WECA thanks AIS (American Internet Services) for their recent and generous equipment donation to the San Diego training facility. Their donation of a 12kv transformer, 7.5 horsepower motor, 4″ raceway, variable frequency drives, large capacitors and other equipment will go a long way in providing apprentices and trainees with hands-on examples of field-tested electrical equipment. Because of WECA’s strong relationships …
A+ AIS Phoenix BBB Rating – Yup, Still True!
Things to think about when evaluating data centers in Phoenix: What type of company do you want to do business with? Do you believe everything that someone tells you, or do you get it in writing and verify the facts? Are you willing to bet your reputation and career on salesperson FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) or do you check with …
A+ AIS San Diego BBB Rating – Verified (Again!)
Things to think about when evaluating data centers in San Diego: What type of company do you want to do business with? Do you believe everything that someone tells you, or do you get it in writing and verify the facts? Are you willing to bet your reputation and career on salesperson FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) or do you check …
Power Redundancy: Does It Matter? YES!
Having a redundant power supply would seem to be a “no brainer.” After all, a failover option in case electrical power is interrupted would seem to be a business essential. But the answer is not always so simple: different users have different requirements for reliability and uptime; there are a variety of ways to achieve different levels of power redundancy …
Ambitious Projects: World’s Largest Data Center
Illustrated aerial view of Range International Information Hub (rangeidc.com) With construction well underway, the Range International Information Hub, located in Langfang, China, is projected to be 6.3 million square feet, covering a land area of 331 acres. When it is completed, this data center will be nearly the same size as the Pentagon and offer an infrastructure unlike any other …
Do Telcos Speak Data Center? Well, um… no
Just because you’re big doesn’t mean that you can easily “own” an adjacent market. Especially if your DNA screams “slow and manual — and formerly a monopoly”. Article by Elra Hayward in Datacenter Dynamics. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- Do telcos understand the data center business? There’s something of a land grab going on …
Rogue IT: Life in the Fast Lane
If you can’t beat ’em, then join ’em. Article by David Fowler in InformationWeek. Emphasis in red added be me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– Rogue IT Driven By Need For Speed We’ve lost control to business users before. But this time, the thing that initiated our pain (the cloud) may also be the cure. Over the last 35 years …
San Diego’s Diverse Tech Sector Economy
Sun + beaches + economic diversity = happy citizens. Article posted on the KPBS website. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——— Study: Tech Industry Fueled 23% Of San Diego Economy In 2013 San Diego’s technology industry is among the most diverse in the nation, a key factor in the region’s economic rebound, the National University …
Spam: Now You Know
Robots may or may not have composed this post. Article by Finn Brunton in Counterpunch. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— A Short History of Spam Objects can talk in cartoons and fairy tales: toys tell their stories. Now our domestic appliances have begun to speak, and they would like to sell us pills and …
Data Center Basics
If you don’t know exactly what a data center is and what it’s used for, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Data centers are very important to the operations of many thousands of businesses, as well as millions of people. A data center is a facility that centralizes an organization’s IT operations and equipment and where it stores, manages, and disseminates …
