Carbon Neutral Development
Carbon Neutral Development

[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The route to a green data centre is marked by complex issues that require an understanding of hardware and software and a good understanding of power, cooling and networking.

Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat
Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat

Challenges in setting up of Data Centres starts as soon as you start looking out for the right place. It is important that the Data Centre is setup at a location which is not disaster prone, can be physically secured, robust surveillance and capability of post activity data analysis and has room for growth. Other challenges to be kept in mind while setting up of DC are sizing of storage.

State Data Centre
State Data Centre

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In the early age of computing, huge computers involving complex sets of components were present which required a lot of power and cooling and posed a daunting task for infrastructure management and operations. During the computing industry boom, computers started to be deployed everywhere, in many cases with little or no care about operating requirements.

IT and Facilities Infrastructure: Two Pillars of an IT Data Centre
IT and Facilities Infrastructure: Two Pillars of an IT Data Centre

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

IT Data Centres are an integral part of any IT Infrastructure. All IT services are served by a backend Infrastructure, which is generally and in most cases hosted in IT Data Centres. This is true for any segment and any industry, be it Government, Telecommunications, Banking, Finance or Education and Research.

Karnataka State Data Centre: Sharing Common Infrastructure
Karnataka State Data Centre: Sharing Common Infrastructure

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The State Data Centre of Government of Karnataka was set up during 2004-05 as a core common technology infrastructure. The State Data Centre (SDC) provides the infrastructure required for consolidating state level applications at a central facility.

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