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 »
Cloud Computing: A solution for ‘too much IT’
May 6, 2013
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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 »
Dimension Data and the Co-Location Opportunity with Data Center Software
April 26, 2013
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Founded 28 years ago in 1983 in South Africa, Dimension Data today operates in 51 countries in five regions – Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia… Read more »
Data Center Lifecycle Principles: Part 2 of 2 – Continuous Improvement
April 26, 2013
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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 »
What’s new for Co-location Service Providers in StruxureWare for Data Centers?
April 17, 2013
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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 »
Cutting Confusion over Open System Software in the Data Center
April 5, 2013
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With the use of data center management software and DCIM on the rise, the requirement for applications to be Open System is increasing. However, there has been some confusion… Read more »
StruxureWare for Data Centers Campaign Highlights the Value of DCIM
April 1, 2013
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As one of the senior marketing guys here at Schneider Electric, I’m more than a little interested in our various marketing campaigns, and we recently launched a big one around… Read more »
Data Center Lifecycle Principles: Part 1 of 2 – Design for Change
March 27, 2013
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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 »
BMS and DCIM Integration: Not Just for the Enterprise Market Anymore
March 4, 2013
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The growing trend toward higher density through virtualization and cloud computing requires facilities and IT to be constantly aligned. This means that a comprehensive management solution is essential to the… Read more »
DCIM Brings Important New Insights For Outsourced Data Centers
February 13, 2013
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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 »
Schneider Electric-Cisco Partnership Delivers 3 Solutions for Building Smarter, Less Costly Data Centers
April 27, 2012
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I’ve mentioned Schneider Electric’s partnership with IBM a couple of times, most recently about how the partnership involves a close working relationship to deliver products of value to customers. Another… Read more »
The Voice of the Next Generation CIO
May 10, 2012
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I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the CIO Summit Event, “Driving an Agenda for Business Success”, organised in the Middle East by IDC. For me, one of the… Read more »
Declaring War on $10 billion of Data Center Waste
November 12, 2012
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I’ll be at DatacenterDynamics London during this week to officially launch our Data Center Genome project. If you haven’t seen my blog post “Your Planet Needs You! Help Cut Waste… Read more »
Building an SMB Core Network Node; Integration Trumps Best-of-breed for London, UK ISP
November 20, 2012
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I recently visited Spitfire Network Services Ltd, a London-based business providing telecom services and ISP solutions to small and medium sized customers. The company has its own extensive telecoms network… Read more »
The 3 Common Pitfalls of Data Center Infrastructure Management
July 18, 2012
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Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions are immensely valuable when it comes to operating a data center. With the right system in place you can see major cuts in operating… Read more »
Why DCIM Can Bring Together What ITIL Alone Can’t
November 5, 2012
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In an enterprise, the information technology function actually should be viewed as a service. In essence, the value of IT comes from what it can deliver for business functions like… Read more »
Podcast: Implementing a Low-Cost Energy Management Process in Your Data Center
April 10, 2012
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“Many data centers use much more energy that they need to,” says Soeren Brogaard Jensen, VP Enterprise Software at Schneider Electric. But historically, data center managers have tended to be… Read more »
A Piece of the Efficiency Puzzle: Integrated DCIM and Virtualization Management
November 20, 2012
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If data center efficiency was ever off the map, it’s certainly back on it now. More than ever, companies across the board are being pushed to be “green” not just… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: DCIM – What is it?
October 3, 2011
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I’ve been reading and receiving a bunch of information on DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software for the last few years. I’m not sure if other people have this same… Read more »
A surprisingly low cost approach to data center energy management
February 7, 2012
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The 19th Century Irish mathematical physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin famously said: “If you cannot measure it, you can not improve it.” However, it is a basic principle of measurements… Read more »
Data Center Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
January 21, 2013
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Earlier this month I attended the Schneider Electric “Leadership Forum” – an annual get-together where the company’s strategy is shared, discussed and then disseminated. It’s not unusual for these events… Read more »
Cisco Live London: New Integrated Solutions between Cisco EnergyWise and Schneider Electric EcoStruXure
February 1, 2012
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There was an interesting and pervasive buzz about the first day of Cisco Live EMEA in London yesterday and no, it wasn’t due to a noisy air conditioning system! It… Read more »
DCIM Brings Important New Insights For Outsourced Data Centers
February 13, 2013
1,548 views
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 »
Modeling for Efficiency: How Mathematical Models Can Help Reduce Electrical Usage in Your Data Center
September 13, 2011
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Measuring and predicting data center electrical efficiency can be tricky business. As explained in a previous post, a number of variables come into play that make it difficult to paint… Read more »
Schneider Electric-Cisco Partnership Delivers 3 Solutions for Building Smarter, Less Costly Data Centers
April 27, 2012
11,777 views
I’ve mentioned Schneider Electric’s partnership with IBM a couple of times, most recently about how the partnership involves a close working relationship to deliver products of value to customers. Another… Read more »
Virtualization and its effects on Data Center Physical Infrastructure Part 2
October 31, 2011
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Last week I wrote about the 4 items to keep in mind when virtualizing a data center with respect to the effects on data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). To refresh… Read more »
Recent Power Outages Highlight the Need for Event Reconstruction Technology
September 4, 2012
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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 »
A surprisingly low cost approach to data center energy management
February 7, 2012
3,845 views
The 19th Century Irish mathematical physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin famously said: “If you cannot measure it, you can not improve it.” However, it is a basic principle of measurements… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Where is the data in data center?
September 26, 2011
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Anyone ever notice that an awful lot of data centers may have plenty of management systems but the poor data center manager never seems to have the data he needs?… Read more »
Podcast: An Argument for Open, Suite-based Data Center Management Tools
May 15, 2012
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If you live by the adage that you can’t manage what you can’t measure, data center administrators have historically been operating at a disadvantage. “We need better management tools so… Read more »
