Tag Archives: Outage Prevention
Migrating to a data center facility does not necessarily resolve issues or automatically alleviate the headaches associated with server administration. Opting for Managed Services is one of the most important decisions an IT manager can make; it can help focus … Continue reading
IT managers are often overwhelmed, not only by day-to-day maintenance , but also by major applications for which they are responsible. This could disrupt necessary upgrades, such as delaying upgrades on physical hardware, which could result in continuing to operate … Continue reading
Computer equipment is often located in back closets without adequate cooling; this poses even a larger threat to your servers when the air conditioning unit is turned off during weekends. A sufficiently ventilated, cool, and static-free environment is essential to … Continue reading
Colocating your equipment away from known hazard zones will help reduce outages and downtime due to natural disasters, such as flooding, earthquakes, landslides, tornadoes, and other destructive natural phenomena. Colocation provides secure and reliable hosting solutions to help reduce these … Continue reading
Reduce downtime and site outages by ensuring your traffic load is properly balanced. Nothing spells disaster like having a server or site go down due to unexpected traffic volumes! Ensure your load is split between hardware located in one data … Continue reading
Maintenance, security and common sense will also help to reduce downtime and outages. Properly securing your information behind firewalls and performing routine maintenance on your equipment will help reduce your risks of costly security breaches that could bring your network … Continue reading
Keep technical contacts updated with your service provider. Your service provider will perform routine maintenance on its systems from time to time. Standard procedure is to notify all customers; however, if your CTO or ancillary technical staff members are unaware … Continue reading
Disaster recovery planning is crucial. Ensuring you have a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan in place is one way to prevent an outage. Having one in place, however, won’t prevent an outage and not knowing how to implement it … Continue reading
Ensure you have redundant carrier connections. If purchasing connectivity from your data center provider, make sure it has a blended network composed of minimum of two carriers and use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). BGP is used to connect ISPs to … Continue reading
Even the world’s most advanced, well-planned data center operations are not immune to outages due to the unexpected. According to a recent study by the Uptime Institute, “human errors account for nearly 70% of reported outages.” Data center facilities are … Continue reading
