Solutions for the Next Generation Data Center
Running out of floor space to accommodate the hot aisle/cold aisle row cooling approach? Experiencing hotspots and/or equipment failure due to inefficient climate control? Looking for a green data center for a more cost-effective cooling approach? If you’re looking for a solution, it’s simple physics: Water is 3,500 times more effective at cooling than air.
Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices Because of the historical unimportance of energy efficiency and the fact that energy expenses flow through the facilities team, some data center managers don’t yet grasp the significance of data center energy costs. The following information can then be used to create an estimate of the range of savings
More companies are tracking the carbon footprint of their data center facilities as part of broader initiatives towards eco-responsibility. As a result, there’s growing interest in renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas and hydro power. But how do you find these “green power” providers? The Environmental Protection Agency has gathered information on
Firms Making Their Own ‘Green’ Standards North American companies want energy-efficient data centers, but are struggling to define what “green” really means, and often developing their own metrics and standards. That’s the conclusion of a Digital Realty Trust (DRL) survey of enterprise data center users, which found strong commitment to energy efficiency but no clear
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 5, 2007 – Avocent® Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT) today introduced a major upgrade to its award-winning flagship DSView 3 management software that enables IT managers to seamlessly access and control virtualized environments in the same way they access and control their physical IT environments. Avocent DSView 3 software is the first management platform
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 27, 2007 – Avocent® Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT) today announced its MergePoint® 5200 family of service processor managers now supports more server models, enhancing IT infrastructure management capabilities for data center managers charged with keeping business operations ‘always on.’ The MergePoint products leverage service processors, the embedded “chips” inside servers designed to help
This week there was an article on Data Center Knowledge outlining the key projects “The Green Grid”, a non-profit consortium, will be focusing on for the remainder of the year. The Green Grid’s Technology Roadmap Last week we had a large volume of news from deals and conferences, and didn’t get a chance to write
Affordable system simplifies remote management of UNIX, Linux and Solaris servers, routers, and power management devices The Cyclades CS Console Server, based on the industry leading Cyclades ACS Console Server platform, allow consolidated and cost effective management from a single point of access to serial devices. “These new additions to our range of switching solutions
For those of you located in earthquake prone areas…this article will definitely be of interest. Data Center Knowledge posted this article following the 6.2 earthquake which recently hit Japan. Tuesday’s magnitude 6.2 earthquake in central Japan was was only the most recent in a series of strong earthquakes to hit the country, one of the
LINDEN, New Jersey, July 5 /PRNewswire/ — Minicom Advanced Systems announced today the formation of a dedicated Digital Signage Division is to be led by former Vice President for North American Sales, Dave Haar. The decision comes as a result of the company’s recognition of the need to provide specialized business attention to the rapidly