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 branch office staff.
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.
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 overlooking hardware 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 data center.
2010 marked a change in the virtualization landscape as the big players saw an untapped market in the small and medium-business (SMB) space. The coming year will mark the turning point for SMBs, as there is an increased availability of solutions...
Mike Elms, from Uninterruptible Power Supplies Ltd, looks at how UPS vendors are responding to challenges cited by customers and suggests ways in which users can implement a configuration best suited to current conditions.
True innovation goes beyond the obvious improvements or natural evolution of a product or technology. Due to its large share of total data center energy use, cooling system innovation is a requirement of staying in the game.
WAN Virtualization, which promises to revolutionize the economics of the enterprise WAN, will cut costs for businesses to deploy virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs), VoIP, videoconferencing, private clouds, and other modern technologies that...