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Managing the Data Center – One Rack at a Time
April 10th, 2013 : Bill Kleyman
The modern data center is a combination of technologies all working together to help deliver data. As cloud computing, IT consumerization and big data continue to shape the industry – the data center will continue to remain at the heart of it all. In working with today’s data center infrastructure, administrators must not only build around agility – but efficiency as well. The idea is to simplify data center management by breaking a complex environment into more manageable pieces – the racks. Read More
Silicon Photonics: The Data Center at Light Speed
January 22nd, 2013 : Rich Miller
Intel has developed a prototype of a "photonic rack" with high-speed connections that allow new approaches to server design that separate components like CPUs and storage, allowing them to be upgraded independently. Here's a video overview. Read More
Hyve Unveils Open Compute Servers and Storage
January 17th, 2013 : Colleen Miller
Hyve Solutions, a division of SYNNEX Corporation (SNX), rolled out Open Compute Project compliant hardware at Tuesday's Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit. Many attendees were at the company both reviewing the production-grade rack developed with gaming company, Riot Games. Read More
Emerson Adapts Open Compute, Eyes HyperScale Market
January 16th, 2013 : Rich Miller
Emerson Network Power will attend The Open Compute Summit to show off a rack solution that integrates concepts of the Open Rack specification, created with off-the-shelf components. Emerson is also launching a new consulting initiative that will target operators of large "hyperscale" data centers. Read More
Panduit Acquires Unite Technologies
August 22nd, 2012 : Rich Miller
Panduit Corp. said today that it has acquired Unite Technologies Ltd. to expand its capabilities for energy management and environmental monitoring solutions for the enterprise and data center. Read More
Data Center Racks Getting Taller, Wider, Deeper
May 9th, 2012 : Rich Miller
The Open Compute Project initiative to develop a wider rack for data center equipment seeks to standardize a trend that has been developing for several years. Racks have been getting taller, wider and deeper for some time, according to IMS Research. Read More
Open Compute Wants to Overhaul Data Center Racks
May 2nd, 2012 : Rich Miller
The Open Compute Project is ready to shake up the world of data center racks. The open source hardware project today outlined plans for Open Rack, which will see to set a new standard for rack design for hyperscale data center environments - including 21-inch-wide racks instead of the traditional 19-inch width. Read More
Dell Video Showcases Energy ‘Smart Rack’
February 23rd, 2012 : Michael Potts
In this video, Dell introduces the PowerEdge Energy Smart containment rack enclosure, designed to provide even distribution of airflow to all equipment within the rack and utilize a raised floor to improve cooling efficiency. Read More
Emerson Gets Modular With Racks & Cooling
February 2nd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Emerson Network Power is pushing into the modular data center market in a larger way with today's debut of Smart Solutions, a family of integrated infrastructure systems for the data center. Read More