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Go to School On How to Keep Your Data Center Cool

Susan Hartman — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:03 +0000

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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Freedom of Choice and Data Center Management

Soeren Jensen — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:48 +0000

The idea of the company car seems to have gone away now and maybe you’re young enough not to have even encountered it. In the past, a business would provide... Read more »

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Taking a Close Look at Crucial But Unsung Devices: Electric Meters

Wendy Torell — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:23 +0000

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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Data Center Infrastructure Management systems – A Tool for Operation Challenges

Maria Elisa Garcia Franquelo — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:40:02 +0000

The latest computer and telecommunication system developments are expanding the scope of traditional data center operation. In the past, its management was focused in the electrical and cooling infrastructure. The... Read more »

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Building and Financial Considerations When Selecting a Data Center Site

Wendy Torell — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:58:00 +0000

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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Todays Standards are the Regulations of Tomorrow

Jay Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:31:47 +0000

In my work as Director of Global Standards, Codes and Environment for the Schneider Electric IT Business, I often work with or present testimony to government entities as they come... Read more »

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The environmental impact of running software

Kristian Langborg-Hansen — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:59:36 +0000

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 »

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Portable Generators Pose Challenges in Data Center Commissioning

FacilitiesNet — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:54:30 +0000

Portable generators can be used to commission data centers, but their use does pose challenges that must be successfully met, according to Joshua Gepner, an electrical commissioning engineer at Environmental... Read more »

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Bringing Clarity to Modular Data Center Architectures

Susan Hartman — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:38:48 +0000

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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Virtualization Energy Cost Calculator – Interactive tool to illustrate the energy impact of virtualization projects

Wendy Torell — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:44:03 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about one of our TradeOff Tools. But as promised, I want to continue to give some insight into what’s behind our TradeOff Tools,... Read more »

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