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 - The current state of the datacenter demands a transformation that helps in improving space utilization and lowering power consumption while still providing the scale and availability the business requires. Read this report to learn how your organization can optimize data center efficiency and lower costs.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: April 14, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Energy Efficiency | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization is more than just a concept-- it is a concrete business strategy that can provide tangible value for companies in virtually any industry. Read this paper to learn more about Dell's virtual infrastructure solutions.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: December 17, 2007


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Along with an in-depth discussion of energy measurement and management, this white paper provides a brief overview of IBM solutions that can help organizations support their initiatives for developing energy-efficient and environmentally responsible data centers.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center

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 - IT managers are looking for ways to improve energy efficiency - to reduce power consumption and cooling requirements - to save money. Using HP Reference Architectures for Oracle, you get a modular, inherently flexible, and highly available application platform that accomplishes that. Read this paper for details.
Posted: July 30, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers

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 - Data center energy costs continue to take up a significant portion of IT budgets, and it seems that there is no end in sight. This paper addresses, in a unified and systemic way, many of the power consumption issues that IT has been grappling with in piecemeal fashion.
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Construction | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Green Data Center | IT Service Management | IT Spending | Network Appliances | Network Management Services | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - Enterprises, government agencies and service providers are increasingly employing virtualized environments to decrease costs, consolidate data center space and reduce environmental impacts. This paper describes a comprehensive set of CA tools for managing virtual environments.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Virtualization

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 paper examines hot and cold air containment and highlights the reasons why hot aisle containment emerges as the preferred best practice.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: February 3, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Downtime | Storage Capacity

WHITE PAPER - This white paper details how self-contained high-density zones enable a reliable operation of high-density equipment without impacting a low-density data center.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Downtime | Power Connectors | Power Supplies | Rack Servers

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 - A floor plan strongly affects the power density capability and electrical efficiency of a data center. This paper provides structured floor plan guidelines for defining room layouts and for establishing IT equipment layouts within existing rooms.
Posted: June 22, 2007 | Published: June 1, 2007


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Storage Management | Systems Design and Development

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