What would a data breach cost your company?

In a highly reported data breach late last year, Target discovered that the records of some 110 million of its customers had been compromised. Experts are reporting that the Target data breach will end up costing more than $1 billion (US). It led directly to the removal of the IT director and the CEO, and the company’s 4th-quarter net income plunged 46 percent.
Despite the costly hit taken by the Target corporation, it turns out that retail organizations have the lowest per-record cost of data breach versus many other organizations. Generally speaking, the more highly regulated an industry is, the more costly the data breach – per record — will be. See the graphic showing the average cost per record breached by industry to gauge your potential threat.
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Is communications / network a key consideration in planning for a new data center and if so, what questions should I be asking my IT team?

New Data Center Project? Music to our ears of course, but more than likely you need answers on how to prioritize key elements for planning and discussions with your IT Team.

Is communications/network a key consideration in planning for a new data center and if so, what questions should I be asking my IT team? Here is a list of topics to cover:

  1. Redundant / isolated paths?
  2. Multiple carriers
  3. Data breach?  Who pays?
  4. Data security?  Who is responsible?
  5. The power of the cloud – iPhone® 5S – WOW!!
  6. Impact of network loss

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PENDING?

With the end of the year approaching, let’s breakout some recent l

A. The new “data center energy efficiency” (March 2014) and Senator Menendez Initiative

B. The cost and liability of data infringement.

C. Worldwide government are experiencing the impacts of data processing issues

D. Currently US regulations exist for banking, healthcare, financial etc.

 

 

 

What is the impact of the new government legislation pending?

With the end of the year approaching, we would like to reflect on recent legislation that effects our Data Center’s and or Data projects. What is the impact of the new government legislation pending?

  1. The new “data center energy efficiency” (March 2014) and Senator Menendez  Initiative
  2. The cost and liability of data infringement
  3. Worldwide government are experiencing the impacts of data processing issues
  4. Currently US regulations exist for banking, healthcare, financial etc.

Data Center Reliability Levels

We like to highlight a tool on our website called Data Center Reliability Levels. It is a comprehensive chart outlining the various levels a Data Center may be functioning at. We want to enable our clients and potential customers to  understand where their facility’s Data Center is currently at, and where it needs to be. Please review and see where you rank!

https://www.bruns-pak.com/resources/data-center-reliability-levels/

Data Center Reliability Levels

From time to time, we like to highlight a tool from the Resources tab on our website. Its called, Data Center Reliability Levels. It is a comprehensive chart that clearly outlines the various levels that a Data Center may be functioning at. We want to enable our potential clients and existing customers to quickly assess where their Data Center is at and then identify where they want it to be.

Check out the link or venture over to our Resources tab and see where your facility’s Data Center ranks! Then call us!

https://www.bruns-pak.com/resources/data-center-reliability-levels/

 

Defining the 16 Elements Considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©.

Our President and Principal Engineer, Mark Evanko has been proving himself a thought leader in the Data Center Solutions community for many years. We are beyond excited to use this Blog platform and Social Media to bring you his thoughts and BRUNS-PAK’s proprietory information, recently presented in his Presentation, Data Center: In House – Outsource –Optimize Options at AFCOM 2014. There is much value in this presentation but if you missed it or haven’t the time to sit through the video, we would like to highlight some major points here on our Mission Critical Data Center Blog. Below are the 16 Elements considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Each week we will be defining an “element” one by one, in the order below. We hope to give you this information in a way that you can easily digest and follow along with us for awhile. #databrainsunite #solutions @BRUNS-PAKdata

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16)  Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

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Defining the 16 Elements Considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 1, Facility Infrastructure

We would like to begin our weekly highlight of  the 16 Elements considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©, as defined by our President and Principal Engineer, Mark Evanko. Each week we will be defining an “element” and this week we will elaborate on the first element, Facility Infrastructure.

Mark has outlined a list of key items that fall within the Facility Infrastructure Element.

Facility Infrastructure:

a. Architectural

b. Civil

c. Electrical

d. Fire Protection (EPO Code Change) – Update NEC/NFPA vs. Factory Mutual

e. Mechanical – CFD Models

f. Security

g. Site

h. Structural

i. Geographic Regional Considerations….. i.e. Southwest hurricanes, western earthquakes, etc.

To watch a video of him presenting and discussing these items in more detail, please visit the AFCOM video in our Media Center. Below is the complete list of elements, next week we will look at the second element, Energy Efficiency. #databrainsunite #solutions @BRUNSPAKdata

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

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Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 2, Energy Efficiency

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develope a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #2. Energy Efficiency.

2) Energy Efficiency

A. ASHRAE 9.9 – Higher Inlet Temperatures

B. Why pay for electrical consumption for mechanical cooling?

C. CFD Models

D. Heat Wheel

E. 400v AC/DC

F. DCIM

G. Virtualization of Servers

H. Higher efficiency computer equipment

I. March 14, 2014 – Federal data center efficiency legislation passes US House of Representatives

J. LEED – New data center guidelines

  • Written to save “dollars” and be more green
  • Office of Management and Budget to create a strategy
  • DOE and EPA to study server and data center efficiency trends
  • New “data center energy practitioner program”
  • New “metrics”
  • Data center LEED guidelines – NEW

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16)  Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

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Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 3, Computer Hardware

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #3, Computer Hardware.

3. Computer Hardware

A.Higher Efficiency

B.”Flash” storage announcements

C.Virtualization

D.High performance computing impacts – All critical?

E.Scalability/Modularity/Flexibility

F.Water cooled to the chiller

 

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16)  Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element #4, Cloud Internal / External

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #4, Cloud -Internal/External.

4. Cloud

A. Managed services

B. Internal vs. external

C. Migration to the cloud

D. Impact of returns

E. Moves/adds/changes

F. Trouble shooting

G. True “partner” of equal financial stability – San Diego 2013 cloud provider “30 day notice to vacate”

H. Downtime: Who Pays?

I. Security Breach: Who Pays?

J. Terms and conditions (Legal Beagles!!!) 2014+

K. Senator Menendez – New Jersey – Sponsoring new legislation 2014 – fines

L. Speed to delivery of applications

M. “Candidacy” of applications

N. The 2014 / 2015 / 2016 contract language for cloud contracts

O. Critical vs. non-critical data

P. Moves/adds/changes

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

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Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 5, Disaster Recovery

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #5, Disaster Recovery

5. Disaster Recovery

A. Hot or cold

B. Recovery time

C. Internal disaster recovery data centers vs. external “leased” disaster recovery centers

D. Lease terms and conditions for availability

E. Government regulations for uptime – banking/healthcare/etc.

F. Active testing

G. Guarantee of “space” when needed?

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.