The latest computer and telecommunication system developments are expanding the scope of traditional data center operation. In the past, its management was focused in the electrical and cooling infrastructure. The… Read more »
Data Center Infrastructure Management systems – A Tool for Operation Challenges
May 20, 2013
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The environmental impact of running software
May 13, 2013
219 views
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 »
Virtualization Energy Cost Calculator – Interactive tool to illustrate the energy impact of virtualization projects
May 7, 2013
608 views
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 »
Cloud Computing: A solution for ‘too much IT’
May 6, 2013
372 views
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 »
Funding the Unfunded: Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Federal Data Center Consolidation
April 18, 2013
868 views
2013 marks the third year of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) and inches agencies closer to its shared 2015 deadline with the coinciding Presidential Memorandum; disposing of unneeded… Read more »
Winning the Data Center Marathon
March 25, 2013
562 views
How to learn from marathon runners when planning the capacity of your data center. Schneider Electric sponsors the annual marathon in Paris. Even though I’m not going to participate myself,… Read more »
4 Ways to Reduce Energy Consumption in Any Data Center
February 1, 2013
2,272 views
If your data center energy bill is a bit higher than you’d like, you are certainly not alone. By their nature, data centers consume a lot of energy and there’s… Read more »
Data Center Predictions for 2013: Flash Memory, SDNs, Hybrid Cloud and More
January 7, 2013
1,632 views
As the new year begins it’s time for all good bloggers to do what comes naturally: compile lists! Far be it from me to buck this time-honored tradition (one that pre-dates… Read more »
Don’t Leave Your Data Center Stranded Out in the Cold
December 19, 2012
1,882 views
For most companies, data center capacity comes at a premium, so it’s important to be able to wring every bit of it out of the space and infrastructure you have… Read more »
Why Virtualization Worsens Your PUE
December 4, 2012
1,846 views
Virtualization is often touted as a “green” technology and with good reason. Consolidating lots of under-utilized servers into a handful of more fully loaded servers can save lots of electricity…. Read more »
Your Planet Needs You! Help Cut Waste Caused By Over-Sizing Data Centers
September 20, 2012
3,560 views
I need your help please! I’m looking to enlist the help of anyone who has an interest in data centers in a campaign to cut waste caused by over-sizing or… Read more »
Systems should be open, that’s why we built StruxureWare that way
August 16, 2012
2,693 views
Schneider Electric’s involvement in the Cisco House project at Olympic Park has had a number of interesting outcomes, many of which I’m sure are, or will be, covered off in… Read more »
Protecting the Edge is Crucial in a Cloud Environment
October 10, 2012
2,547 views
As companies continue to adopt more cloud and virtualization technologies, they would do well to pay special attention to the devices that are now essentially the lifeline to their IT… Read more »
Recent Power Outages Highlight the Need for Event Reconstruction Technology
September 4, 2012
2,505 views
When more than 600 million people lost power in India during the largest blackout in history, one question resonated for those of us who work in mission critical systems: how… Read more »
Is My Data Center Consolidation Really a Private Cloud?
May 21, 2012
2,446 views
Historically the primary goal of many IT departments was to run applications. Now the cloud model appears to be a new and attractive way to do that. “My data center… Read more »
4 Ways to Reduce Energy Consumption in Any Data Center
February 1, 2013
2,272 views
If your data center energy bill is a bit higher than you’d like, you are certainly not alone. By their nature, data centers consume a lot of energy and there’s… Read more »
Don’t Leave Your Data Center Stranded Out in the Cold
December 19, 2012
1,882 views
For most companies, data center capacity comes at a premium, so it’s important to be able to wring every bit of it out of the space and infrastructure you have… Read more »
Why Virtualization Worsens Your PUE
December 4, 2012
1,846 views
Virtualization is often touted as a “green” technology and with good reason. Consolidating lots of under-utilized servers into a handful of more fully loaded servers can save lots of electricity…. Read more »
How Virtualization Can Lead to Hot Spots – and What To Do About It
September 17, 2012
1,832 views
As companies continue to embrace virtualization technology and consolidate their server farms, they may find the technology brings an unexpected, and unwelcome, guest to their data centers: hot spots. This… Read more »
When is a Data Center Not a Data Center?
May 29, 2012
1,828 views
I’d always thought that the term data center carried with it a sense of grand scale. This could, of-course, be the fault of our very good marketing people who are… Read more »
4 Ways to Reduce Energy Consumption in Any Data Center
February 1, 2013
2,272 views
If your data center energy bill is a bit higher than you’d like, you are certainly not alone. By their nature, data centers consume a lot of energy and there’s… Read more »
Funding the Unfunded: Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Federal Data Center Consolidation
April 18, 2013
868 views
2013 marks the third year of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) and inches agencies closer to its shared 2015 deadline with the coinciding Presidential Memorandum; disposing of unneeded… Read more »
Protecting the Edge is Crucial in a Cloud Environment
October 10, 2012
2,547 views
As companies continue to adopt more cloud and virtualization technologies, they would do well to pay special attention to the devices that are now essentially the lifeline to their IT… Read more »
Systems should be open, that’s why we built StruxureWare that way
August 16, 2012
2,693 views
Schneider Electric’s involvement in the Cisco House project at Olympic Park has had a number of interesting outcomes, many of which I’m sure are, or will be, covered off in… Read more »
Data Center Predictions for 2013: Flash Memory, SDNs, Hybrid Cloud and More
January 7, 2013
1,632 views
As the new year begins it’s time for all good bloggers to do what comes naturally: compile lists! Far be it from me to buck this time-honored tradition (one that pre-dates… Read more »
The Cloud’s “Soft Landing” in the Enterprise – It did not crash and burn nor did it take off as some expected
August 14, 2012
1,097 views
If you follow the stock market you undoubtedly have heard the term “soft landing”. The term applies to a theory that says the masterminds in control of a country’s economy… Read more »
Why Virtualization Worsens Your PUE
December 4, 2012
1,846 views
Virtualization is often touted as a “green” technology and with good reason. Consolidating lots of under-utilized servers into a handful of more fully loaded servers can save lots of electricity…. Read more »
Winning the Data Center Marathon
March 25, 2013
562 views
How to learn from marathon runners when planning the capacity of your data center. Schneider Electric sponsors the annual marathon in Paris. Even though I’m not going to participate myself,… Read more »
Recent Power Outages Highlight the Need for Event Reconstruction Technology
September 4, 2012
2,505 views
When more than 600 million people lost power in India during the largest blackout in history, one question resonated for those of us who work in mission critical systems: how… Read more »
The environmental impact of running software
May 13, 2013
219 views
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 »
