[PDF] Data Centers A Complete Guide 2021 Edition eBook

Author : Charles Nehme
Publisher : Charles Nehme
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
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Category : Computers
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Purpose of the Book In today's digital age, data centers are the backbone of virtually every industry, from finance and healthcare to entertainment and retail. This book, "The Modern Data Center: A Comprehensive Guide," aims to provide a thorough understanding of the complexities and innovations that define contemporary data centers. Whether you are an IT professional, a data center manager, or a technology enthusiast, this guide is designed to equip you with the knowledge necessary to navigate and excel in the ever-evolving landscape of data centers. The Evolution and Significance of Modern Data Centers Data centers have come a long way since the early days of computing. What began as simple server rooms has evolved into sophisticated, multi-layered environments that support a wide range of applications and services critical to modern business operations. The significance of data centers cannot be overstated—they are integral to the functioning of the internet, cloud services, and the digital infrastructure that supports our daily lives. Target Audience This book is tailored for a diverse audience: IT Professionals: Gain in-depth knowledge of the latest technologies and best practices in data center design, management, and operations. Data Center Managers: Discover strategies for optimizing performance, enhancing security, and ensuring compliance. Technology Enthusiasts: Understand the foundational concepts and future trends shaping the data center industry. Structure of the Book "The Modern Data Center: A Comprehensive Guide" is divided into five parts, each focusing on a different aspect of data centers: Foundations of Data Centers: Covers the historical evolution, core components, and architectural frameworks. Design and Planning: Discusses site selection, design principles, and capacity planning. Technologies and Trends: Explores virtualization, cloud computing, automation, and networking innovations. Operations and Management: Details day-to-day operations, monitoring, security, and compliance. Future Directions: Looks at emerging technologies, sustainability, and future trends in data center development. Key Topics Covered Historical Context: Learn about the origins and development of data centers. Core Components: Understand the essential elements that make up a data center. Modern Architectures: Explore traditional and cutting-edge data center architectures. Design and Efficiency: Discover best practices for designing scalable and sustainable data centers. Operational Excellence: Gain insights into effective data center management and operations. Technological Innovations: Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies transforming data centers. Future Insights: Prepare for the future with predictions and expert insights into the next generation of data centers. Our Journey Together As we embark on this journey through the world of modern data centers, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how these critical infrastructures operate, evolve, and shape the future of technology. Each chapter builds on the last, providing a layered approach to learning that ensures you have a well-rounded grasp of both the theoretical and practical aspects of data centers. Thank you for choosing "The Modern Data Center: A Comprehensive Guide." Let’s dive into the intricate and fascinating world of data centers, where technology, innovation, and strategic planning converge to power the digital age.

Author : Samee U. Khan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1309 pages
File Size : 42,33 MB
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1493920928

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This handbook offers a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research achievements in the field of data centers. Contributions from international, leading researchers and scholars offer topics in cloud computing, virtualization in data centers, energy efficient data centers, and next generation data center architecture. It also comprises current research trends in emerging areas, such as data security, data protection management, and network resource management in data centers. Specific attention is devoted to industry needs associated with the challenges faced by data centers, such as various power, cooling, floor space, and associated environmental health and safety issues, while still working to support growth without disrupting quality of service. The contributions cut across various IT data technology domains as a single source to discuss the interdependencies that need to be supported to enable a virtualized, next-generation, energy efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly data center. This book appeals to a broad spectrum of readers, including server, storage, networking, database, and applications analysts, administrators, and architects. It is intended for those seeking to gain a stronger grasp on data center networks: the fundamental protocol used by the applications and the network, the typical network technologies, and their design aspects. The Handbook of Data Centers is a leading reference on design and implementation for planning, implementing, and operating data center networks.

Author : B a Ayomaya
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 11,80 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
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ISBN : 9781520527079

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Data Centers are the drivers of the digital economy. Understanding how data centers are designed, how they work and how they interact with the services we use is key towards building a great career in a digital world. This book will provide the reader with a firm foundation for understanding Data Center design.

Author : Gerardus Blokdyk
Publisher : 5starcooks
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
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ISBN : 9780655545460

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What are the opportunities for reducing cost at in house data centers? Should your enterprise deploy a software-defined data center? In reducing the cost of IT Operations is automation always the answer? Do any countries force cloud based companies to house data within that countrys data centers? Do you understand the systems that support your critical data centers and corporate organization? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Data centers investments work better. This Data centers All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Data centers Self-Assessment. Featuring 994 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Data centers improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Data centers projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Data centers and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Data centers Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Data centers areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Data centers self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Data centers Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Author : Gerardus Blokdyk
Publisher : 5starcooks
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2019-08-07
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ISBN : 9780655841760

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How do you improve productivity? What happens if enterprise data centers's scope changes? What scope to assess? How frequently do you track enterprise data centers measures? Which enterprise data centers solution is appropriate? This exclusive Enterprise Data Centers self-assessment will make you the accepted Enterprise Data Centers domain standout by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Enterprise Data Centers challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Enterprise Data Centers work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Enterprise Data Centers task and that every Enterprise Data Centers outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Enterprise Data Centers costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Enterprise Data Centers advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Enterprise Data Centers essentials are covered, from every angle: the Enterprise Data Centers self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Enterprise Data Centers outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Enterprise Data Centers practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Enterprise Data Centers are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Enterprise Data Centers self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Enterprise Data Centers Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Author : Hwaiyu Geng
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1119597501

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DATA CENTER HANDBOOK Written by 59 experts and reviewed by a seasoned technical advisory board, the Data Center Handbook is a thoroughly revised, one-stop resource that clearly explains the fundamentals, advanced technologies, and best practices used in planning, designing, building and operating a mission-critical, energy-efficient, sustainable data center. This handbook, in its second edition, covers anatomy, ecosystem and taxonomy of data centers that enable the Internet of Things and artificial intelligent ecosystems and encompass the following: SECTION 1: DATA CENTER OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLANNING Megatrends, the IoT, artificial intelligence, 5G network, cloud and edge computing Strategic planning forces, location plan, and capacity planning Green design & construction guidelines and best practices Energy demand, conservation, and sustainability strategies Data center financial analysis & risk management SECTION 2: DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES Software-defined environment Computing, storage, network resource management Wireless sensor networks in data centers ASHRAE data center guidelines Data center telecommunication cabling, BICSI and TIA 942 Rack-level and server-level cooling Corrosion and contamination control Energy saving technologies and server design Microgrid and data centers SECTION 3: DATA CENTER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Data center site selection Architecture design: rack floor plan and facility layout Mechanical design and cooling technologies Electrical design and UPS Fire protection Structural design Reliability engineering Computational fluid dynamics Project management SECTION 4: DATA CENTER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGIES Benchmarking metrics and assessment Data center infrastructure management Data center air management Disaster recovery and business continuity management The Data Center Handbook: Plan, Design, Build, and Operations of a Smart Data Center belongs on the bookshelves of any professionals who work in, with, or around a data center.