AI drives sustainability despite concerns over data center energy consumption

A critique of the rise of artificial intelligence is the amount of energy required to power the technology, but solutions might reside within the tech itself.
‘C’ Revision of TIA-942 Data Center Standard Specifies for Fiber Connectivity, Cabinet Widths

The newly authorized TIA-942-C standard will include several significant modifications from the TIA-942-B version—including the incorporation of previously published standards documents, recognition of a new media type and connectivity, new requirements, new recommendations, and more.
5 Things You Can’t Automate In Your Data Center

Data center automation is a hot topic, but some key areas still require a human touch. Find out which data center operations are resistant to automation – for now.
Direct-to-Chip Cooling: Everything Data Center Operators Should Know

Direct-to-chip cooling is becoming an increasingly attractive data center cooling strategy.
How Project Managers Can Better Navigate Setbacks

Setbacks are common on projects — but project managers hold four key tools to understand why they happen and how to help their teams move past them. First, understand the neuroscience behind setbacks to encourage people to learn and grow.
Optimizing Data Center Efficiency for Peta-Scale Applications

Many IT leaders presume that the most cost-effective storage option for them is solid state drives versus hard disk drives. But is that really true?
Navigating The Changing Landscape In Data Center Security

The rate of innovation in technology—and in malware—seems to be accelerating in tandem faster than ever. CEOs, CFOs, CSOs and others responsible for safeguarding data—an enterprise’s most valuable asset—must stay on top of key developments in order to keep pace with the ever-changing threat landscape.
What Does the End of Moore’s Law Mean for the Data Center Industry?

Moore’s Law may not be dead, but it is dying. Here’s how the slowdown in the growth of computing power could impact the data center industry.
Overcoming Common IT Project Management Challenges

IT project management involves a complex set of tasks and responsibilities that require expertise in both technical and managerial domains.
ChatGPT Needs to ‘Drink’ a Water Bottle’s Worth of Fresh Water For Every 20 to 50 Questions You Ask

As the general public rushes to generative AI tools like ChatGPT, the environmental impact of the new technology is beginning to come to light.