PostHeaderIcon Edition 7 - Message from Kenneth Jamaca, President, SilverBack Migration Solutions

Ken Jamaca Profile PicIt’s our first newsletter of the year, and it has been quite a year already. Things are extremely busy in the data center world - a good sign that the economic catastrophes of last year may be safely behind us.  So far it seems like everyone’s wish that 2010 turn out way better than 2009 is coming true... but only time will tell.  This month we’re pleased to share a profile of our partner NetIG, as well as the finalists of our mascot-naming contest, and some thoughts on how the perception of data centers in popular culture is changing.



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PostHeaderIcon Mascot Naming Contest

We’ve had a lot of interesting and thoughtful suggestions about what to name our new office gorilla since he joined us.  Some of the best include Seamus, Roscoe, and George.  So... comment with your vote:

A. Seamus,

B. Roscoe,

or...
C. George

 

SilverBack Mascot Seamus

 



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PostHeaderIcon Partner Profile - NetIG

NetIG is the leader in pre-terminated technology for data centers. They manufacture Rapid Cabling Infrastructure (RCI) communications cabling harnesses, copper and fiber optic patch cords, and NetIG Server Cabinets and Racks designed to integrate RCI solutions, server hardware, and switch electronics into a cohesive, intelligent package.

NetIG Rapid Cabling Infrastructure (RCI) provides pre-terminated cable harnesses for data center, horizontal, and network switch applications. RCI systems are engineered to deliver high performance, cost effective solutions that provide structured cable in certain areas of your overall cable plant. They are quick to deploy, available in multiple configurations, reliable, provide less risk in data center implementation, and are scalable.

Originally designed to quickly provide cable plant or network connectivity upgrades, RCI offers complete copper and fiber optic cable plant installations in a fraction of the time that traditional implementations offer these things. RCI systems are manufactured from off-the-shelf components to swiftly deliver solutions that come 100% tested and ready to install.

Innovation starts with the customer, and NetIG has the engineering proficiency, the technical creativity, and the production capabilities to create an infrastructure to make your innovations work. It starts with your goals in mind, and they deliver solutions that are as unique as your challenges.

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PostHeaderIcon Data Centers in Popular Consciousness

Disney Castle with FireworksWhat with the somewhat negative press about how much energy data centers use, we’ve been spending an unusual amount of time in the limelight in the past few months.  Many an average person still doesn’t have the slightest idea what a data center is, but it looks like that might be on its way to changing.  Mentioning that you work in the data center industry in mixed company inevitably has to be followed with an explanation of the basic concept of what a data center even is, but with all the different ways data centers have been coming to attention, we may not have to have that explanation ready for much longer.

There have been some very interesting and pretty well-publicized experiments with university data centers cropping up in the news lately, and original ways of using data center waste heat.  Also notable is the recent fashion for putting data centers in unexpected spaces, like caves, or abandoned bunkers.  But the most surprising way our industry has shown up in the news lately is the educational exhibit featuring a data center at Disney World.

Part of a cooperative effort between Disney and IBM with its Smarter Planet initiative to increase public awareness of green technology and concerns, the exhibit features various attractions.  Most exciting is the chance to go in and look at the data center which powers it, complete with explanations for the public... much of which doesn’t even know what a data center is.  The modular data center itself is pretty interesting - on a scale of Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency, it measures 70%, compared with an industry average around 43% which can plummet as low as 28%.

So if you’re in the data center industry and you’ve never been to Disney World, now’s the time to go!  Get there before tourist season and horribly hot muggy weather starts up in the summer.

 

photo by ashugarg under flickr creative commons license



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