by Mark MacDonald | Jan 18, 2019 | C15Edge, Cloud, Hybrid
As companies continue to build hybrid cloud environments, the role of colocation continues to be instrumental. From bringing together private and public cloud infrastructure to securing data stored across cloud systems colocation is a necessary part of the final...
by Mark MacDonald | Aug 30, 2018 | Cloud, Colocation
The idea of centralized data centers in Toronto or any major center is not new. The concept existed even in the days of the ENIAC, one of the earliest models of the computer but the idea took off during the internet era – i.e. during the “.com bubble”. Over the past...
by Mark MacDonald | Sep 25, 2016 | Data Center Secrets, Data Centers, Generators
The hallmark of a good data centre is, as most people know, redundancy. All major components of the data centre (generators, UPS, cooling) should either be N+1 or 2N, where N = the number of components necessary to keep the servers and critical equipment up and...
by Mark MacDonald | Jun 30, 2016 | C15Edge Data Centers, Cloud, Data Center, Data Center Secrets, Data Centers, Edge
Plus ca change … (my best grade 11 french!) We at Canada151 Data Centers are of course trying to keep a finger on the pulse of all changes in the IT landscape and we observe and participate in the ongoing debate between cloud, private cloud (and all other...
by Mark MacDonald | Jun 30, 2016 | Cloud, Colocation, Data Center Secrets, Disaster Recovery
This is recycle of a previous post of a backup and disaster recovery post. However it is again timely as we are having numerous discussion across may industries about this topic. Our discussion includes what needs to be done to mitigate the very serious risks of not...
