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May 26, 2012

Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency
DEFINITION: Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. The metric, which is expressed as a percentage, is calculated by dividing IT equipment power by total facility power. DCIE was developed by members of the Green Grid, an industry group focused on data center energy efficiency. How to Determine DCIE: 1. Take a measurement of energy use … Definition continues below.
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Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Of Cisco UCS sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Until you actually implement a unified computing system, it is difficult to justify your investment in one. This report quantifies the benefits of these systems as well as costs to factor into your purchasing decision. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Published: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Network Management \| Server Management \| Storage Management \| Systems Integration \| Systems Maintenance

Business Advantage Delivered: The Cisco Unified Computing System sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Despite the benefits blade servers and virtualization offer, there are still some pressing issues in the data center. This resource reviews several of these pain points and recommends a unified computing system designed to address them. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Published: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Systems Integration \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management

Restore the IT Innovation Engine with Cisco Unified Data Center sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines how data center costs fit into overall IT spending. Find out why virtualization and cloud computing call for a holistic approach that unifies management of networking, storage, and security resources. Posted: 23 May 2012 \| Published: 23 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Network Management \| Security Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management

The high cost of not upgrading your servers sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: This resource demonstrates how a buy-and-hold strategy can add data center costs that many of today’s enterprises simply can’t afford. Read on to learn more about server replacement cycles and the ongoing operational costs of holding on to legacy hardware platforms long past their recommended life-cycle. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

PULSE® cuts average transaction process ing time by 75% sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: Access this case study to discover how the use of blade servers and converged infrastructure helped one organization expand their business. Discover how your company can achieve valuable benefits like reduced TCO, improved transaction time and more. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services

Cedar Fair Keeps Thrills Coming with HP Converged Infrastructure sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: Access this case study to learn how one organization implemented converged infrastructure and achieved benefits like increased uptime, reduction of administrative costs, scalability and much more. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Center Infrastructure Management DCIM 2011 Vendor Analysis sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) offers data center managers countless benefits as it brings facilities and IT together to achieve increased availability, efficiency, and cost savings. Access this white paper to discover what components make up an enterprise-grade DCIM strategy and what to look for in a DCIM vendor. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

CPI Thermal Management - How Much Containment Is Enough? sponsored by Chatsworth Products, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover strategies for effective containment in the data center. Learn how you can increase energy efficiency, promote access to free cooling hours and return air temperatures for a more energy efficient IT environment. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

Powering the Cloud: Optimizing Data Center and Cloud Operations in an Energy Constrained World White Paper sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Discover why data center power consumption has become a driving force behind operational and investment decisions. Gain insight into cloud and IT service providers need for a data center power management solution – one that enables IT to attain a holistic view of demand and consumption at a device, circuit, and phase level. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| IT Management \| IT Services \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

IDC White Paper Sponsored by CA Technologies: Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) — Bringing Together the World of Facilities and Cloud Computing sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to uncover how datacenter infrastructure management brings IT and facilities together to create a datacenter-wide view that opens the door for creating business value, innovating the datacenter, and increasing flexibility to respond to changing business needs. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Pre-build Infrastructure: The Smart Path to Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how leveraging pre-engineered and pre-built infrastructure can help your organization fast-track virtualization projects and eliminate many virtualization difficulties from the get-go. Posted: 11 May 2012 \| Published: 11 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Ensure High Availability with Proactive Support Services sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover how your organisation can reduce downtime with the use of proactive support services. Ideal for virtualised and converged infrastructures, these services can ensure high availability with the use of proactive scans and platform revision management. Posted: 11 May 2012 \| Published: 11 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Downtime \| High Availability

Introducing the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family— the heart of flexible, efficient, and highly versatile datacenters sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can boost server performance by up to 80% and reduce latencies by 30% by adopting the latest Intel Xeon processors. Decide which processor is right for your needs in this brief comparison guide. Posted: 10 May 2012 \| Published: 10 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Dependable, Intelligent: Intel® Xeon® Processor Based Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Intel processors provide the performance you need to move forward with cloud computing, virtualization and consolidation. Use this guide to find out which Intel processor-based server can best meet the needs of your applications and users. Posted: 10 May 2012 \| Published: 10 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Through Hardware Innovation Comes Support Automation sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover effective support solutions for your complex data center. Learn to overcome the challenges related to supporting interconnected IT environments with the use of the right support tools. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| High Availability \| Server Hardware

7 Keys to Success for Managing a Business-Critical Cloud with Confidence sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Need a few tips on how to manage your cloud infrastructure? Here are seven best practices that will keep your business-critical cloud environment up and running. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Avocent Universal Management Gateway - Delivering Confidence through Connection sponsored by Avocent WHITE PAPER: You need to maintain control over your data center as it expands, regardless of where it is physically located. This white paper describes a management tool that can assist you in this process by gathering real-time data, enhancing infrastructure efficiency, and more. Posted: 27 Apr 2012 \| Published: 27 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Software \| Storage Appliances

An Enterprise Private Cloud Architecture and Implementation Roadmap sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: While the private cloud is proven to deliver many benefits, implementing this advanced environment can be very challenging. This white paper provides a guide that can help you ensure a successful transition so you can start enjoying all that this share, multi-tenant architecture has to offer. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| Virtual Machine

The Future of Cloud Computing Planning Guide sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how to prepare your virtualized data center for a move to the cloud. Discover key tips and tools to leverage to ensure success, including unified networking, power management, scale-out storage and more. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration

Meet the Increased Demands on Your Infrastructure with Dell and Intel® sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the challenges associated with growing numbers of users, devices, and data. Discover how a cost-effective server refresh strategy can help you position your business to enjoy cost benefits through virtualization and other innovative data center technologies. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Networking \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Transforming the Data Center: Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the hardware requirements of virtualization, cloud computing, and mobile technology. Obtain a detailed overview of one recommended architecture and its key features and components here. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Virtualization 202: Getting to the Next Level sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: This exclusive ESG report explores how businesses can move beyond basic virtualization to the advanced stages of implementing a virtual data center. Uncover what your peers are up to and find out how you can take the next step in this resource. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

Small and Midsize Business Virtualization for the Real World. sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Discover the many real-world benefits that virtualization offers your business, including simplified IT management, accelerated productivity, improved disaster recovery and more. Access this resource to find out how you can start realizing these benefits today. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| VMware

Real world virtualization for your business. sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Virtualization can help SMBs realize many benefits ranging from increased security and data protection to simplified IT infrastructures and increased automation. In this essential resource, explore how SMBs can leverage offerings from VMware to accomplish their virtualization goals. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| VMware

Cut Costs with Data Center Infrastructure Management Software sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: Access this essential resource to discover how data centre infrastructure management tools can help with daily maintenance operations, data analytics, planning and much more – all while driving down your bottom line. Posted: 20 Apr 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers

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DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE EFFICIENCY DEFINITION (continued): … at or near the facility utility's meter. If the data center is in a mixed-use facility or office building, take a measurement only at the meter that is powering the data center. If the data center is not on a separate utility meter, estimate the amount of power being consumed by the non-data center portion of the building and remove it from the equation. 2. Measure the IT equipment load, which should be measured after power conversion, switching, and conditioning is completed. According to The Green Grid, the most likely measurement point would be at the output of the computer room power distribution …
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