Keeping It Cool: Exploring Innovative Data Center Cooling Methods
Managing the heat generated by servers and equipment is crucial for ensuring these centers operate at peak efficiency while maintaining reliability. Below are four methods used to cool. For many of you, this is old news. 1. Traditional Air Cooling …
What is N+2 Redundancy in terms of Data Center reliability?
N+2 redundancy is a design principle implemented in data centers to guarantee high availability and minimize the risk of service disruptions due to equipment failures or maintenance activities. At its core, the concept ensures that more resources are available than …
Review: Tubes should be on your reading list
“Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet” by Andrew Blum is a captivating exploration of the physical infrastructure of the internet. The book takes us, as the reader, through the pipes, wires, and data centers that make up …
Packets Down Range #4: Security, Streaming & rate hikes,ARM processor news
Welcome to issue #4 of Packets Down Range. My name is Justin, and I’ll be your host. Highlights of this issue include acquisitions, arm processor news, Nanog elections, and more. . Since the last issue, I have registered packetsdownrange.com. If …
Foundations weekly e-mail
Christian Koch has a great weekly e-mail about Data Centers, Interconnection, and other topics. If you are in these spaces it’s worth the subscription. https://www.foundations.email/about/The primary weekly briefing newsletter is delivered by email every Monday at 7:30 AM (ET/New York), …
Data Center redundancy explained
Fiber Store has an article explaining what things like N+1 and other terms used to describe Data Center redundancy mean. https://community.fs.com/blog/understanding-data-center-redundancy.html
Some fiber testing and verification
Testing a fiber cross-connect at a data center. #packetsdownrange
Cisco High Availability design
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Medium WISP Core Network Design
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