Schneider Electric Blog » Data Center Operations http://blog.schneider-electric.com Fri, 17 May 2013 00:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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 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 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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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/26/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-2-of-2-continuous-improvement/feed/ 0 What’s new for Co-location Service Providers in StruxureWare for Data Centers? http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/17/whats-new-for-co-location-service-providers-in-struxureware-for-data-centers/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/17/whats-new-for-co-location-service-providers-in-struxureware-for-data-centers/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:53:31 +0000 Damien Wells http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=6273 Schneider Electric recently used DatacenterDynamics Converged 2012 in London as the launch platform for StruxureWare Data Center Operation for Co-location – a new flavor of the company’s DCIM software which addresses... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/17/whats-new-for-co-location-service-providers-in-struxureware-for-data-centers/feed/ 0 Automated testing takes your backup generators ‘to the wall’ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-operations/2013/04/11/automated-testing-takes-your-backup-generators-to-the-wall/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-operations/2013/04/11/automated-testing-takes-your-backup-generators-to-the-wall/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:00:30 +0000 Mark Chidichimo http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5889 Hit the switch and test all your connected systems Professional trainers know that the best way to teach a new skill, particularly an important skill, is to make it as... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-operations/2013/04/11/automated-testing-takes-your-backup-generators-to-the-wall/feed/ 0 Guidelines Open the Door to More Free Data Center Cooling http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-operations/2013/03/28/new-guidelines-open-the-door-to-more-free-data-center-cooling/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-operations/2013/03/28/new-guidelines-open-the-door-to-more-free-data-center-cooling/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:17:52 +0000 John Tuccillo http://blog-dev.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=2853 No matter where you are on the planet, chances are you can be taking advantage of more “free” cooling than you currently are – in many cases, it’s all the... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-operations/2013/03/28/new-guidelines-open-the-door-to-more-free-data-center-cooling/feed/ 0 Data Center Lifecycle Principles: Part 1 of 2 – Design for Change http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/27/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-1-of-2-design-for-change/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/27/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-1-of-2-design-for-change/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:03:32 +0000 Keith Murray http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4083 Recently, we’ve begun to hear more about a lifecycle approach to data centers. For years, the approach to data centers tended to be design- and technology-centric; what’s the best design... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/27/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-1-of-2-design-for-change/feed/ 0 Get to know our new Data Center Service Provider Team http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/12/get-to-know-our-new-data-center-service-provider-team/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/12/get-to-know-our-new-data-center-service-provider-team/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:14:00 +0000 Joseph Reele http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5169 Cloud, managed hosting, co-location, and multi-tenant data centers face some unique business challenges. Their data centers don’t just support or enable their businesses – their data centers ARE their businesses.... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/12/get-to-know-our-new-data-center-service-provider-team/feed/ 0 WEBCAST: Data Center Design: Imparting Lessons Learned http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/12/webcast-data-center-design-imparting-lessons-learned/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/12/webcast-data-center-design-imparting-lessons-learned/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:45:36 +0000 David Blumanis http://blog-dev.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4355 VIEW WEBCAST HERE (It is FREE and requires no registration) On day one for a new data center, everything typically works fine and looks great. There is plenty of room,... Read more »

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