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Layered Tech Talks Grid Computing

Layered Technologies CMO John Pozadzides recently visited the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco and took some time out to speak with Michael Scherotter from Microsoft about LT’s Grid computing technology. This video is approximately 10 minutes.

For additional video, check out our DCK video archive and the Data Center Videos channel on YouTube.

  Posted by Rich Miller May 16, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

May 15, 2008

Cisco's Mobile Emergency Data Center

One of the interesting potential applications for mobile data centers is disaster response: the ability to quickly deploy computing and communications infrastructure to assist local officials and relief workers in major disasters. This is one of the uses that has been advanced for container data centers. It turns out that Cisco (CSCO) developed several mobile data centers in the wake of hurricane Katrina, one of which saw action during the Southern California wildfires last fall.

In this video, Cisco's Bob Browning provides a tour of Cisco's Network Emergency Response Vehicle (NERV) and talks about how the NERV was used in the Harris Fire.

For more information, see our past coverage of Cisco. For additional video, check out our DCK video archive, the Data Center Videos channel on YouTube.

  Posted by Rich Miller May 15, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

May 09, 2008

Google's Schmidt on Cloud Computing

Last week we noted reports from the IBM Business Partners Conference that Google (GOOG) and IBM would team up on an enterprise cloud computing initiative. Here's a video of Google CEO Eric Schmidt's presentation at the event in which he spoke about cloud computing. "We're on the edge of a truly great breakthrough," said Schmidt. "It's the story of our lifetime." The video runs about 49 minutes.

Thanks to Will Runyon at The Raised Floor for the link. Check out our DCK video archive for more viewing, as well as our Data Center Videos channel on YouTube.

  Posted by Rich Miller May 09, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

May 06, 2008

Airlifting Equipment Into One Wilshire

How do you get large equipment to the opper floors of a major downtown building? Check out this video of an equipment airlift at the One Wilshire building in downtown Los Angeles. In April 2007 CRG West used a helicopter to airlift 53 pieces of electrical and air conditioning equipment to a 27th floor of One Wilshire. This sequence of still photos shows a 30-ton AC unit being hoisted onto a small platform.

CRG West has additional video of a separate chopper lift to the 28th floor in March 2007. See our archives for more images of One Wilshire and our recap of the sale of the building last year.

  Posted by Rich Miller May 06, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

April 11, 2008

Video: AdaptivCool Data Center Cooling

In this demo from the recent Data Center World Expo, Degree Controls Engineering Manager Coy Stine provides an overview of Room-Scale Intelligent Cooling, the new implementation of DegreeC's AdaptivCool product for thermal mapping and management of data centers. The booth was pretty busy when we shot this, but Coy's explanation should provide a sense of the product and related software. This video runs about 6 minutes.

We've previously written about DegreeC's HotSpotr tool. Check out our archives for additional stories on data center cooling.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 11, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

April 09, 2008

Video: Opengate Rack Heat Containment System

In today's video, Mark Germagian of Opengate Data Sytems demonstrates his company's new heat containment system for data center racks. The containment system vents hot air from the top of the rack and provides a direct path back to the cooling units. Opengate's modules monitor air pressure in the rack and containment system, and comes with management software. This video runs 5 minutes, 45 seconds.

For more information on cooling and thermal management technologies, see our archive of data center cooling stories.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 09, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

April 08, 2008

Video: Cisco's Nexus 5000 and Virtualization

In this video presentation, Dante Malagrino of Cisco (CSCO) and Ed Bugnion of Nuova explain how data center managers can use the new Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches to optimize their virtualization efforts. Relevant background: Prior to joining Cisco, Bugnion was a co-founder and chief architect of VMware. This video runs about 8 minutes, 30 seconds.

For additional information, see our coverage of Cisco's introductions of the Nexus 5000 Series and Nexus 7000 Series switches, as well as our archive of Cisco data center news.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 08, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

Video: Google App Engine

Today's video features the introduction of Google App Engine, which lets developers run web applications on Google's infrastructure. This first section is 9 minutes long.

The Google App Engine presentation was recorded in five parts, all of which can be seen on the Google Developers channel on YouTube.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 08, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

April 04, 2008

Video: Rackable ICE Cube Container

This video features a brief tour of ICE Cube, the high-density data center inside a shipping container from Rackable Systems (RACK). Conor Malone, Director of Data Center Solutions for Rackable, provides a look inside the container and talks about the ICE Cube's features and how early customers are using the units. There's a lot of airflow from the cooling inside the unit, which creates some residual noise on the audio. Conor is clearly used to talking over the breeze, which helps. This video runs just over 3 minutes.

For more information, check out our coverage of the ICE Cube container, as well as our archive of stories about Rackable.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 04, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

April 02, 2008

DCW Video: Flywheel UPS Demonstration

In this video from the Data Center World Expo, Martin Olsen of Active Power gives a brief demonstration of his company's flywheel UPS systems, in this case a 300 kva unit. This video runs about 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

AFCOM's Spring Data Center World Conference runs through Thursday at the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 02, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

DCW Video: Blades and Containers

In this video, Michael Slagel from Verari Systems gives a brief demo of Verari's XM Blade Rack and describes the Forest container solution at the Spring Data Center World Expo in Las Vegas on April 1, 2008. This video runs about 2 minutes.

AFCOM's Spring Data Center World Conference runs through Thursday at the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 02, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

Video: Scenes from Data Center World

I'll be posting some videos shot on the expo hall floor at Data Center World in Las Vegas. Here's a brief collection of scenes showing the booths and activity in the exhibit hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This video runs about 1 minute, 40 seconds.

AFCOM's Spring Data Center World Conference runs through Thursday at the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.

  Posted by Rich Miller April 02, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

March 25, 2008

Video: DataCenterDynamics New York

The DataCenterDynamics New York show earlier this month drew more than 900 data center professionals involved in the design, construction and operation of mission critical IT facilities. Today's video provides scenes from the event and some feedback from speakers and attendees. If you've never been to one of the DataCenterDynamics conferences, this will give you a good sense of the value of the event. It runs about 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

For more information on the DataCenterDynamics series and other industry events, check out our Data Center Conferences 2008 roundup.

  Posted by Rich Miller March 25, 2008 | Permalink | Newsletter

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