contents MAY/JUNE 2019 I Volume 40, Issue 3
FROM THE PRESIDENT
05 Think Twice Before Snipping a CORD
Central Offices Re-purposing as Data Centers
on the Rise By Jeff Beavers, RCDD, OSP, CFHP
COVER ARTICLE
06 Commissioning Data Center ICT Cabling:
Getting It Right the First Time: The best solution
for protecting the data center’s ICT cabling
infrastructure against mayhem, such as downtime,
is to do it right the first time. Learn how to tailor
a cabling QA and testing plan into a comprehensive
commissioning plan. The result will be a happy
client with a positive ROI!
By Bo Conrad, RCDD, Tech III
22 Is that a Cloud or is the Fog Rolling In?
Keeping Up with the Ever-Changing Patterns in
Data Centers: Change may seem overwhelming
when keeping up with the continuous influx of new
technologies and paradigms. The new ANSI/BICSI
002-2019, Data Center Design and Implementation
Best Practices standard provides assistance and a
path forward amid ongoing changes and trends in
the age of IoT, big data and ICT transformation.
By Jeff Silveira, CAE, RITP
30 Discover the New BICSI 009-2019
Data Center Operations Standard: To keep the
ICT community current with technology and trends
impacting the traditional data center, the BICSI 009
Data Center Operations standard is being prepared
for its first public release. The development of this
new standard was completed by 127 industry
participants from 17 countries across five continents.
By Phil Isaak, PE, P.Eng., RCDD, DCDC, SMIEEE
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40 Transforming Data Center Architecture
for Tomorrow: Blockchain and the Cloud:
Enterprise data centers have traditionally
focused on data storage and preparation for
disaster recovery, but they don’t always meet
the fluctuating demand for real-time, multi-user
data retrieval. In today’s evolving digital market,
data center operations are shifting from storage
to the real-time analysis and processing of data
based on demand.
By Anthony Robinson, RCDD, CDCDP, CNIDP
46 Data Center Connectivity and the Path
Forward: There is no denying that data-rich
applications will demand more bandwidth
in the future, which in turn will jettison data
centers even deeper into the zettabyte world.
Therefore, it is important for ICT technicians
and installers to understand the new aspects
and trends in fiber connectivity of the
large-scale data center.
By Keith Foord
54 Overcoming the Challenges of Wi-Fi
Deployment in Intelligent Building Spaces:
With the rise of digitization, IoT, and the internet
protocol (IP), it becomes increasingly important
for ICT designers, engineers, and installers
to understand the wireless platforms that
support the integration and convergence
of systems and to examine the challenges
of deploying wireless components, backed
by recommendations and best practices
for successful implementation.
By Bree Murphy, RCDD
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