The challenge of simple IT: align the needs of the business to the budget, add capability without complexity

Month: August 2012

  • Servers in the closet

    Well, here it is. Our “efficiency” server closet: Quite a change from our previous, spacious custom-deluxe server room. It’s not quite final in this picture. We’ve added another switch in the space between the chassis switch and the firewall. Cooling remains problematic. But it took a bit of work to get to this point. For…

  • What happened?

    Lots.    Lots of changes in the last six months, and it’s been hard to keep up. But as you can see from the pics, our IT lab and server room are no more. 160 dedicated amps of power, 3.5 tons of dedicated air conditioning. Backboards on three walls, four NetShelter racks, cable ladder. Nice…