Data center owners and operators naturally want to wring every efficiency they can out of their investment and power is a big part of the equation. But accurately measuring and… Read more »
Articles Tagged: Monitoring & Management
You Have Options to Save Pipeline Energy Costs Today and Sustain your Energy Management Strategy
May 6, 2013
156 views
The hydrocarbon pipeline operator who manages pumps or compressors simply to perform the transport needed to complete the schedule of batches in front of those units is probably wasting energy…. Read more »
Demand Response is Bigger than You Think
April 26, 2013
451 views
If you’ve been in the Demand Response Business since, oh, 2000 or so, it seems old hat. Never mind that Telecom deregulation took decades to deliver on its promises or… Read more »
Energy Efficiency: Better Lighting? Lower Bills? BAH!
April 10, 2013
423 views
Starting now, let’s admit the folly of energy efficiency. It’s too specific and too prescriptive. Energy efficiency is a rather narrow component of overall efficiency which properly is measured in… Read more »
Five Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency in your Process
April 8, 2013
310 views
It’s easy to understand why Industrial Energy Management often starts with the building utilities, such as HVAC adjustments, boiler tuning, lighting upgrades, and air compressors: 1. The role of the Energy… Read more »
Energy Management Yields Comprehensive Benefits for Pipeline Operators
March 26, 2013
320 views
In my previous blog post, I mentioned that energy management becomes a process that can help the hydrocarbon pipeline operator accomplish other operational and business goals. Here’s more on that… Read more »
Energy Management Becomes More Vital for Pipeline Businesses
March 15, 2013
669 views
Hydrocarbon pipeline operators are jumping aboard the Smart Grid Train! Similar to electric energy transmission and distribution network operators, they are using readily available data about the status of their… Read more »
Show Some Respect for Your Remote Equipment Closets: Monitor Them
January 7, 2013
1,456 views
To paraphrase the late Rodney Dangerfield, equipment closets in branch offices get no respect. Companies with lots of branches, including retail stores and restaurant chains, too often tuck servers in… Read more »
Don’t Leave Your Data Center Stranded Out in the Cold
December 19, 2012
1,861 views
For most companies, data center capacity comes at a premium, so it’s important to be able to wring every bit of it out of the space and infrastructure you have… Read more »
4 Processes that Require Care and Feeding for an Effective DCIM System
December 12, 2012
1,383 views
DCIM solutions can give data center operators a clear view of what is inherently a complex mix of disparate facility and IT systems and infrastructure, helping them make better, smarter… Read more »
Schneider Electric-Cisco Partnership Delivers 3 Solutions for Building Smarter, Less Costly Data Centers
April 27, 2012
11,801 views
I’ve mentioned Schneider Electric’s partnership with IBM a couple of times, most recently about how the partnership involves a close working relationship to deliver products of value to customers. Another… Read more »
Data Center Key Performance Indicators – A Look At PUE and Other Numbers to Evaluate Performance
March 2, 2012
6,171 views
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 »
5 Data Center Resolutions for 2012
December 22, 2011
4,717 views
It’s a slam-dunk for any blogger to take advantage of the holiday season to write posts on holiday gifts and resolutions. Far be it from me to pass up this… Read more »
Podcast: Implementing a Low-Cost Energy Management Process in Your Data Center
April 10, 2012
4,336 views
“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 »
A surprisingly low cost approach to data center energy management
February 7, 2012
3,846 views
The 19th Century Irish mathematical physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin famously said: “If you cannot measure it, you can not improve it.” However, it is a basic principle of measurements… Read more »
Can CAD drawings and Excel spreadsheets make perfect substitutes for DCIM?
March 7, 2012
2,797 views
By the end of March, it will be two years since the publication of David Cappuccio’s seminal Gartner white paper “DCIM: Going beyond IT” (amended March 28th 2010). Urging data… Read more »
4 Attributes of a DCIM System that Will Go the Distance
July 5, 2012
2,290 views
The number of vendors selling data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions is constantly growing and the solutions are varied to say the least. Some focus on specific measurement functions or… Read more »
How to Protect IT Equipment in Small Businesses and Branch Offices
July 24, 2012
2,159 views
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 »
Podcast: An Argument for Open, Suite-based Data Center Management Tools
May 15, 2012
1,992 views
If you live by the adage that you can’t manage what you can’t measure, data center administrators have historically been operating at a disadvantage. “We need better management tools so… Read more »
Don’t Leave Your Data Center Stranded Out in the Cold
December 19, 2012
1,861 views
For most companies, data center capacity comes at a premium, so it’s important to be able to wring every bit of it out of the space and infrastructure you have… Read more »
How to Protect IT Equipment in Small Businesses and Branch Offices
July 24, 2012
2,159 views
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 »
Five Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency in your Process
April 8, 2013
310 views
It’s easy to understand why Industrial Energy Management often starts with the building utilities, such as HVAC adjustments, boiler tuning, lighting upgrades, and air compressors: 1. The role of the Energy… Read more »
Lessons Learned from the 1977 NYC Blackout
October 21, 2011
859 views
By: Eric Gallant 34 years ago the Big Apple suffered a blackout of historic proportions. The blackout, combined with the stresses of a protracted economic depression and a brutal heat… Read more »
Podcast: An Argument for Open, Suite-based Data Center Management Tools
May 15, 2012
1,992 views
If you live by the adage that you can’t manage what you can’t measure, data center administrators have historically been operating at a disadvantage. “We need better management tools so… Read more »
Demand Response is Bigger than You Think
April 26, 2013
451 views
If you’ve been in the Demand Response Business since, oh, 2000 or so, it seems old hat. Never mind that Telecom deregulation took decades to deliver on its promises or… Read more »
Data Center Management by Continuous Partial Attention
October 26, 2011
991 views
Stop. Before reading any further, think about the number of computing and communication devices you have within arm’s reach of you right now. Finished? … I have (in no particular… Read more »
4 Attributes of a DCIM System that Will Go the Distance
July 5, 2012
2,290 views
The number of vendors selling data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions is constantly growing and the solutions are varied to say the least. Some focus on specific measurement functions or… Read more »
You Have Options to Save Pipeline Energy Costs Today and Sustain your Energy Management Strategy
May 6, 2013
156 views
The hydrocarbon pipeline operator who manages pumps or compressors simply to perform the transport needed to complete the schedule of batches in front of those units is probably wasting energy…. Read more »
Show Some Respect for Your Remote Equipment Closets: Monitor Them
January 7, 2013
1,456 views
To paraphrase the late Rodney Dangerfield, equipment closets in branch offices get no respect. Companies with lots of branches, including retail stores and restaurant chains, too often tuck servers in… Read more »
4 Processes that Require Care and Feeding for an Effective DCIM System
December 12, 2012
1,383 views
DCIM solutions can give data center operators a clear view of what is inherently a complex mix of disparate facility and IT systems and infrastructure, helping them make better, smarter… Read more »