[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.
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.
