Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Dec 11, 2024🇿🇦 The Problem with Legacy Data Centres in South Africa | Time for an Upgrade ⏱️South Africa's IT landscape is home to many legacy data centres, especially in financial services. These facilities, built in a different era of technology, have become relics that businesses are clinging to—often at great risk. With outdated power s...5 likes#SouthAfrica
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Nov 30, 2024🚁Repurposing Old Data Centres into Edge Computing Hubs | A Sustainable & Practical Strategy🛫As the edge computing trend gains traction, the industry finds itself at a crossroads, rethinking how infrastructure can be optimised for modern needs. Repurposing old data centres into edge computing hubs offers a compelling solution, particularly f...1 likeData Centres
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Nov 27, 2024🦖Modern Cloud Exchanges vs. Traditional Cross-Connects | Why Switch Fabrics Are the Future☁️As data centres evolve to support the growing demands of cloud computing, businesses are rethinking how they connect to cloud services and other networks. Traditional cross-connects, where physical cables link devices directly, are being replaced by ...1 likeCloud
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Sep 12, 2024👷♂️Achieving Business Continuity with Geographic Diverse Data Centres Using SD-WAN⛓️💥In today's digital economy, business continuity is a top priority, and geographic diversity in data centers has become a critical consideration for organizations looking to safeguard against disruptions. However, simply spreading out your data center...1 likeData CentresData Centres
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Jun 30, 2024⭐Migrating to a Modern Data Centre | Key Considerations for Success🚀As the demands on data centres grow, many organisations find that their existing infrastructure cannot keep up. Older data centres, often full of legacy equipment and practices, face challenges in meeting the expectations for performance, resilience,...1 likeData CentresData Centres
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Jun 27, 2024⚡Understanding Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) in Data Centres | Measuring Efficiency & Striving for Sustainability🔌In the modern digital landscape, where data centres power everything from social media to critical business operations, energy efficiency has become a top priority. The metric most widely used to measure data centre efficiency is Power Usage Effectiv...5 likesData CentresPUE
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·May 21, 2024✔️Checklists: Doing the Work Right in 🔌Power Stations, 🏥Hospitals, 🧑✈️Airlines & 📡Data CentresChecklists Before we dive into how to manage complexity in entities such as power stations and data centres, let’s take a step back and discuss the importance of checklists in such environments. Pacific Gas and Electric Company has a great video abou...10 likesChecklistsPower Stations
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Mar 31, 2024🏢A Comprehensive Guide to Data Centre General Systems | Best Practices & Justifications👷Data centres are critical hubs of modern infrastructure, housing essential computing, storage, and networking resources. Ensuring their operational efficiency, resilience, and security requires meticulous planning and attention to detail. This guide ...4 likesData CentresData Centres
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Feb 29, 2024🔥Comprehensive Data Centre White Space & Associated Systems Checklist📜Managing a data centre requires adherence to stringent standards to ensure safety, operational efficiency, and continuity. This checklist prioritises fire safety, environmental management, and infrastructure integrity. The following detailed checks w...6 likesData CentresData Centres
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Feb 9, 2024📞Demystifying SD-WAN: Unleashing the Power of Reliable, Cost-Effective Voice over the Public Internet, with a Glimpse into NAPAfrica's 100% Uptime💡In a recent discussion about optimizing voice connectivity over the last mile, I found myself in a spirited debate. The opposing viewpoint championed the idea of running a separate Layer 2 point-to-point VLAN over dedicated connections, dismissing SD...10 likesInternet Peering Exchanges