Schneider Electric Blog » Data Center Planning http://blog.schneider-electric.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:42 +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 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 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 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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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/04/26/data-center-lifecycle-principles-part-2-of-2-continuous-improvement/feed/ 0 Increase Efficiency in the Data Center with Power Audits http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-planning/2013/03/25/increase-efficiency-in-the-data-center-with-power-audits/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-planning/2013/03/25/increase-efficiency-in-the-data-center-with-power-audits/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:19:44 +0000 FacilitiesNet http://blog-dev.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4336 High density data centers can improve their power usage efficiency with judicious audits that quantify power usage effectiveness (PUE). Knowledge of PEU will help facility managers reduce costs, says James... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/data-center-architecture/data-center-planning/2013/03/25/increase-efficiency-in-the-data-center-with-power-audits/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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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/12/webcast-data-center-design-imparting-lessons-learned/feed/ 0 Cruise Ship Lines Could Learn Lessons from Data Center Operators http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/02/26/cruise-ship-lines-could-learn-lessons-from-data-center-operators/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/02/26/cruise-ship-lines-could-learn-lessons-from-data-center-operators/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:07:01 +0000 Chris Hanley http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4285 A few days ago a colleague emailed me a photo taken on the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship, the one that was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico for about... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/02/26/cruise-ship-lines-could-learn-lessons-from-data-center-operators/feed/ 2 DCIM Brings Important New Insights For Outsourced Data Centers http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/02/13/dcim-brings-important-new-insights-for-outsourced-data-centers/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/02/13/dcim-brings-important-new-insights-for-outsourced-data-centers/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:16 +0000 Soeren Jensen http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=3816 Conferences and expos are always a good place to explore new product and solutions offerings – DatacenterDynamics Converged 2012 in London was no exception. Schneider Electric used this important gathering... Read more »

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