Is an Energy-wasting Data Center Draining Your Bottom Line?
[ Source: Eaton ]
November 2009-
An unforgiving economic climate has left many organizations struggling to sustain (or restore) profitability. Many of them reacted to the downturn by restructuring, trimming back R&D and marketing, and laying off employees. All of these moves leave a company in a vulnerable position when the market rebounds, which it inevitably will.
Meanwhile, huge potential savings are sitting, untapped, right in the company’s data center.
Data center energy costs as a percent of ....
The Four Trends Driving the Future of Data Center Infrastructure Design and Management
[ Source: Emerson Network Power ]
November 2009-
Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Taking advantage of the opportunities listed in this paper will enable you to more efficiently deploy and use all of your resources throughout the life of the ....
Template-based Provisioning
[ Source: Liquid Computing ]
September 2009-
By applying template-based provisioning, IT infrastructure can be configured to deliver services as needed, and projects with disparate and out-of-sync computing requirements can share infrastructure. As a result, operators can improve responsiveness to business demands through rapid service deployment and, at the same time, reduce overhead associated with power, cooling, floor space, and licensing. More significantly, IT organizations can achieve up to a 10:1 time savings in administration, the largest and fastest-growing cost in the ....
The Vector Approach to Data Center Power Planning
[ Source: Eaton ]
July 2009-
Many data centers, including most of those built before 2001, are at risk of outstripping their capacity to power and cool their IT systems. Already, data centers consume 10–30 times more energy per square foot than the typical office building—a figure that has doubled in the last five years. Energy costs represent the single largest component of operating expense, and a potential barrier to future expansion. Does IT really have a handle on this trend?
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Solace's Unified Messaging Platform
[ Source: Solace Systems ]
June 2009-
Solace's Unified Messaging Platform is the first solution that handles all the major types of enterprise messaging in a single purpose-built hardware platform, with a single API and detailed management and monitoring. The Unified Messaging Platform simplifies the messaging infrastructure, improves performance, reduces time to market for new applications and slashes operational complexity and expense. Solace's Unified Messaging Platform supports ultra-low latency data distribution, high volume fanout, persistent message queuing and WAN-optimized messaging, all ....
Get More From Your Data Center
[ Source: Emerson Network Power ]
July 2009-
This step-by-step guide will walk you through identifying gaps in your IT infrastructure, understanding how to apply new infrastructure technologies that give you greater resiliency against unforeseen events, and accommodate future growth without disruptions. Considerations include ensuring enough capacity for new equipment, installing adequate security and implementing proactive monitoring.
Focused Cooling Using Cold Aisle Containment
[ Source: Emerson Network Power ]
June 2009-
As heat densities and cooling costs rise, data center professionals are looking for more efficient cooling solutions. This paper discusses the benefits of using both the hot and cold aisle approach, but focuses on the latter option as an effective method for eliminating data center hot spots and reducing overall cooling costs by as much as 30%.
Discover how cold aisle containment, as an addition to a conventional precision cooling system, consistently separates ....
Virtualization Technology Primer
[ Source: Focus Consulting ]
April 2008-
If you haven't already started to virtualize, you should start evaluating and gaining experience now. Consider getting expert help and consider the big picture.
Thinking In PostScript
[ Source: comp ]
December 1990-
This book is intended to provide a practical, intriguing, and fresh look at
the PostScript programming language.
Distributing Power to Blade Servers
[ Source: Eaton ]
November 2008-
With blade servers, a single rack of equipment can easily produce dozens of power cords to manage—and an appetite for 20+ kW of reliable power. Learn how enclosure-based power distribution units streamline the power architecture and support blade power requirements.