to look a little wider and see how training and industry associations have changed the opinions of our customers, potentially to their own detriment....
Data Center Floor Cleaning
Data Center Floor Cleaning by Matthew Gleason With sweaty palms the Facility Manager reached towards the cold door handle to open the door and escort prospective clients into the data center. Thoughts raced through his mind wondering whether they’d be impressed enough...
Data Center training – is it needed?
Author: Mike Meyer I’ve always wondered how import training is to some of my customers. There are those that insist on seeing ‘certificates’ or ‘proof of training’ and on the flip side those that have never asked anything about our training programs. While none of...