by CMatthews | Business Resilience, Maintenance, Rants
5 Reasons To Not Use A Server Room For Storage This is written not for the IT peeps who know what I am talking about, but for those who think stacking boxes and junk and old paper files in the same room containing sensitive data equipment that runs your day to day...
by CMatthews | Disaster Recovery
Have you ever looked at a vendor’s quote for replacing a full rack of equipment due to a loss involving water, smoke or some other type of contamination? It gets pretty complicated. There are lines for hardware, software, installation, maintenance, warranties,...
by CMatthews | Business Resilience, Disaster Recovery
Through my adventures in IT, I have come to the conclusion that server racks and data equipment will be housed in the very worst possible spot in a building. I can almost guarantee that your IT equipment is in a place that has live water pipes, possibly even sewage...
by CMatthews | Business Resilience, Maintenance
Construction projects are a necessary part of improvements to the working environment. Whether it is to make more space, build out infrastructure or just make the space more appealing, sometimes it has to happen. In my job, I get to see what happens to business when...
by CMatthews | Disaster Recovery, Electronic Restoration
In our experience flood and water damage to electronics fall into 3 categories: Submersion Direct Hit High Humidity Which one occurs determines the amount of damage and what steps should be taken to either restore or replace the affected technology. Submersion...
