Today, we released our Fall Newsletter with a special focus on some of the natural disasters that threaten the seamless operation of Data Centers throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. You can read about the ways we’re helping customers ensure their backup power is ready…
Read MoreYesterday, DSI announced its commitment to ensuring the Data Center ecosystem with uptime and power readiness. With the record number of wildfires throughout the State of California and the Pacific Northwest, DSI is once again renewing its commitment to data uptime through our Power Check-Up…
Read MoreBecause Data Centers rely on a continuous uninterrupted electrical power supply to function, the current heat emergency in California presents a significant risk for Data Center owners and managers. With temperatures in some parts of the state expected to reach, and stay at, triple digits…
Read MoreData Centers are complex facilities, with significant amounts of equipment—including servers, cables, power supplies, and cooling systems. To successfully manage and operate a Data Center requires a keen understanding of what’s happening in the room, beyond the data storage and management services you’re providing. You…
Read MoreThe City of Chico Police Department, with 140 full-time employees and 100 police volunteers responsible for protecting the town of almost 100,000, needed to upgrade their existing Data Center to continue to protect critical dispatch and life safety response operations. They needed to ensure that…
Read MoreCooling accounts for almost half of the energy needs in a Data Center. In addition, many Data Centers are increasingly focused on high density computing to deal with increased workloads from modern applications like Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and Bitcoin Mining. This increased…
Read MoreEarlier this week, we released our July newsletter. The newsletter summarizes what DSI has been up to over the last few months and offers tips you can implement at your own facilities. While the spread of COVID-19 has changed the way we work, it has…
Read MoreRegular cleaning and maintenance are essential to making sure that your Data Center works properly and that you’re meeting your uptime requirements. As well, it protects your investment in your mission critical IT equipment. With the primary risk being airborne contaminants, like dust, which can…
Read MoreDrew Latimer of Schneider Electric presented a very informative webinar called Power System Performance: Digitization and Actionable Insights. He addressed power management trends, electrical distribution components, capacity management, and data points. The webinar also included a discussion about how critical facilities owners and operators can…
Read MoreNot a group to let the COVID-19 pandemic slow them down, AFCOM So Cal’s Quarter 2 Educational Series was held online on May 14th. In typical AFCOM So Cal fashion, the online event was both excellent and informative. There was a lively discussion between multiple…
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