
August 2010
Think you know all there is to know about data centers? Snake Tray challenges you to match wits with this month's Data Centers Jeopardy contest.
Each month, Cabling Installation & Maintenance will draw one lucky Data Center expert at random from all the correct answers received, who will win a prize courtesy of Snake Tray. This month's prize is a $200 gas card.
View the complete rules of Cabling Jeopardy.
1. Outside of payroll costs, what is the single highest cost associated with operation of a fully operational data center?
2. According to TIA-942 standards, what is the recommended spacing between rows of cabinets and racks?
3. The standard states that abandoned cable should be removed in access floor systems and overhead cable trays. In addition, cable in access floor systems shall not block ventilation airflow and copper communications cables and power cables are to be deployed in separate trays in overhead cable installations.
4. Rigid enclosures, flexible strip curtains, blank unused rack positions are good examples of what strategy?
Once you've answered all of the questions above, please fill out the form below and click "Submit" to enter the Data Centers Jeopardy contest.