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The 12 Days of Christmas in the Data Center
December 21st, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
JEFF KLAUS
Intel

At this time of year, IT professionals should be anticipating—and planning for—the challenges relating to data center energy management in 2013, writes Jeff Klaus of Intel. Read More
Third Key to Brokering IT Services Internally: Create Your Own Menu of Services
December 20th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
DICK BENTON
Glasshouse

Creating the catalog: to compete with the public cloud provider, the internal cloud provider or IT department needs to be able to offer a Web-based capability for consumers to peruse the available offerings, and to select the offering and quantity of their choice, writes Dick Benton of Glasshouse Technologies. This is the third in a series of seven tips for IT departments setting up cloud services. Read More
A Crystal Ball on the Cloud: Predictions for 2013
December 19th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives

It’s that time of year when analysts, technology bloggers and journalists all look to the next 12 months, and report their predictions.Alan Priestley, of Intel Cloud Builders, gives the cloud prediction game a go. Read More
Prepare Your Network for Hyperconvergence with WAN Optimization
December 18th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MILES KELLY
Riverbed

The hyperconverged network of today not only presents new opportunities for end users and IT, but also creates new challenges for network and application performance and management, writes Miles Kelly of Riverbed. Read More
Cable Management Decisions in the Data Center
December 17th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
IAN TIMMINS
Optical Cable Corp.

Choosing the right cabling and cable management system is one of the most important aspects of data center design. Reliability, in combination with extreme density, should guide your choice of products, writes Ian Timmins of Optical Cable Corporation. Read More
Retrofitting Cold-aisle Cocooning Doesn’t Mean Massive Disruption
December 13th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MARK HIRST
Cannon Technologies

Working around infrastructure that has evolved over time makes retrofitting hot/cold aisle containment a challenge. Multiple data and network cable runs, cooling pipes and mismatched cabinets mean many solutions will not work effectively. Mark Hirst of Cannon Technologies looks at the options available to those who want containment, but are not sure if their environment can handle it. Read More
How To Measure IT Value Is The Real Issue
December 11th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
HANI ELBEYALI
Dell

Demonstrating IT value to the enterprise is challenging. The problem is not what values IT creates—-but how to measure and communicate those values, writes Hani Elbeyali of Dell. Read More
3 Steps to Keeping Your Cool in Cold Weather Months
December 10th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MARK SILNES
Emerson/Liebert Services

Winter is coming, bringing with it environmental changes that can negatively affect your data center. Now is a good time to prepare to ensure data center performance isn’t left out in the cold when frigid temperatures arrive, writes Mark Silnes, of Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services. Read More
Visualizing Trends in “Energy Per Operation”
December 6th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
WINSTON SAUNDERS
Intel

Over the last few years, servers have become much more efficient in using power. What is less obvious are the means by which energy efficiency of computing is improved. Winston Saunders of Intel takes a look at the performance data and a more detailed look at the trends. Read More