Apr 19, 2010

Recently we experienced an issue with Liebert Chilled Water CRAC units that were manufactured in early 2004 to early 2005. This problem is related to the drive shaft assembly for the blower motor and blower fan assembly. Liebert has denied any problems with design and they might be right, but we thought it worth discussing. The Liebert units force air under...

Apr 13, 2010

Data Center Location: 350 East Cermak.  Chicago, IL Data Center Size: 1.1 Million Square Feet Data Center Landlord: Digital Reality Trust Here is an aerial view of 350 East Cermak.  This 1.1 million square foot data center is located in Chicago, IL. The Lakeside Technology Center (350 East Cermak) is a 1.1 million square foot multi-tenant data center. Owned...

Dec 26, 2009

Technology is once again a field of interest for many. The latest report from 2008 showed that the number of college undergraduates in the Information Technology field had rose 8.1 percent over the previous year. With the wake of the tech bubble over, kids are looking at technology as a “cool” career move and with companies moving more and ...

Dec 10, 2009

I’m the Director of Infrastructure for a Fortune 500 retail company.  As with many companies, the recent economy has been a tough one to survive – putting extra pressure on us (and other companies) to cut costs, while providing the same or very similar levels of service and up-time. One area of interest has recently been peaked for me as...

Aug 19, 2009

In this article, we will discuss exactly what it means to be an IT Manager. In today’s world, IT Managers can be responsible for many different areas of focus – or just one area. These areas could include Project Management, Server Administration, IT Compliance, Security, Application Development or Websites just to name a few. IT Managers are ...

Aug 19, 2009

New managers tend to make mistakes. It’s part of the learning process. One HR department of a fortune 100 company recently did a survey or seasoned manager to find out what the most common mistakes were made. Here is the list. 1. Thinking That You Know Everything If you were just promoted to Applications Manager, you may feel you know everything...