The Data Center Professionals Network
Serving the Data Center Industry
If you can’t find what you’re looking for or want to suggest an FAQ, visit our dedicated site forum here. Alternatively you can email us directly at admin@datacenterprofessionals.net.
When you sign up you’ll be able to visit all areas of the site, make contacts, message contacts and interact with other members immediately. Signing up is free and takes less than a minute. As a member you can take advantage of being able to:
No. You don’t have to reveal your real-world identity or email address to the community unless you want to. In all interactions your email is kept private unless you choose to reveal it.
By adding a contact you can send internal private messages to other members. In this way you can also grow and develop your own personal network of Data Center Professionals.
Invite people to be your contact by clicking on their name or picture. Then click the ‘Add as contact’ link under their picture.
If you'd like to get to know someone better, consider inviting them to Skype with you. Your Skype ID can be added to your profile on 'My Page' and can be kept private or disclosed to your contacts.
Almost any action you take in our network will result in a ‘Latest Activity’ item, including changing your profile photo, replying to a forum thread, or joining a group.
On your profile page you can set which events appear in the Latest Activity stream. Your options include: new content I add, new comments I add, new friends I add, when I update my profile, my events and my RSVPs.
You can delete any one of your own activities from the Latest Activity stream on the main page, and on your profile page by clicking the ‘x’ next to the activity you'd like to remove. To change which categories of events appear, click the ‘Settings’ link in the right column of the network and go to the ‘Privacy’ tab.
You need to be a member and create a contact before you can send and internal message anyone on the network.
Any messages you or your contact writes will be sent to your site inbox on the network, and also to your own email address inbox.
N.B Your own email address is never disclosed to other site members
via the internal messaging system.
Where can I find my unique network email address?
To find your email-in address and to get started, click the "Settings" link in the right column of the main page. At the bottom of the page, locate the "Useful addresses" section. You'll find your email-in address under ‘Add by phone’. It should look like a combination of your name on the network and a few numbers, and the domain will be the URL of your network.
The RSS network feed keeps you up to date on all the latest activity, blog posts, news and events.
A good place to start is iGoogle. To add a feed to your iGoogle, click the "Add stuff" link at the top right of the page. Next, at the bottom of the left column, click the "Add feed or gadget" next to the RSS icon.
Forums
How do I stay up to date on discussions I’m following?
To be alerted by email whenever something is added to a forum discussion click the link at the bottom of the discussion that says ‘Follow this discussion’.
How do I start a discussion?
If you have a question that might be nourished by the collective experience of the network, start a Forum discussion by clicking ‘Start Discussion’ under ‘Forum’ on the main page.
In general, we will leave it to you, the community, to manage your own conduct. You are professionals, so we ask that you treat other forum participants with respect. If this is the case we will take the appropriate action to prevent spamming and to make your community more comfortable.
The Live Chat feature allows you to participate in a live, real-time network-wide chat room as well as chat privately with other members of the network.
Participate in the chatroom directly from the main page of the network, (By clicking Chat in the Members tab you can also see a full page view of the chatroom). When you sign into our network, you will automatically appear as "online" in the chatroom.
If you no longer wish to appear as online in the chatroom, you can set your status to ‘offline’. Locate the dropdown menu in the top corner of the Chat feature and select ‘offline’.
In the right column of the Chat feature, a list of members currently in the chatroom appears. Clicking their profile photo pops up a dialogue box that allows you to view their profile on the network or initiate a private chat with them.
You may want to upload tutorials, fun stuff, or company/product promotionals. Another good use of the videos section is to view or upload screencasts e.g. to show a product user interface.
Obviously we don't want to run the risk of abusive videos/photos being put on the network. All videos and photos will need approval from the site moderators before they are displayed.
Each member gets a 'My Page'. This contains your customisable site profile. You can add anything you'd like to your text boxes, including text, images, widgets, and links.
Add your own text and content boxes; these stretch to fit the content you place in it, so get creative! Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Add Widgets Create Links Add Photos or Videos Upload a file Add
key Word Documents, PDFs, and even PowerPoint presentations to your
text box, a great option for sharing presentations from a
conference or distributing a PDF.
Do I have to upload a picture? Its always nice to be able to
put a face to a name - especially in a professional network such as
this. If you don't have a picture yet, the site uses a default.
Events
What kind of events are featured here? The Events feature is
a great way to let members know about upcoming conferences,
exhibitions, meetings, or event online chat sessions.
You can organise either online or offline events at any level -
nationally or locally and publicise them here. You can even
organize in-person meet ups.
Who can I invite? Invite anyone to join your event, even
people who haven't yet joined the network.
How do I create an event? Each event can include a
description section, a comment wall and a list of RSVPs. As an
event creator, you can choose the features and privacy settings and
send a broadcast message to everyone who has been invited to the
event. 1.Go to the Events tab 2.Click the link to ‘Add an Event’.
3.Fill in the required information about your event. 4.Upload an
image that's roughly square in size.
How do I change the event organiser? By default, any event
you add to the network will appear as organized by you and will
link to your profile page. You can change who the event is
organized by in the ‘Organized By’ field.
How do the privacy settings work? Don't forget to choose the
privacy settings for your event. Anyone can RSVP to a public event,
while only invited people can RSVP to private events. Some
information about private events will still be visible to all
members of your network, including the title, start time, event
type, and organizer. You can also choose to disable RSVP altogether
or hide the guest list.
How do I send invitations? To spread the word about your
event, invite people to attend it. You can invite people by typing
in email addresses, selecting from your list of contacts within the
network, importing from your web address book, or importing from an
address book application. To invite people to an event, go to the
event page and click the ‘Invite More People’ link.
How do I create an RSVP for an event? To RSVP to an event
you've been invited to, head to the Events tab and click on the
event you want to RSVP to. On the right side of the page, locate
‘Your RSVP’ box. Choose your RSVP option.
Classifieds
What are the classified listings for? Any kind of ‘for sale’
or ‘wanted’ request can be submitted to the appropriate category in
the classifieds listing. You can post classifieds for free. These
are monitored by site moderators.
What if I can’t find the category I want? If you want more
categories added please let use know by emailing us at
admin@datacenterprofessionals.net
How do I add a classified advertisment or post? To add a
classified please go the classifieds section and click ‘Add a
listing’ on the right side of the page. Currently Classifieds will
display for 21 days. Contact us if you'd like your ad featured
here.
Anything we’ve missed?
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