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 »
Articles Tagged: Power Management
In Advance of Hurricane Season, It’s Time to Conduct a UPS Checkup
April 29, 2013
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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 »
Demand Response is Bigger than You Think
April 26, 2013
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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
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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
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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 »
StruxureWare for Data Centers Campaign Highlights the Value of DCIM
April 1, 2013
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As one of the senior marketing guys here at Schneider Electric, I’m more than a little interested in our various marketing campaigns, and we recently launched a big one around… Read more »
Energy Management Yields Comprehensive Benefits for Pipeline Operators
March 26, 2013
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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
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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 »
Explosion of Technology in Healthcare Requires Cooperation Between IT and Facilities
March 1, 2013
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With the big HIMSS 13 event going on in New Orleans this week, I’ve got healthcare on my mind. HIMSS is focused on healthcare in IT and there’s certainly lots… Read more »
How Energy Efficiency Efforts Can Spell Trouble When the Power Goes Out
February 12, 2013
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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 »
Schneider Electric-Cisco Partnership Delivers 3 Solutions for Building Smarter, Less Costly Data Centers
April 27, 2012
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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 »
Make Energy Part of Your IT Strategy Document
May 2, 2012
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Chief information officers (CIOs) and other information technology (IT) leaders make strategy plans, just like other business leaders. As a former CIO, I can tell you that the strength of… Read more »
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
November 29, 2012
7,967 views
The devastation that we saw in areas such as Manhattan after hurricane Sandy naturally prompts lots of discussion about what went wrong and whether data center downtime directly caused by… Read more »
5 Data Center Resolutions for 2012
December 22, 2011
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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 »
4 Quick Tips for Optimizing Management of Remote Sites
September 12, 2012
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If you’re an IT administrator or manager of some sort, it’s increasingly likely that you’re responsible for more than one site. In many cases, it may be more like 5,… Read more »
A surprisingly low cost approach to data center energy management
February 7, 2012
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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 »
Podcast: Boost Cooling System Performance with Containment Systems
March 22, 2012
3,696 views
Having Trouble? Press PLAY Podcast Here If you’re not using some type of containment system in your data center, you’re likely sacrificing about a 30 percent improvement in cooling system… Read more »
Build a Cooling System that Relies on Economizer Mode – and Cut Energy Consumption in Half
May 15, 2012
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We’ve written previously about how operating in economizer mode can help you save on data center cooling costs, and had a podcast that noted the technology works even in hot… Read more »
Protecting the Edge is Crucial in a Cloud Environment
October 10, 2012
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As companies continue to adopt more cloud and virtualization technologies, they would do well to pay special attention to the devices that are now essentially the lifeline to their IT… Read more »
For Data Center Energy Efficiency, Hot-Aisle Beats Cold-Aisle Containment
September 15, 2011
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There’s little argument that hot-aisle and cold-aisle containment systems provide big energy savings in a data center, while eliminating the hot spots found in uncontained data centers. But which strategy… Read more »
Podcast: Boost Cooling System Performance with Containment Systems
March 22, 2012
3,696 views
Having Trouble? Press PLAY Podcast Here If you’re not using some type of containment system in your data center, you’re likely sacrificing about a 30 percent improvement in cooling system… Read more »
Protecting the Edge is Crucial in a Cloud Environment
October 10, 2012
2,503 views
As companies continue to adopt more cloud and virtualization technologies, they would do well to pay special attention to the devices that are now essentially the lifeline to their IT… Read more »
How to Protect IT Equipment in Small Businesses and Branch Offices
July 24, 2012
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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 »
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
November 29, 2012
7,967 views
The devastation that we saw in areas such as Manhattan after hurricane Sandy naturally prompts lots of discussion about what went wrong and whether data center downtime directly caused by… Read more »
4 Tips for Keeping Your IT Equipment Cool When the Power Goes Out
February 11, 2013
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In my last post, I shared some of the ways that data center energy efficiency efforts can cause temperatures to quickly rise in a data center following a power outage…. Read more »
Turn to the Cloud to Realize Energy Savings
November 16, 2011
1,734 views
Most customers know they can reduce their energy cost by taking advantage of utility incentives to use less power during peak demand periods and by avoiding power factor charges and… Read more »
StruxureWare for Data Centers Campaign Highlights the Value of DCIM
April 1, 2013
1,185 views
As one of the senior marketing guys here at Schneider Electric, I’m more than a little interested in our various marketing campaigns, and we recently launched a big one around… Read more »
Assessing the Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Power
September 7, 2011
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Virtualization brings many benefits to a data center, as fewer servers means less power consumed, less heat generated and more available space. But virtualization also presents many challenges to a… Read more »
How to Calculate a More Accurate PUE
September 16, 2011
2,052 views
Part of any effective energy management plan is determining data center infrastructure efficiency, as measured in Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). But it can be difficult to establish the PUE for… Read more »
5 Data Center Resolutions for 2012
December 22, 2011
4,714 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 »