CASE STUDY - Recently, the University of Plymouth, located in the U.K., completed a refresh of their 4,800 desktop PCs, upgrading the systems to PCs with Intel® Core™2 processors with vPro™ technology in order to offer students the latest in IT services. The following paper provides an ROI analysis of this PC deployment.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | TCO | University Programs

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Power Management | Desktop Virtualization | Microsoft Hyper-V | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Windows Server 2003

DATA SHEET - The new Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system provides a productive and cost-effective server platform with low-cost virtualization, power-saving capabilities, and a superior experience for end users. Read this data sheet to learn more!
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: October 13, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Microsoft Hyper-V | Power Consumption Monitoring | Remote Access Software | Remote Users | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine Migration | Windows Server 2003

EBOOK - This book addresses the key topics related to “green” technology trends and gives you a plan in many key areas to embark on savings for your company.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Industry | Environmental Law | Environmental Standards | EPA | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Power Blackouts | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Test Equipment | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes how various UPS topologies work and looks at the impact of operating mode on five key factors of UPS performance
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | High Availability | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | UPS

WEBCAST - Join this Webcast, presented by PC Connection, featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Management

PODCAST - Join this Podcast, presented by PC Connection, featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Energy Efficiency | IT Management | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | Server Consolidation | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This report looks at the potential for cost savings through use of IBM Systems Director 6.1 and Active Energy Manager to manage large numbers of IBM System x and BladeCenter systems. The study details areas of savings resulting in up to a 35% reduction in systems administration costs
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | ROI

WHITE PAPER - The cost of operating the data center is outpacing the cost of IT resources themselves. High-density equipment pressures power and cooling systems to the max. Learn of the new approaches and technologies that are redefining the economics of running the modern data center.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Building the data center to meet the needs of an uncertain future is an expensive and needless exercise in over-engineering. New designs need to be modular, with built-in expansion capabilities. This paper looks at the concepts and benefits of modularity in all the necessary elements of the power system.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Batteries | Capacity Planning | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Network Design | Power Consumption Monitoring | UPS

BROCHURE - This brochure provides an overview of the HP Proliant G6 live of Servers. Based on AMD’s Opteron processor, HP delivers a line of servers offering high performance while reducing power and cooling requirements.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | High Performance Computing | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Management | Server Virtualization

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Without a comprehensive data center consolidation strategy, many of today's businesses are unable to lower power and cooling costs or effectively manage server workload utilization. In this expert Pocket E-Guide, you will discover why Linux should play a key role in your data center consolidation strategy.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Linux | Mainframe Operating Systems | Network Management | Network Performance | Open Source | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Software Licensing

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn how the right power monitoring system can protect your organization's data and applications while optimizing the power delivery infrastructure for efficiency and lower cost.
Posted: August 4, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Ethernet Networks | IT Infrastructure | IT Systems | LAN | Power Consumption Monitoring

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications.
Posted: July 17, 2009 | Published: July 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | Mainframe Server Hardware | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Management | Software Licensing | Virtual Machine Migration

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Blade Servers | Capacity Management | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | ITIL | Power Consumption Monitoring | UPS