Schneider Electric Blog » Data Center Architecture http://blog.schneider-electric.com Fri, 17 May 2013 00:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Building and Financial Considerations When Selecting a Data Center Site http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/14/building-and-financial-considerations-when-selecting-a-data-center-site/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/14/building-and-financial-considerations-when-selecting-a-data-center-site/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:58:00 +0000 Wendy Torell http://blog-dev.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4245 Last month I wrote about the importance of data center site selection, which was top of mind in the wake of October’s Hurricane Sandy. Since then we’ve been hit with... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/14/building-and-financial-considerations-when-selecting-a-data-center-site/feed/ 0 The environmental impact of running software http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/13/the-environmental-impact-of-running-software/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/13/the-environmental-impact-of-running-software/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:59:36 +0000 Kristian Langborg-Hansen http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5706 The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is creating an accounting and reporting standard for the emission of greenhouse gasses from running software. This may be the first step down the long path... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/13/the-environmental-impact-of-running-software/feed/ 0 Bringing Clarity to Modular Data Center Architectures http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/10/bringing-clarity-to-modular-data-center-architectures/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/10/bringing-clarity-to-modular-data-center-architectures/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:38:48 +0000 Susan Hartman http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=6389 Anyone who pays even scant attention to data center issues has no doubt been hearing the term “modular” with increasingly greater frequency, and with good reason. As we’ve covered previously,... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/10/bringing-clarity-to-modular-data-center-architectures/feed/ 0 Virtualization Energy Cost Calculator – Interactive tool to illustrate the energy impact of virtualization projects http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/07/virtualization-energy-cost-calculator-interactive-tool-to-illustrate-the-energy-impact-of-virtualization-projects/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/07/virtualization-energy-cost-calculator-interactive-tool-to-illustrate-the-energy-impact-of-virtualization-projects/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:44:03 +0000 Wendy Torell http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=7034 It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about one of our TradeOff Tools.  But as promised, I want to continue to give some insight into what’s behind our TradeOff Tools,... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/07/virtualization-energy-cost-calculator-interactive-tool-to-illustrate-the-energy-impact-of-virtualization-projects/feed/ 0 Six Air Containment Solutions Will Help You to Save Energy in Your Existing Data Centers http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/06/six-air-containment-solutions-will-help-you-to-save-energy-in-your-existing-data-centers/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/06/six-air-containment-solutions-will-help-you-to-save-energy-in-your-existing-data-centers/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 19:03:34 +0000 Paul Lin http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=6171 For an existing traditional data center, hot air and cold air mixing can lead to more than 25% waste of the cooling capacity.  As a result, the cooling system is... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/06/six-air-containment-solutions-will-help-you-to-save-energy-in-your-existing-data-centers/feed/ 1 Cloud Computing: A solution for ‘too much IT’ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/2013/05/06/cloud-computing-a-solution-for-too-much-it/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/2013/05/06/cloud-computing-a-solution-for-too-much-it/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 10:58:35 +0000 Maria Elisa Garcia Franquelo http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=7075 Is your organization finding it a challenge to keep up to date with the best available IT hardware and software? If yes, you’re not alone. The tremendous rate at which... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/2013/05/06/cloud-computing-a-solution-for-too-much-it/feed/ 0 Getting comfortable with elevated data center temperatures http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/06/getting-comfortable-with-elevated-data-center-temperatures/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/06/getting-comfortable-with-elevated-data-center-temperatures/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:52 +0000 Luca Melluso http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5718 Running data centers at elevated air temperatures cuts energy costs by reducing energy for cooling, but only recently has the industry started to get comfortable with the practice of running... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/06/getting-comfortable-with-elevated-data-center-temperatures/feed/ 3 Don’t miss the Gorilla in your Data Center http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/02/dont-miss-the-gorilla-in-your-data-center/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/02/dont-miss-the-gorilla-in-your-data-center/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:45:21 +0000 Kristian Langborg-Hansen http://blog.schneider-electric.com/main/?p=1002 Don’t let your focus make you overlook simple ways of improving the energy efficiency of your data center. A study shows that when focusing on a specific task, the human... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/02/dont-miss-the-gorilla-in-your-data-center/feed/ 0 The Green Grid’s Data Center Maturity Model Can Delivery Big Energy Savings http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-planning/2013/04/30/the-green-grids-data-center-maturity-model-can-delivery-big-energy-savings/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-planning/2013/04/30/the-green-grids-data-center-maturity-model-can-delivery-big-energy-savings/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:13:09 +0000 John Tuccillo http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=6574 Something rather remarkable has happened over the course of the last year at The Green Grid  (TGG) that anyone who owns and operates a data center ought to know about.... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-planning/2013/04/30/the-green-grids-data-center-maturity-model-can-delivery-big-energy-savings/feed/ 0 Data Center Lifecycle Principles: Part 2 of 2 – Continuous Improvement http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/26/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-2-of-2-continuous-improvement/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/26/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-2-of-2-continuous-improvement/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:01:06 +0000 Keith Murray http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4086 As examined in my last post, a key principle in the lifecycle approach to data centers is to design facilities with change in mind. However, once a data center is... Read more »

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