Data Centre Initiative as Management Approach
Data Centre Initiative as Management Approach

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

Madhya Pradesh has been one of the earliest States to adopt Information Technology for improvement of internal processes and for delivering citizen services

Future of Information Storage is ‘Virtual’
Future of Information Storage is ‘Virtual’

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

Growth in information is forcing a transformation in the IT sector. The acceleration in the pace of growth in information will only gather momentum, with the next four years expected to see a five-fold increase in information from 486 extabytes to 2502 extabytes, according to the Digital Universe Study done by IDC. Interestingly, 70% of this information explosion is going to be created by the private domain with more photos, videos, social networking and many other applications coming into play and mobile Internet becoming more popular.

Cabling the Data Centres : Debraj Dam, Sales Head
Cabling the Data Centres : Debraj Dam, Sales Head

“We are among the first to take “Green Initiative” in Structured Cabling System (SCS) industry in India which provides superior quality products with RoHS compliant which can improve our customers network life cycle. We always keep doing research for new technology and now time has come to opt for the newest adaptation in SCS technology.”

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.

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