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  Data Center Cable Management – Best Practices for Efficiency OptimizationNovember 14, 2023
  Learn proper data center cable management focusing on efficiency, performance, and savings. Improve your cabling with this resource now.
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  Edge Data Centers – Space and the Final FrontierOctober 6, 2021
  Computing on the edge: it seems that everyone is doing it, from big industry to manufacturers, from ISPs to Cloud Computing centers. When you can locate computing and analytics power closer to machines connected via the IoT and other data sources, the faster you can gather data, and the more data you can store and analyze in a timely manner. For some, edge data centers seem like the final frontier for data. This has resulted in data centers that vary in size, from the size… Read more: Edge Data Centers – Space and the Final Frontier
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  7 Considerations When Choosing Fiber Optic CableJuly 6, 2021
  Fiber optic cable has become the go-to choice for a variety of applications by data center managers. The reasons are many, including advances in cable technology that make it an even better choice. But there are several things to consider when choosing fiber optic cable to ensure it’s the right fit for the application. Here are seven of the most important ones. Jump to Section: Distance Interference Bandwidth Security Cable Size Cost Durability Distance One of the big advantages of fiber optic cable is the… Read more: 7 Considerations When Choosing Fiber Optic Cable
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  3 Steps to Avoid Cable Management TroublesMarch 2, 2021
  Do you ever have one of those projects that just turns into, well, a problem at every turn? You see it on your to-do list or as you walk by that area in the data center, and think, “I should finish that.” But the pain of the project, and the problems you’ve had with it, are just too much? Here are 3 steps to help you avoid cable management troubles before they become a problem project you need to try to ignore. Jump to Section:… Read more: 3 Steps to Avoid Cable Management Troubles
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  Proper Power Cable Usage Prevents Poor PerformanceJanuary 18, 2021
  Data centers are moving away from under floor cooling and cabling, and in many cases to overhead cables and more advanced cooling systems. At the same time, what may seem the simplest of things, power cables, are evolving and changing as well. The reasons are quite simple. New angles, new cable types, and even new connection types are designed to ensure maximum uptime, no cable failures and the prevention of disastrous accidental disconnects or power loss. Jump to Section: Cable Length Matters Choose Your Gauge… Read more: Proper Power Cable Usage Prevents Poor Performance
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  Data Center Cabling Above and Below – Raised vs Concrete FloorsJanuary 14, 2021
  It used to be that data centers were simply built with raised flooring. This was for several reasons: to allow for airflow, power and other cable routing, and flexibility during moves and changes. However, for most modern data centers, concrete floors, or slabs, have become a more common choice, with cables and even cooling running above rather than below. But what is best for data centers, and is there still room for raised flooring in new and more modern data centers? Jump to Section: The… Read more: Data Center Cabling Above and Below – Raised vs Concrete Floors
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  How to Design an Effective Data Center Cable Labeling SystemNovember 10, 2020
  One of the things we talk about often in cable management besides having the right cable management and rack management systems that make your data center the most efficient, is using an effective cable labeling system. Jump to Section: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Use the Right Cabel Label Printer Color Coded Cable Labels Label Size and Information Matters Label Wherever You Can Have a Standard Cable Labeling Nomenclature Final Thoughts The reason is simple. Nearly every technician has said, at one point or another, “I wish… Read more: How to Design an Effective Data Center Cable Labeling System
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  Server Rack Configuration and Cable Management Best PracticesNovember 6, 2020
  There are only three types of currency in the world: time, money, and expertise – and we can’t afford to waste any of them. You have the expertise needed to run a data center and you hire others with the same expertise. But there are two things you can always save in your data center: time and money. Jump to Section: It seems like we never have enough of either one, and time and money are often directly tied together. So how do you make… Read more: Server Rack Configuration and Cable Management Best Practices
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  Rapid Data Center Growth: Keys to Rack Management SuccessOctober 19, 2020
  The COVID pandemic hit, and workers headed home for good, but not just to binge old episodes of Fringe and eat ice cream on the sofa. They headed there to work, which meant that suddenly data centers were overloaded. Operating at near maximum capacity, HVAC systems strained to keep up, and data center managers lost fistfuls of hair seeking solutions to keeping up with the exponential pace of data center growth. Jump to Section: Assess Your Rack Management Change Your Cable Managers Use the Right… Read more: Rapid Data Center Growth: Keys to Rack Management Success
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  The Spaghetti Mess – Rack Cable Management EssentialsSeptember 15, 2020
  We often talk about the importance of network cable management in data centers, and how important it is to efficiency, airflow, equipment longevity, and more. But what about on managing cables on the rack itself?  Jump to Section: The Server Rack Itself Rack Cable Managers Bundling and Labeling Cable Length and Rack Cable Management Have a Rack Cable Management Plan Find a Dependable Partner In fact, we know (because you’ve told us) that nearly everyone has encountered the “spaghetti mess” at some point or another.… Read more: The Spaghetti Mess – Rack Cable Management Essentials

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