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Social Media and the Data Center RFP Process
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
Many firms are using social media today to connect, communicate, and collaborate in line with their goals.
DIY Data Centers - Dangerous Territory
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
Over-building, under-building, and value-engineering of a designed data center solution can lead to dangerous territory - missed deadlines, lost revenue, wasted resources . . .
The Power of Convergence: Technology Informed Healthcare Planning and Design
Donald E. Kinser and Steven Steinberg
Healthcare today is in the midst of a massive transformational change. Technology convergence, and more specifically the convergence of health information and communication technologies, is at the heart of this transformation.
Legislation, Trends, and Our Current Healthcare System
Donald E. Kinser, PE, MBA, President & CEO
The future of healthcare in the US, at least through 2015 or so, will be shaped in a fundamental way by the healthcare industry’s mad dash to achieve “meaningful use” of a “certified” electronic health record (EHR) mandated by the 2009 ARRA/HITECH legislation.
Connecting End–Users to the EMR – "The Last 100 Feet"
Donald E. Kinser – President & CEO, EDI, Ltd.
"The Last 100 Feet” represents what is needed in nursing units and other clinical areas to give medical staff efficient, effective, and reliable access to the EMR wherever and whenever they may need it.
Data Centers and NEC 645
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
Implementing a data center requires careful consideration of the electrical code and how it applies to practical electrical circuit distribution. If you are utilizing or planning a data center with a raised floor, NEC Article 645 may be the route you choose.
Real Time Location Systems – To Leverage or Not to Leverage
Beth Bandi, Vice President of Business Development
If William Shakespeare's character, Hamlet, were alive today, working as a hospital's Director of IT, he would question, "To leverage or not to leverage my 802.11 network?" and even ponder, "Is this the right move for hospitals to have a "one highway fits all mentality?"
Questions Every CEO Should Be Asking Their IT Department
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
In order for strategic-level IT planning and execution to be effective, decisions should begin in the boardroom, not the back room. To facilitate this process, CEOs should invite their IT experts to participate in company planning meetings...
Data Center Energy Efficiency Strategies
Dan Fanning
Around the world, enterprise data centers are running into power and cooling limitations when they try to deploy new servers, storage, and blades, which, in addition to consuming more power than their predecessors, are often much more dense.
Healthcare IT Lessons Learned
Donald E. Kinser – President & CEO, EDI, Ltd.
Don Kinser, President & CEO of EDI, Ltd. shares some thoughts and ideas regarding information technology and communications in healthcare and some “lessons learned” over the years.
The Bridging Method
Donald E. Kinser, PE, MBA, President & CEO
The Bridging Method is a hybrid of two methods. George Heery believes, “It is so much better for owners that it will become the predominant project delivery method in the next ten years.”
Top Ten Flaws of Data Center Air Flow
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
The Data Center Services professionals at EDI, Ltd. have assembled a list of the ten most severe problems with data center airflow.
Early Data Center Planning – Rules of Thumb
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
Critical Load, Essential Load, & Non-Essential Load are explained.
The Office Space Data Center
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
Data centers are obviously complicated and require attention to detail across multiple, interwoven systems. The idea of retrofitting an office environment to support a data center application is daunting at best.
Data Center Assessment - Glossary of Terms
Dan Fanning, LEED AP, DC CEP, HCC
A list of terms commonly used in Data Center Assessment.