Do you use Trust as a Life Pattern?

Do you use Trust as a life pattern?  I do.  Things move so much faster and better.  If you take a risk with trust, then you can see whether the other parties are willing to increase the trust.  If trust doesn’t increase, then the partnership may not work.  Of course, there is exception, when those you meet you have no interest in developing trust.

This video has gone viral with 1.2 mil views in a week.

One of the interesting ideas is to design information systems to develop more trust.  Think about those systems you trust and others you don’t.

What is the software and sensors to monitor your UPS batteries?

Batteries are part of most data centers, but how many of you have software and sensor solutions for those batteries?

You may not have much choice now, but more is coming.  GigaOm’s Katie Fehrenbacher has a post on some of  the sensor and battery projects.

The coming battery boom will need better software, sensors & data

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Before we get drowned in cheap batteries, we’ll need better software to monitor and manage them, both optimizing their batteries use and keeping them safe.

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But beyond Tesla, there are many other big companies, startups and even researchers in labs working on new types of battery software, sensing and predictive algorithms. It will be these computing and communication technologies that will help enable lithium-ion batteries (and other batteries) — which can be flammable and volatile under the wrong conditions — become safe enough to allay fears of having them in vehicles and in huge battery banks near power lines.

If you want more sensors and software start asking your UPS vendors.

Writing about Information Theory, no Information Engineering

I have been thinking it is time to change what I spend time writing about.  The data center is a building to house information.  Information is changing how data centers are built.  Services are changing the information we work with.  It is time to change how Information Technology systems are designed and used.

If you look hard you can see the changes coming through.  It is dividing those who want change and those who see change as a threat to their way of doing things.

I started writing this blog on the idea of a green data center is important.  It is, and will continue to evolve.  The greening of the data center is becoming more than just the building.  It is hardware and the software together is greener, and the information is being used to support sustainable efforts.  

One idea to write about is Information Theory.  No, information theory makes it seems like it is theoretical.  What is more interesting is what is getting done.  The execution.  The trade-offs being made to make changes happen.  Information Engineering seems like a better description.

I still plan on writing on data centers especially those ideas that support greener more sustainable ideas.

Be Happy, watch this video

It’s really hard to work on big ideas when you don’t feel good.  Be Happy.  Check out this video.

The innovative part is there is a site for 24 hours of Happy.  http://24hoursofhappy.com

Dubbed the world's first 24-hour video, it features a diverse cast of characters, including the artist and some famous friends, dancing along to the track. The video is presented as an interactive clock-- users can click specific "times," watching a few seconds of each performance or just Pharrell (his bits are indicated by the dots around the clock). Other interactive elements play with the 24-hour concept--comments, for example are time-stamped and linked to corresponding moments in the day-long dance, and they can be viewed in temporal order as an overlay to the video.

The First Graduate Degree for Datacenter Systems Engineering Program is at SMU

I have an engineering degree, and most of my data center friends have engineering degrees too.  But, no one has a degree in datacenter engineering.  SMU announced the first Datacenter Systems Engineering graduate degree.

SMU’s Master of Science in Datacenter Systems engineering is built around five core courses that address the industry broadly, while offering elective specializations in three technical areas:

• Facilities, infrastructure and subsystems
• Datasystems engineering and analytics
• Computer networks, virtualization, security and cloud computing

”SMU’s Master of Science in Datacenter Systems Engineering program addresses a long unfulfilled need in the datacenter industry,” said Chris Crosby, CEO of Compass Datacenters. “Its comprehensive, cross-disciplinary curriculum provides the breadth of knowledge professionals need for success in this complex industry with numerous interdependencies.”

The SMU Datacenter Systems Engineering program is directed toward preparing professionals for a leadership role in this field, whether specifically as a technical contributor or more broadly in management. The program is designed to build a solid foundation for continued professional growth consistent with modern datacenter engineering practices and the changes that lie ahead for this industry.

SMU has a unique opportunity to play a significant role in educating engineering professionals in this field both locally on-campus and nationally via distance education. Approximately 50 datacenters exist within the greater Dallas area.  

There are some so called data center experts out there with no engineering degree so they can’t get their graduate degree in datacenter systems engineering.

In addition to meeting Lyle School admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy the following requirements:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in one of the engineering disciplines, computer science, one of the quantitative sciences or mathematics.
• A minimum of two years of college-level mathematics including one year of college-level calculus.

Part of what is needed in the data center industry is a pool of knowledge and SMU will enable a place to go to look for datacenter knowledge.

Key factors which determine successful competition in today's global environment are: timely and rapid response to customer needs, high product quality, and flexibility of operation. To achieve these objectives, the common element is an effective and knowledgeable organization oriented towed customer needs and requirements.

 We should all buy Chris Crosby a beer to show our appreciation to start something that hopefully will grow over time.