Schneider Electric Blog » Power and Cooling http://blog.schneider-electric.com Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Go to School On How to Keep Your Data Center Cool http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/23/go-to-school-on-how-to-keep-your-data-center-cool/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/23/go-to-school-on-how-to-keep-your-data-center-cool/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:03 +0000 Susan Hartman http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5992 When building or renovating a data center, choosing the appropriate cooling system is obviously a big decision point, one that has a direct impact on how well your IT systems... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/23/go-to-school-on-how-to-keep-your-data-center-cool/feed/ 0 Taking a Close Look at Crucial But Unsung Devices: Electric Meters http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/21/taking-a-close-look-at-crucial-but-unsung-devices-electric-meters/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/21/taking-a-close-look-at-crucial-but-unsung-devices-electric-meters/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:23 +0000 Wendy Torell http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4171 Data center owners and operators naturally want the most out of their investments, from high availability to high efficiency. But accurately measuring and optimizing data center power is dependent on... Read more »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/05/21/taking-a-close-look-at-crucial-but-unsung-devices-electric-meters/feed/ 0 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 DatacenterDynamics and Schneider Electric’s High Density Data Center Architecture http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/power-and-cooling/2013/05/06/integrated-data-center-solutions/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/power-and-cooling/2013/05/06/integrated-data-center-solutions/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:56:51 +0000 Damien Wells http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5770 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 »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/power-and-cooling/2013/05/06/integrated-data-center-solutions/feed/ 0 In Advance of Hurricane Season, It’s Time to Conduct a UPS Checkup http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/power-and-cooling/2013/04/29/in-advance-of-hurricane-season-its-time-to-conduct-a-ups-checkup/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/power-and-cooling/2013/04/29/in-advance-of-hurricane-season-its-time-to-conduct-a-ups-checkup/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:08:47 +0000 Michael Maiello http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=6867 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 »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/power-and-cooling/2013/04/29/in-advance-of-hurricane-season-its-time-to-conduct-a-ups-checkup/feed/ 0 Dimension Data and the Co-Location Opportunity with Data Center Software http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/dcim/2013/04/26/dimension-data-and-the-co-location-opportunity-with-data-center-software/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/dcim/2013/04/26/dimension-data-and-the-co-location-opportunity-with-data-center-software/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:01:19 +0000 Damien Wells http://blog-dev.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/?p=4423     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 »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/dcim/2013/04/26/dimension-data-and-the-co-location-opportunity-with-data-center-software/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 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 BMS and DCIM Integration: Not Just for the Enterprise Market Anymore http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/04/bms-and-dcim-integration-not-just-for-the-enterprise-market-anymore/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/04/bms-and-dcim-integration-not-just-for-the-enterprise-market-anymore/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:46:33 +0000 Greg Wessels http://blog.schneider-electric.com/?p=5144 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 »

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]]> http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/04/bms-and-dcim-integration-not-just-for-the-enterprise-market-anymore/feed/ 0 The hidden cost of cooling redundancy http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/01/the-hidden-cost-of-cooling-redundancy/ http://blog.schneider-electric.com/datacenter/2013/03/01/the-hidden-cost-of-cooling-redundancy/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:00:14 +0000 Kristian Langborg-Hansen http://blog-dev.schneider-electric.com/main/?p=869 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 »

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