“There’s more to choosing a data centre than it’s tiering”
“It’s easy to become blinded by the tiering claimed by data centre operators, and ignoring the quality of the operations. The latest high-spec equipment can become unreliable if it’s not tested and maintained regularly” said Chris, speaking to an audience of cloud service providers and resellers at the Convergence Summit on 4th October.
“Nearly every data centre failure can be traced back to human error rather than design or hardware problems. Individual components are bound to fail sooner or later, and data centre designs take this into account. It’s inattention to detail and ‘finger trouble’ associated with lack of training that brings data centres down.”
Flexibility
Continuing his theme about what makes for a successful partnership between data centre operator and customer, Chris added, “Flexibility is what differentiates a great relationship: a growing service provider doesn’t just need their first rack, they need to know that their data centre provider will help them grow and accommodate them flexibly.”
Nearly every data centre failure can be traced back to human error rather than design or hardware problems.
Chris Jagusz, Managing Director, Neos Networks
