Message from the President

We are halfway through Q4 2009 and the data center world is as exciting as ever! With data center construction projects underway (BAIS facility opens in a few weeks, see below for details), Coresite is planning on opening a new Santa Clara facility next quarter, and there are rumblings of other major data center providers getting new projects underway this quarter and next.


The Green Gorilla surfaces again while reviewing some IBM zero emission data center concepts…we like that.


With the holiday season approaching, has anyone ever thought about the infrastructure Santa Claus needs to be able to effectively monitor everyone everywhere? Who has information on where he is hosting his data center? One could assume a proprietary facility on the North Pole would have excellent outside air cooling potential, however, how does he feed power?


Check out the blog on www.USDATACENTERLIST.com for more as we work out this scenario. Feel free to leave comments with your hypothesis as we get this holiday conundrum figured out!!

Green Tier IV Co-location facility opens in Santa Clara, CA

Bay Area Internet Solutions (BAIS) goes live on December 1, 2009 with a new facility in the heart of Silicon Valley. SilverBack was asked to attend and exhibit during their introductory exhibition last week. Fun was had by all, and it is a truly awesome facility.


The facility is rated as Tier IV with N+1 redundancy and features a highlight of the newest technologies to supply customers with high-density power and top-of-the-line cooling, including more than a thousand high density cold aisle containment cabinets.  Security is extremely thorough, from security fences and monitoring to disaster detection and fire suppression.


Some of the “coolest” cooling features in this facility include:

  • Air Plenum Cold Air Corridor
  • Cold Aisle Containment Racks
  • 200,000 CFM Bank of filtered Small External Fans
  • 2800 tons mechanical Water-based Chillers and oversized Cooling Towers with primary variable pump system
  • Dew point and humidity control


BAIS Inc., founded in 1995, is a great choice to go with since they pride themselves on being Silicon Valley’s premier service provider, a world-class, carrier-neutral IDC facility offering N+1 infrastructure and flexible solutions, as well as excellent customer service and personalized business relations, at a cost you can afford.


They are listed on www.USDATACENTERLIST.com, so check them out!

 photo by Todd Ehlers under flickr creative commons license


Our Latest Whitepaper

The third and latest whitepaper in our Data Center Power Series, A Guide to Power Connectors, took the internet by storm last week.  If you missed it then, it’s not too late: check out our whitepapers here.  Learn about power connectors and cables and how they are used in the data center environment specifically, and check out our diagrams to help you identify and choose the right connectors and cables for your environment.


The other two in the series, #1. Choosing the Right Voltage, and #2. Voltage, Amps, Watts and BTUs, are also still available for free download at http://www.teamsilverback.com/whitepapers/.


Crash Cart Contest Extended

It sounds like people need more time to get their crash cart entries together, so we’re extending the deadline into next quarter.  Send your custom crash cart photos, with a note on the monitor saying “Pick Me” to pickme@teamsilverback.com and have the chance to win a $200.00 Amazon Gift Card as well as a 10% coupon for a future SilverBack Migration Solutions project.

 

The Green Gorilla

This month the Green Gorilla was completely impressed by IBM’s ambitious plan to develop the world’s first zero-emissions data center!  Is such a thing even possible?  Lots of the dreams of science-fiction writers have come true, but the Green Gorilla is dearly hoping that we’ll see zero-emissions data centers (as well as replicators and invisibility devices) in the very near future.

See the article at the Register for more detailed information and their take on the feasibility of this project.