It should come as no surprise to anyone that enterprises are continuing to push increasingly more traffic between their data centers. The drivers for this huge uptake in inter-data center WAN utilization range from...
One solution to power system optimization that deserves serious consideration is DC power. There are multiple reasons why DC power can increase both power efficiency and reliability.
Now that IT has leveraged consolidation by virtualizing servers at HQ and in the data center, the branch offices operations also can be consolidated bringing both cost efficiencies and improved level of service to...
Costs, incentives, regulations and utility procedures are all considerations when negotiating with utility providers who will support major data center projects.
Cloud Computing and virtualization are poised to assist in reducing costs and increasing efficiencies; however supporting these strategies needs to be underpinned by a careful approach to power planning.
While an enterprise needs to look at each individual piece of the enterprise IT infrastructure to determine the best strategy for virtualizing the IT environment, there are four critical areas where IT leaders can...
Cloud computing is changing the previously stable load environment in the data center. Directional airflow to the equipment can provide superior cooling capabilities to vertical airflow distribution.
While 80 percent of power is being consumed by IT equipment in the data center, the other 20 percent is being consumed by the power and cooling infrastructure. Why are we still talking about cooling innovations and...
Data center managers continually assess server, storage and network capacity needs as part of a multi-site disaster recovery strategies. One overlooked area is power and capacity considerations within an individual...