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Delivering Turn-Key Mission Critical Solutions
Plan. Design. Build. Maintain.
1-800-862-0329
The president and vice president of DCS participated in the 12th Annual 7x24 DC Chapter Golf Tournament. DCS President, Scott Hoover, won a raffle and donated ½ of his winnings towards the 7×24 Exchange’s STEM scholarship charity. 7×24 Exchange is dedicated to fostering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education through a variety of programs and initiatives. They are committed to encouraging our youth to pursue careers in these disciplines while actively promoting the mission critical operations sector as an integral part of the global community. DCS raffled off a pair of Washington Capitals tickets that were won by Kirk Read More...
The world is facing a truly unprecedented situation that would have been unimaginable for many of us less than 20 days ago. This global COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected our families, businesses and communities, and disrupting our way of life in ways we’ve never seen before. First and foremost, our hearts go out to those that have been directly affected by this pandemic and are sick, we wish them nothing but a very speedy recovery. We are grateful to the tireless efforts of healthcare workers around the world who are working selflessly to manage care for those most in need. Second, Read More...
DCS was honored to participate in the 2019 US Dept. of Labor HireVets award ceremony, where we were awarded Platinum status for our veteran hiring practices. DCS is proud to have such a dedicated team of veterans on our staff. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans’ employment award that recognizes a company or organization’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (HIRE Vets Act or the Act), signed by President Trump on May 5, 2017, requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a Read More...
The demand for data centers is on the rise. Proper execution of the necessary adjustments to meet that demand are important. While some data centers lead the pack when it comes to innovative solutions, each is still a work in progress. With that in mind, here are several key trends we identified as far as what’s currently IN and OUT for the data center industry this year. Scalability is IN. In today’s business environment, organizations are expected to grow quickly. This means their data centers must grow quickly, too. Although scaling can be very costly, facilities designed to quickly adapt Read More...
Servers have been installed in 19 inch racks since before data centers existed. The technology to cool the air in buildings has been developed to a higher standard, and electrical power distribution is a very mature technology, which has made only incremental changes in the last couple years. Given all that, you might be forgiven for thinking that the design of data center hardware is approaching a standard, and future changes will be mere tweaks. However you would be wrong. There are plenty of radical approaches to racks, cooling and power distribution around.Some have been proclaimed for years, others have Read More...
Clearly two of the biggest trends in 2018 were the dominance of massive, hyperscale cloud data centers and the emergence of new edge computing deployments. In 2019, look for colocation products that attempt to seamlessly integrate hyperscale and edge data centers to support new applications for AI, Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, big data, etc. Enterprises in healthcare, financial, manufacturing, and other industries that built their own data centers about a decade ago are now realizing it can cost hundreds of millions of dollars to get those facilities up to modern standards. They’re also realizing that they need a lot Read More...
Making sure the limits of your control systems are known and is working to the best of its ability with in that realm ensures success in your new building and increases future profit and performance. The cooperation of the intricate appliances of your building help to become energy efficient and give visitors a pleasant experience. Electric and Mechanic equipment are used in control systems and are interdependent to work to its fullest potential. When you optimize your control systems, it helps safeguard a machine’s ability to produce the best results. If this is not done it may lead to issues Read More...
The 6th annual Critical Facilities Summit brings the best of the mission critical community together for 2½ days of unbeatable networking, education and product discovery. The Summit is designed for senior- level professionals responsible for the design, construction, management and operations of all mission critical facilities. Critical Facilities Summit 2018 takes place at the Music City Center, located in the vibrant downtown and near some of the city’s top restaurants and attractions. DCS Data Centers is headquartered in Annapolis Maryland, with presence in California, Florida and Utah. Our purpose is to assist clients with the planning, design, building and maintaining of Read More...
