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September 2017 Dear Data Center Decision Maker: Today’s “data centers” run the gamut from traditional large-scale facilities for business computing to web-scale IT and cloud-based applications.  Think one design/build firm can’t handle all of your data center needs?  Think again. BRUNS-PAK has been designing and building data centers for over 37 years.  And our services… Continue reading Data Center Disaster Recovery Services

Great read from our Tech Series…Oldie but Goodie! #datacenter #breaches #solutions https://stage-14xghe2.dream.press/best-practices-for-protecting-against-data-breaches/

As the kids prepare to head back to school, BRUNS-PAK heads back to the booth! Check out our Fall Show and Event Schedule! #datacenter #soluctions https://stage-14xghe2.dream.press/events/

Design / Engineering

The Eighteen (18) Elements of the Comprehensive Data Center Solution. Elements 11-13 11) Service Level Agreements A. Internal vs. external (client) based B. Government imposed guidelines/performance (i.e. HIPPA, etc.) C. Co-Location / Cloud – 2016/2017 transformation – fine print – who pays? – how much? – damages (Legal Beagles 2016/2017!!) D. What does 99.999 availability… Continue reading Data Center Service Level Agreements, Data Center Personnel and CAPEX vs. OPEX

The Eighteen (18) Elements of the Comprehensive Data Center Solution, this week we feature Elements 7-10: 7) Migration / Relocation A. Move existing or buy/lease new? B. Asset swap outs – seed equipment C. General hardware life cycle ± 3-4 years? D. Maximize uptime E. Multiple phases F. Consolidation strategies G. Physical cost vs. planning… Continue reading Data Center Migration, Relocation, Reliability, Scalability and additional Elements

We know many Data Center decision makers spend Summer Fridays researching on behalf of their future and pending Data Center projects. Look no further, get your Data Center needs met and request info! Our form is meant to be thorough and gather key details so that we can get you key and timely information and… Continue reading Data Center Project on the Horizon? RFI

Data Center questions?? Mark Evanko’s AFCOM 2017 Presentation is available on our website, all of the answers to your Data Center questions are here! https://stage-14xghe2.dream.press/resources/thought-leadership/

How do the “eighteen elements” combine to optimize the data center enterprise solution? – Total cost of ownership – Risk – Scalability – “Critical vs. non-critical” application data – Best Practices 4) Cloud A. Managed services B. Internal vs. external C. Migration to the cloud D. Migration Back? E. Moves/adds/changes F. Trouble shooting G. True… Continue reading Cloud, Disaster Recovery and Co-Location Highlight (Elements 4-6) from the Eighteen (18) Elements of the Comprehensive Data Center Solution

I. How do the “eighteen elements” combine to optimize the data center enterprise solution? – Total cost of ownership – Risk – Scalability – “Critical vs. non-critical” application data – Best Practices II. The dominating theme of #10 – Communications/Network, #11 – Server Level Agreement, #16 – Legal Repercussions, #17 – Cybersecurity, and #18 –… Continue reading Part II The first 3 of The Eighteen (18) Elements of the Comprehensive Data Center Solution. Facility Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency and Computer Hardware.

PART 1: The 2017 and Beyond Data Center Transformation 1) Data center “business as usual” continues to transform in 2017 at an accelerated pace 2) Enterprise data center solutions look for the most: Flexible/expandable/scalable data center Maximum risk aversion Continuous compliance Cost effectiveness Leveraging of the technology tools available and emerging Minimization of personnel Being… Continue reading Part I of “Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2017” Presentation

Hello! If you missed Mark Evanko present “Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2017” @AFCOM Data Center World or if you need a refresher, you are in luck! Over that next few weeks we will break down the parts of Mark’s presentation and share! Below is the Intro and Agenda of the presentation. Learn about the continued… Continue reading Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2017 Presentation

TODAY at AFCOM Data Center World, Mark Evanko presents “Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2017” Tuesday, 04/04/2017: 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Room: 502B Session Number:  IT13: Description The data center enterprise solution continues to evolve and transform in 2017. Learn the fundamental concepts underlying the transformation. What impacts the corporate/management decision of the data center… Continue reading Today, Mark Evanko presents “Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2017”

If you are interested in improving the Reliability of your Data Center Operations, and you want to better understand your “Hybrid” Data Center/ IT Operations Available (On Prem, Colo, Cloud)….There is only one place to be…. @AFCOM Data Center World Global 2017 Mark Evanko Presenting “Data Center Enterprise Transformation 2017” on Tuesday, April 4th 2017… Continue reading Interested in improving the Reliability of your Data Center Operations? Want to better understand your “Hybrid” Data Center/ IT Options?….There is only one place to be….

Good Afternoon! One of BRUNS-PAK’s goals is to share our Thought Leadership with our Clients and Potential Clients first and our industry. We can all agree that its important to understand where we are at in order to begin to plan where we need to go. One of our favorite resources is this simple Data… Continue reading How Reliable is your Data Center?