WHITE PAPER - While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Tape Libraries | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses some of the new approaches to power distribution including modular distribution and overhead power busway, and shows their advantages when compared to the legacy approach.
Posted: October 31, 2009 | Published: October 31, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | DC Power Supplies | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Server Consolidation | UPS

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

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

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

WHITE PAPER - To mitigate against the problems described in this document, designers and managers of data centers and network rooms must adapt to the new realities of dynamic power consumption.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  BIOS | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Management | Power Connectors | Power Consumption Monitoring | Security | UPS | VoIP | Wi-Fi

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the types of PM services that can help safeguard the uptime of data centers and IT equipment rooms.
Posted: February 4, 2008 | Published: February 3, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Downtime | Power Consumption Monitoring | TCO | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Specifying data center density has yet to conform to an established standard within the industry. This paper describes the science and practical application of an improved method for the specification of power and cooling infrastructure for data centers.
Posted: October 30, 2006 | Published: January 1, 2005


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Management | DC Power Supplies | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Quality Test Equipment | Power Supplies | Standards | UPS