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 »
Articles Tagged: data center
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 »
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 »
Funding the Unfunded: Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Federal Data Center Consolidation
April 18, 2013
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2013 marks the third year of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) and inches agencies closer to its shared 2015 deadline with the coinciding Presidential Memorandum; disposing of unneeded… Read more »
Two Shades of Grey – in the Data Center
April 9, 2013
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We live in a very colorful world. However, when you step into the electrical equipment room in most data centers, you usually find one dominant color: grey. To be more… Read more »
Winning the Data Center Marathon
March 25, 2013
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How to learn from marathon runners when planning the capacity of your data center. Schneider Electric sponsors the annual marathon in Paris. Even though I’m not going to participate myself,… Read more »
Room, Row or Rack: How to Determine Which Cooling Architecture Is Best for Your Data Center
March 17, 2013
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We’ve covered previously in this blog the different data center cooling architectures – room, rack and row-based cooling. But we recently came out with an updated white paper that helps… Read more »
Get to know our new Data Center Service Provider Team
March 12, 2013
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Cloud, managed hosting, co-location, and multi-tenant data centers face some unique business challenges. Their data centers don’t just support or enable their businesses – their data centers ARE their businesses…. Read more »
Money talks. Are you listening?
March 5, 2013
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We listen attentively when it comes to our personal investments – negotiating the purchase price of our homes, choosing retirement accounts, or waiting for a big sale. For most people,… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Data Center Capital Cost Calculator – A Tool to Help Align Your Data Center Business Requirements with Your Project Budget
June 28, 2012
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The data center capital cost calculator can be an invaluable tool to help ensure that a particular design will be in line with your project’s budget, whether it be a… Read more »
Your Planet Needs You! Help Cut Waste Caused By Over-Sizing Data Centers
September 20, 2012
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I need your help please! I’m looking to enlist the help of anyone who has an interest in data centers in a campaign to cut waste caused by over-sizing or… Read more »
Green data centers and Greenland: Some thoughts about economic development
February 21, 2012
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A flurry of stories in the press about new data center stock in Iceland tells me that a PR counter-offensive is well under way and working! It won’t be too… Read more »
The Green Grid Data Center Maturity Model brings benefit to Data Center Management
July 12, 2012
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The Data Center Maturity Model (DCMM) was launched by the Green Grid in February 2012. The model provides clear goals and direction for improving energy efficiency and sustainability across all… Read more »
Hilton Worldwide Could be Making More Room for Schneider Electric Energy Management Solutions
November 13, 2012
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Besides being one of the best known and most respected names in the hospitality industry, Hilton is also one of the largest companies in the sector with 10 brands, more… Read more »
How to save over 70% in annual data center cooling energy costs
March 1, 2012
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In certain climates, cooling systems can save over 70% in annual energy costs by operating in economizer mode, corresponding to a reduction of over 15% in annualized power usage effectiveness… Read more »
Could DCIM signal “Merry Christmas” for Colo Data Center Operators?
November 1, 2012
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I’d like to share a modern parable about unexpected consequences. My story concerns the humble text message, which is the most widely used mobile data service today. Portio Research estimates… Read more »
8 Common Mistakes in Building an Operational Sustainability Model
September 27, 2012
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I often see companies putting huge amounts of money into new data centers, bringing in design experts, architects and the like. They create buildings that look great and certainly have… Read more »
Money talks. Are you listening?
March 5, 2013
1,109 views
We listen attentively when it comes to our personal investments – negotiating the purchase price of our homes, choosing retirement accounts, or waiting for a big sale. For most people,… Read more »
Funding the Unfunded: Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Federal Data Center Consolidation
April 18, 2013
874 views
2013 marks the third year of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) and inches agencies closer to its shared 2015 deadline with the coinciding Presidential Memorandum; disposing of unneeded… Read more »
Cisco House experience illustrates transformational opportunities for countries, cities and organizations today and in the future
September 18, 2012
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Cisco House celebrates the powers of transformation, with a focus on how transformation can enrich communities, individuals and businesses. Innovation, particularly via clever application of technologies and thought leadership in… 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 »
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 »
The Side Benefits of DCIM; How Energy Management Averted a Data Center Cooling Crisis
June 4, 2012
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I thought that you might be interested in a real life data center situation that recently arose here in China. We’d been approached by a customer who wanted to lower… Read more »
Dimension Data and the Co-Location Opportunity with Data Center Software
April 26, 2013
383 views
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 »
Earning the Role of Trusted Advisor for Data Centers and Energy Management
September 10, 2012
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In my days as a CIO, I viewed some of the best-known technology vendors not as product vendors in the usual sense, but as my trusted advisors. For example, when… Read more »
Hilton Worldwide Could be Making More Room for Schneider Electric Energy Management Solutions
November 13, 2012
3,415 views
Besides being one of the best known and most respected names in the hospitality industry, Hilton is also one of the largest companies in the sector with 10 brands, more… Read more »