Adequate power and cooling equipment is critical to the everyday functioning and long-term reliability of a data center. But sometimes enterprises are faced with the need to add more power… Read more »
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Six Air Containment Solutions Will Help You to Save Energy in Your Existing Data Centers
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 »
posted: May 6, 2013
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Schneider Takes Home Alliance Awards – and Our Customers Win, Too
It’s no secret that Schneider Electric is a big fan of strategic alliances. Perhaps you’ve read previous blog posts on the topic by my colleague Tony Despirito, such as this… Read more »
posted: April 2, 2013
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Cruise Ship Lines Could Learn Lessons from Data Center Operators
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 »
posted: February 26, 2013
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How Energy Efficiency Efforts Can Spell Trouble When the Power Goes Out
A number of important trends are helping companies save lots of money on electric bills by making their data centers more efficient. While this is certainly a worthy and justified… Read more »
posted: February 12, 2013
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Build Better Data Centers Faster: Use a Reference Design
IT is becoming more critical all the time and trends such as the explosion of big data are only adding to the requirements that IT groups must meet. To keep… Read more »
posted: January 29, 2013
3 Common Errors To Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center
August 29, 2011
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Data center commissioning is a process by which an unbiased evaluation can be given regarding the operational prospects of a newly constructed data center. In essence, data center commissioning provides… Read more »
Proper Planning Includes Preparing for the Unpredictable
August 29, 2011
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No matter how flawless a plan may appear, there is always the potential for unanticipated challenges. Realizing that challenges can crop up – and clearly articulating steps to deal with… Read more »
Standardizing the Process of Creating a Data Center
August 25, 2011
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Developing a standardized process to direct the creation of a system is not a unique idea, but there is increased recognition of the importance of doing so for data center… Read more »
Allocating Energy to IT Users
August 25, 2011
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Enterprises often waste vast amounts of money running inefficient data centers. Reducing a data center’s power consumption can lead to great savings in energy costs, sometimes up to 80%. In… Read more »
Allocating Data Center Energy Costs and Carbon to IT Users
August 25, 2011
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Data centers typically waste energy in a number of ways, in large part because historically they have been designed with reliability and capacity as top priorities, leaving efficiency to take… Read more »
4 Ways to Reduce Data Center Energy Consumption
August 19, 2011
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Many enterprises accept as inevitable the substantial electricity costs of running a data center. Much of this attitude stems from the inability of IT managers to accurately apportion energy consumption… Read more »
Overhead Cabling Can Reduce Data Center Energy Costs
August 19, 2011
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A raised floor to house cabling may be the most common method of cooling data center equipment, but it’s far from the most energy efficient. Increased fan power, oversized cooling… Read more »
Optimize Your DCPI to Increase Its Business Value
August 19, 2011
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Data center physical infrastructure (DCPI) long has been the foundation of an enterprise’s IT business operations and until recently its business value was based almost exclusively on availability (or uptime)… Read more »
The 4 Building Blocks of a Stable IT Platform
August 19, 2011
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The most critical component of a successful enterprise is a reliable network infrastructure. Instability can lead to downtime, data loss, lower productivity and, potentially, lost revenue. This stark fact of… Read more »
Efficiency Gains in US Auto Sales continues Trend
April 10, 2013
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Fuel economy is more than a catchphrase. It means a reduction in resources consumed while consumers benefit from lower expenses when fueling up their vehicles, not to mention reduced air… Read more »
Data Center Operations Rely on Communication between Facility Management and IT
October 8, 2012
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A partnership between these two groups will ensure the best possible data center design that takes into consideration the long-term needs of both operational areas, say R. Stephen Spinazzola and… Read more »
Data Center Infrastructure Management systems – A Tool for Operation Challenges
May 20, 2013
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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 »
Todays Standards are the Regulations of Tomorrow
May 14, 2013
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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 »
Taking a Close Look at Crucial But Unsung Devices: Electric Meters
May 21, 2013
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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 »
The environmental impact of running software
May 13, 2013
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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 »
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 »
Portable Generators Pose Challenges in Data Center Commissioning
May 13, 2013
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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 »
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 »
CiscoLive at Petco Park
June 14, 2012
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Wednesday night brought CiscoLive attendees to San Diego’s Petco Park, across from the convention center. Cisco provided food, drink, games, and music as a thanks to its customers. The show included… 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 »
Get Serious About Energy Efficiency: Get Certified
October 25, 2012
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Various bloggers on this site have written plenty about data center energy efficiency and with good reason, because reducing energy consumption saves dollars – often lots of them. But if… Read more »
Plug Into Holiday Efficiency: Home Energy Usage During the Holidays [Infographic]
December 18, 2012
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Surge protectors and timed lighting decorations aren’t on most people’s holiday gift wish lists, but they should be. US energy consumption spikes during the holidays , along with food intake,… Read more »
Reflecting on 10 Years of the InfraStruxure Architecture
February 14, 2013
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As we began the year 2013, it occurred to me that our InfraStruxure data center architecture turns 10, making it a good time to reflect on how IT and InfraStruxure… 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 »
5 Essential Components of Data Center System Planning
August 29, 2011
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Failing to create a plan for a data center project can be a recipe for disaster. Mistakes made in the planning process can be exacerbated once the project is underway,… Read more »
Calculating the Hidden UPS Costs Associated with Upgrades of Data Center Power Capacity
September 23, 2011
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The traditional way to scale up a UPS system is to buy another system to handle whatever power capacity you need, tie it into the existing system and test it… Read more »
When Efficiency Matters, Is Enough Ever Enough?
November 15, 2011
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I’m sharing the platform at DatacenterDynamics Stockholm today with Peter van Schaik, Director of ICT, Delft University of Technology. Like many establishments of stature, the University’s data centre is an important resource for… Read more »
7 Applications for Containerized Data Center Facility Modules
February 23, 2012
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Here’s a sales pitch: standardized, pre-assembled and integrated data center facility power and cooling modules are at least 60% faster and 20 – 30% cheaper to deploy than traditional data… Read more »
Uptime Institute Event Puts Focus on Modular, Containerized Data Centers
May 16, 2012
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The Uptime Institute Symposium 2012 is going on this week in Santa Clara, Calif., and a special focus at the event is modular, pre-fabricated and containerized data centers. The Institute… Read more »
