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Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Data center electrical efficiency is rarely planned or managed. The unfortunate result is that most data centers waste substantial amounts of electricity. Today it is both possible and prudent to...

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Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers: A Close-Coupled Row Solution

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

The trend of increasing heat densities in data centers has held consistent with advances in computing technology for many years. As power density increased, it became evident that the degree of...

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Containerized Power and Cooling Modules for Data Centers

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Standardized, pre-assembled and integrated data center facility power and cooling modules are at least 60% faster to deploy, and provide a first cost savings of 13% or more compared to traditional...

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Implementing Hot and Cold Air Containment in Existing Data Centers

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Containment solutions can eliminate hot spots and provide energy savings over traditional uncontained data center designs. The best containment solution for an existing facility will depend on the...

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Allocating data center energy costs and carbon to IT users

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Are complicated software and instrumentation needed to measure and allocate energy costs and carbon to IT users? Or can we get by with simple, low cost methods for energy cost and carbon...

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Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Data center commissioning can deliver an unbiased evaluation of whether a newly constructed data center will be an operational success or a failure. Proper execution of the commissioning process...

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Solutions for a More Energy-Efficient Data Center: From Water to Fresh-Air Cooling

April 26, 2013 12:00am PDT

This white paper discusses recent trends in the industry toward increasing energy efficiency of the data center in order to save on power and cooling costs without reducing performance. Included...

Provided by: IBM

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10 stupid things people do in their data centers

April 25, 2013 7:08am PDT

Small missteps can turn into huge problems in the data center -- and that can mean big trouble for your organization (and for you).

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IDC Report: The Future of eMail is Social

April 24, 2013 12:00am PDT

This IDC white paper looks at the current state of enterprise email and perceived and real problems that surround its use. The paper discusses the changing nature of collaboration and work fueled...

Provided by: IBM

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Embrace the New Era of Data Centre Services and the Cloud

April 24, 2013 12:00am PDT

Read this white paper to learn about the trends affecting the data center and how cloud services are playing a huge role in helping organizations to modernize, improve utilization, and...

Provided by: Hewlett Packard

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Datapod and the art of data center design on the iPad

April 23, 2013 10:15am PDT

Take a look at Datapod, a free iPad app that helps prospective data center clients design their own modular data center.

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Data centers in the 21st Century

April 22, 2013 9:29am PDT

Here are some snapshots of data centers from around the world that take advantage of the newest designs and technological advancements to achieve better security, performance, efficiency, and...

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Data center build-out considerations for small IT consultancies

April 19, 2013 8:29am PDT

Your IT consulting firm can gain a competitive edge in its region by building its cloud network. Here are three factors to consider before making this investment.

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A Distributed Approach to Precoder Selection Using Factor Graphs for Wireless Communication Networks

April 19, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this paper, the authors address distributed parameter coordination methods for wireless communication systems. This proposes a method based on a message-passing algorithm, namely min-sum...

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Top 10 Mistakes in Data Center Operations: Operating Efficient and Effective Data Centers

April 19, 2013 12:00am PDT

How can you avoid making major mistakes when operating and maintaining your data center(s)? The key lies in the methodology behind your operations and maintenance program. All too often, companies...

Provided by: Schneider Electric - AU

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Virtualisation and Cloud Computing: Optimised Power, Cooling and Management Maximises Benefits

April 19, 2013 12:00am PDT

IT virtualisation, the engine behind cloud computing, can have significant consequences on the data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). Higher power densities that often result can challenge...

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Three areas of concern for Big Data in the data center

April 17, 2013 5:39am PDT

Big Data is not just a tool for business analysis. it can also be a helpful tool to improve the data center.

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Weighted Sum-Rate Maximization for Multi-User SIMO Multiple Access Channels in Cognitive Radio Networks

April 17, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this paper, an efficient distributed and parallel algorithm is proposed to maximize the sum-rate and optimize the input distribution policy for the Multi-User Single Input Multiple Output...

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Five apps for better data center management

April 16, 2013 12:37pm PDT

Five data center management apps that span the spectrum of potential tools and reports.

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Data center power consumption: How much energy do you need?

April 11, 2013 8:06am PDT

Huge shifts in data center technology may have you scrambling to calculate costs and decide between on-premise and cloud options. Don't forget to factor in your power needs with our brand new cost...