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 »
Six Air Containment Solutions Will Help You to Save Energy in Your Existing Data Centers
May 6, 2013
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DatacenterDynamics and Schneider Electric’s High Density Data Center Architecture
May 6, 2013
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Richard Symons is EMEA Business Development Manager for APC by Schneider Electric, specializing in Rack Systems and PDUs. I caught up with him in the Technology Park at DatacenterDynamics Converged… Read more »
In Advance of Hurricane Season, It’s Time to Conduct a UPS Checkup
April 29, 2013
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According to the National Weather Service, hurricane season begins on May 15 for the Pacific and on June 1 for the Atlantic – mere weeks away. Given the various weather… 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 »
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 »
Guidelines Open the Door to More Free Data Center Cooling
March 28, 2013
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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 »
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 »
The hidden cost of cooling redundancy
March 1, 2013
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The hidden cost of cooling redundancy – and how Data Center Infrastructure Management software helps you identify it. I recently spent some time in a small data center with a… Read more »
Cruise Ship Lines Could Learn Lessons from Data Center Operators
February 26, 2013
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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 »
Sensors for Measuring Chilled Water Production and Use (Useful Data Center tools and formulas)
February 20, 2013
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It’s said that “good things come in threes”, like a DJ’s turntables and a microphone, or those three unit-less constants called the “proportional”, “integral” and “derivative” that dominate the operational… Read more »
Great Hoaxes: Bigfoot, UFO’s, and DC vs. AC efficiency studies
January 30, 2012
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It’s remarkable that we continue to see what I consider pseudo-scientific ‘studies’ claiming that DC distribution is significantly more efficient than AC distribution in data centers. These ‘studies’ make the… Read more »
Make Energy Part of Your IT Strategy Document
May 2, 2012
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Chief information officers (CIOs) and other information technology (IT) leaders make strategy plans, just like other business leaders. As a former CIO, I can tell you that the strength of… Read more »
Calculators for Data Center Facilities & IT Planners, Designers, and Stakeholders
April 27, 2012
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Too often, data center project decisions are made based on gut feels or having been burned in the past. We find that often times, customers spend too much time detailing… 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 »
5 Ways to Reduce Data Center Water Consumption
November 14, 2012
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We’ve been talking for years about conserving energy in data centers, and justifiably so, but more recently the idea of conserving water has been gaining attention as well. Saving water… Read more »
Data Center Key Performance Indicators – A Look At PUE and Other Numbers to Evaluate Performance
March 2, 2012
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Metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for data centers used to be inward looking. In the not so distant past, KPIs tended to be “about the box,” measuring factors like… Read more »
Podcast: Close-coupled Cooling Delivers Big Energy Savings
April 18, 2012
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If you run a small- to medium-sized data center, here’s a way you may be able to save about 20% on your cooling system energy bill: implement close-coupled cooling. Close-coupled… Read more »
How much should a modular data center cost?
February 16, 2012
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One of the advantages that modular data centers enjoy is lower build costs than traditional or legacy facilities. But this was not always the case and the capital cost of… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: HACs vs. CACs – Do we really need to have this conversation?
September 19, 2011
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I was reading some articles online recently and I’m astounded by the lack of understanding of HACs (Hot aisle containment) versus CACs (cold aisle containment). Let’s get right to the… Read more »
Great Hoaxes: Bigfoot, UFO’s, and DC vs. AC efficiency studies
January 30, 2012
18,541 views
It’s remarkable that we continue to see what I consider pseudo-scientific ‘studies’ claiming that DC distribution is significantly more efficient than AC distribution in data centers. These ‘studies’ make the… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Is Fresh Air really good for everyone?
September 12, 2011
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There’s been a lot of press over the last few years about “Google type” data centers that use 100% fresh air to perform cooling. In many cases, these designs bring… Read more »
Podcast: Boost Cooling System Performance with Containment Systems
March 22, 2012
3,700 views
Having Trouble? Press PLAY Podcast Here If you’re not using some type of containment system in your data center, you’re likely sacrificing about a 30 percent improvement in cooling system… Read more »
Cruise Ship Lines Could Learn Lessons from Data Center Operators
February 26, 2013
4,288 views
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 »
Podcast: Close-coupled Cooling Delivers Big Energy Savings
April 18, 2012
5,511 views
If you run a small- to medium-sized data center, here’s a way you may be able to save about 20% on your cooling system energy bill: implement close-coupled cooling. Close-coupled… Read more »
Calculators for Data Center Facilities & IT Planners, Designers, and Stakeholders
April 27, 2012
9,742 views
Too often, data center project decisions are made based on gut feels or having been burned in the past. We find that often times, customers spend too much time detailing… Read more »
Protecting the Edge is Crucial in a Cloud Environment
October 10, 2012
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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 »
Six Air Containment Solutions Will Help You to Save Energy in Your Existing Data Centers
May 6, 2013
458 views
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 »
How to Protect IT Equipment in Small Businesses and Branch Offices
July 24, 2012
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IT equipment deployed in small businesses and in branch offices of larger businesses are often installed in areas that are less than conducive to proper performance. Maybe it’s a cramped… Read more »
4 Tips for Keeping Your IT Equipment Cool When the Power Goes Out
February 11, 2013
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In my last post, I shared some of the ways that data center energy efficiency efforts can cause temperatures to quickly rise in a data center following a power outage…. Read more »
