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Abstract:
Common methods for monitoring the data center environment date from the days of centralized mainframes, and include such
practices as walking around with thermometers. But as data centers continue to evolve with distributed processing and server
technologies that drive up power and cooling demands, you m (...)
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... Monitoring equipment isn’t enough—learn how to better manage your data
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2010-03-11
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Data Center Projects: Project Management. Find Free Blueprint and Other Solutions to Define Your Data Center Project In Relation
To Project Management. In data center design projects, flawed management frequently leads to delays, expense, and frustration.
Effective project management requires well-defined (...)
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Data Center Projects: Project Management. ... Resources Related to Data
Center Project Management: Data Center (Wikipedia); Project Management
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2010-03-11
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Guidelines for Specification of Data Center Power Density. Find Free Platform and Other Solutions to Define Your Project In
Relation To Data Center Power Density. Conventional methods for specifying data center density don’t provide the guidance
to assure predictable power and cooling performance for th (...)
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Guidelines for Specification of Data Center Power Density. Find Free Platform and Other Solutions to Define Your Project In
Relation To Data Center...
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2010-03-11
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Abstract:
With the increasing complexity of the data center and its dependent systems, data center automation (DCA) is becoming a necessity.
To replace the costly and inefficient human aspect of managing the data center, IT departments must adopt DCA solutions. Combined
with utility-based computing architectures, (...)
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Data Center Automation. ... To replace the costly and inefficient human
aspect of managing the data center, IT departments must adopt DCA solutions. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Server and data center consolidation has never been more important. Issues such as server sprawl and increasing costs have
made consolidation the number one priority among IT managers. New virtualization technologies, however, are helping data centers
combat these problems. Learn about the factors that a (...)
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<strong>A Pragmatic Approach to Server and Data Center Consolidation</strong>.
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2010-03-11
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Abstract:
As your business grows, so too does the complexity of your data center. Along with this complexity, there are problems such
as the inflexibility caused by operating systems, applications, and associated data, which are bound to the hardware they
are installed on. Discover eight ways to optimize the infra (...)
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8 Solutions Designed to Optimize the Data Center. ... Download <strong>8
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2010-03-11
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Today’s data centers are an increasingly complex mixture of server platforms, hardware, operating systems, data, and applications
that have accumulated over time. So how do you take your data center from a tangled mess of suboptimal servers which may be
hampering your service levels, to one that can ma (...)
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Data Center Best Practices: Optimizing Service Infrastructure through OS Portability. Source:
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2010-03-11
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Abstract:
System planning is the Achilles’ heel of a data center physical infrastructure project. Planning mistakes can propagate through
later deployment phases, resulting in delays, cost overruns, wasted time, and a compromised system. These troubles can be
eliminated by viewing system planning as a data flow (...)
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2010-03-11
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Many large companies don’t realize the pains network administrators take to maximize real estate in the data center. The
keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switch can help by enabling IT pros to effectively manage the continual expansion of data centers.
Learn how organizations of all sizes can optimize their (...)
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Reclaiming Data Center Real Estate Using KVM and Remote Management Technologies. Source:
ATEN Technology. Document Type: White Paper ...
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2010-03-11
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Abstract:
The need for secure remote management tops network administrators’ “to do” lists. Until now, this was cost-prohibitive for
all but the largest data centers. However, Internet protocol (IP) remote management devices are now affordable, enabling all
organizations to benefit from secure IP access thro (...)
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IP Devices Promise the Future of Data Center Control and Management. Source: ATEN Technology.
Document Type: White Paper Description ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
In some circumstances, the air surrounding IT equipment can be harmful to internal electronic components and lead to failure
and downtime. Reliance on precision cooling solutions to maintain the proper humidity level in a computer room or data center
doesn’t always assure proper humidity levels at the (...)
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... solutions to maintain the proper humidity level in a computer room or data center
doesn’t always assure proper humidity levels at the IT equipment air intake ...
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2010-03-11
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10 Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center. Documents and Other Dynamic System to Use In Your Data Center Organization.
Data center commissioning requires tight coordination between vendors, facilities, IT departments, engineers, the commissioning
agent, and others. Managed properly, commissionin (...)
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... IT and facilities personnel are most often charged with performing the actual data center
equipment commissioning tests, often working in conjunction with ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
High-density IT equipment stresses the power density capability of modern data centers. Installation and unmanaged proliferation
of this equipment can lead to unexpected problems with power and cooling infrastructure. Find out how to measure and predict
power and cooling capacity and the rack enclosure l (...)
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... APC by Schneider Electric. Document Type: White Paper Description: High-density IT equipment
stresses the power density capability of modern data centers. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Avoidable mistakes made when installing cooling systems and racks in data centers or network rooms compromise availability
and increase costs. These flaws create hot spots, decrease efficiency, and reduce cooling capacity. Although facilities operators
are often held accountable for cooling problems, man (...)
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... of IT equipment. Learn more about these mistakes and about simple remedies. Download
<strong>Avoidable Mistakes that Compromise Cooling Performance in Data ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
In order to meet data center challenges, organizations must take measures to consolidate data centers and look at outsourcing
arrangements and alternate models of data center management. However, because carrying out a data center strategy typically
requires a large investment in time and costs, organiza (...)
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Data Center Economics: Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities. ... Download
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Published:
2011-12-18
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Abstract:
Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution. Download current White Papers for Data
Center Efficiency and High Density Power Distribution. North American server installations are uniquely inefficient because
of multiple circuits, use of floor space and weight, and m (...)
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... However in the modern high density data center virtually all rack-based
equipment operates on 208V (or 230V outside North America). ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
In the past 12 years, the universal serial bus (USB) has grown from pipe dream into the de facto standard for devices such
as portable memory devices, video game consoles, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and more. Learn how a USB keyboard/video/mouse
(KVM) can correctly emulate the constant presence (...)
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The Rise of USB in the Data Center—Implementation Can Make the Difference. Source: ATEN
Technology. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Well-informed accounting treatment of network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI) assets can improve a company’s financial
performance. Design and manufacturing improvements in modular and scalable uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), power distribution
units (PDUs), and computer room air conditi (...)
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Accounting and Tax Benefits of Modular, Portable Data Center Infrastructure. Source: APC
by Schneider Electric. Document Type: White ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Conventional models for estimating the electrical efficiency of data centers are grossly inaccurate for real-world installations.
Electrical loss estimates are typically made by summing inefficiencies of electrical devices, such as power and cooling equipment.
Discover a more accurate efficiency model th (...)
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... waste in power and cooling equipment, and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). Download
<strong>Electrical Efficiency Modeling for Data Centers</strong>. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Whether dealing with a mess of their own making or an inherited one, IT professionals have several options for bringing order
to chaotic data centers. Today’s technologies provide integrated rack-based data center solutions for power, air, cable routing,
and management. Learn how to eliminate the root (...)
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... Today’s technologies provide integrated rack-based data center solutions
for power, air, cable routing, and management. Learn ...
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2010-03-11