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Server Room Monitoring – Not Just for the Big Boys

Even small server rooms can benefit from environmental monitoring devices.  Proper server room monitoring can provide warning of impending disaster that threatens availability and up-time.  Temperature sensors can alert IT professionals of over-heating situations, humidity sensors can alert to overly dry/moist conditions, fluid detection  sensors can alert to flooding conditions, and intrusion/security sensors can help

SynapSense Active Control Data Center Cooling Software

Data center monitoring is an integral part of managing any server room. Beyond monitoring though, efficient use of cooling resources is critical to reducing data center operating costs and effectively managing IT capacity changes.  To help data center professionals with this critical task, SynapSense has recently released a new software package which, when combined with

APC 42U Server Racks

Feature-rich enclosure systems optimized for easy installation, managing cables, integrating power distribution, and maximizing airflow. The NetShelter SX is a multi-functional rack enclosure influenced by customer feedback from around the world. These enclosures are designed to meet current IT market trends and applications ranging from high density computing and networking to broadcast and audio-video. With

New DVI Switches from SmartAVI

Now available on our sister site, KVM Switches Online, the DV-SW16 and the DVN-16P, SmartAVI’s two new 16-Port switches. Both are capable of switching high-resolution DVI-D video output from 16 computers located up to 30 feet away from a central console. The SmartAVI DV-SW16 is a cross-platform DVI-D switch capable of sharing one DVI-D Monitor

KVM Switch Upgrade

Top Five Considerations to bring your KVM Switch products to the Latest Technologies Upgrade your current KVM switch architecture and clean up your server room. Below are some of the top KVM switch upgrade options you can use to update your Data Center environment. 1. Upgrade to CAT5 CAT5 KVM switches dramatically reduce desktop and

42U Participating in Apple Going Green for Business Event

42U, a leader in providing data center efficiency solutions has been invited to share some of their Green Business Initiatives that involve Apple products they have used. If you’re in the neighborhood, please drop by. Reservations are strongly encouraged if you’re coming to this event. What: Going Green for Business When: Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010

5 Steps to a Greener Data Center

Components of Power Usage Effectiveness - PUE (source: Green Grid)

With a little planning, even older data centers can go green – 5 Steps to a greener data center! An efficient, well-designed data center is important for every organization; it can reduce down-time, increase output and reduce operation and maintenance costs. Probably the biggest benefit is that a properly maintained data center can save significant capital

42U Achieves Avocent’s Top 10 Million Dollar Club Honoree Award

Broomfield, CO – February 11, 2010: Avocent Corporation, a division of Emerson Network Power, announced that 42U, the nation’s leading provider of Data Center Efficiency Solutions, made Avocent’s Top 10 Million Dollar Club Honoree. This award was presented only to select top 10 partners of Avocent who achieved sales volume exceeding $1 million in 2009