Data Center Power Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: In its most sophisticated form, complex managed hosting, companies can outsource high-level IT functions such as OS management, virtualization, load balancing, performance monitoring, security and more. Read this market survey to get a comparison of the different features offered by complex managed hosting companies.

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 | Published: 27 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises need strategies and tools that help maximise the use of every compute asset and improve operational flexibility. This white paper highlights the advantages of using server virtualisation to capture business value through an efficient, nimble IT architecture built on Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains).

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 | Published: 17 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the trends in the industry relating to blade server deployments, the challenges relating to systems management and power and cooling in that computing environment, and HP's approach to addressing those challenges.

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 | Published: 20 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: AMD and HP have collaborated to deliver an outstanding technology portfolio — from the desktop to the datacenter — that continues to grow more robust every year. Using AMD Opteron processors, HP delivers server designs that offer high performance, while at the same time helping to reduce power and cooling requirements. Read this paper for more.

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 | Published: 04 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: The escalation in data center costs has been driven by the demand for computing. IT has responded to this demand by adding more servers and replacing older servers with newer devices that deliver more power in less space. Read this whitepaper to learn more.

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 | Published: 30 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: While CIOs are focusing on managing services offerings, managing data center risks and keeping total costs down, forces are at play that will require the CIO to pay significantly more attention to data center energy efficiency and resource consumption. Read this paper to learn more.

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 | Published: 28 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: With up to 48 cores and 512GB of memory in a 4P configuration, the AMD Opteron 6100 Series platform is designed to help reduce power consumption, support more users, more transactions, and more resource-intensive applications – all while helping you achieve higher levels of efficiency and utilization in your virtual environment.

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 | Published: 02 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 OS incorporates enhanced power management tools that can complement 11th-generation Dell™ PowerEdge™ server capabilities such as the Dell Active Power Controller feature to help control power consumption and increase energy efficiency in enterprise data centers.

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 | Published: 15 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: In 2005, Intel IT began planning, engineering, and implementing a virtualized business computing production environment as part of its overall data center strategy. Read this white paper to learn more about how Intel’s virtualization strategy has helped lower costs, increase agility, and reduce energy consumption.

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises need strategies and tools that help maximize the use of every compute asset and improve operational flexibility. This white paper highlights the advantages of using server virtualization to capture business value through an efficient, nimble IT architecture built on Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains).

Posted: 18 May 2010 | Published: 17 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization on industry-standard servers has transformed IT service delivery, enabling companies to dramatically consolidate infrastructure, reduce costs, and much more. Read this paper to learn about the features and benefits of Vmware vSphere and the Intel Xeon processor 7500 series-based servers.

Posted: 10 May 2010 | Published: 05 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Data Center carbon emissions are a growing global concern. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites data centers as a major source of energy consumption in the United States. This paper introduces a simple approach, supported by free web-based tools, for estimating the carbon footprint of a data center anywhere in the world.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: In this APC whitepaper, alternatives for providing electrical power to high density racks in data centers and network rooms are explained and compared as well as defined guidelines for rack power systems that can reliably deliver power to high density loads while adapting to changing needs.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 09 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: Green IT equals efficient IT - and that equals an efficient and sustainable enterprise with a healthy bottom line. Getting started along the path to a green data center does not have to be a complex undertaking. Read this paper to learn about the three critical steps that can empower CIOs to reduce both infrastructure costs and GHG emissions. 

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Today's successful businesses depend on adaptable technologies to help them respond quickly to market demands. Emerson Network Power's portfolio of products provide innovative, flexible solutions that ensure reliability and efficiency.

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 | Published: 22 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Energy Logic is a vendor-neutral roadmap for optimizing data center energy efficiency that starts with the IT equipment and progresses to the support infrastructure. This paper shows how it can deliver a 50 percent or greater reduction in data center energy consumption without compromising performance or availability.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Today’s data center manager must maintain or improve availability in increasingly dense computing environments while reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Discover four distinct opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the data center to achieve efficiencies, boost availability and prepare for the future.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Technology systems such as electronic medical records and digital imaging are revolutionizing healthcare. The continuous operation of these systems has become increasingly critical. Emerson Network Power has developed three centralized UPS configurations specifically for healthcare settings.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: In Windows Server® 2008, Microsoft is introducing new features and technologies that will help to reduce the power consumption of server and client operating systems, minimize environmental byproducts, and increase server efficiency. This document describes some of these features and technologies.

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the importance of managing energy consumption in data centers and provides an overview of the problems and issues associated with "greening" today's data centers.

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: The challenge of saving power while maintaining server performance has become a primary concern within the IT environment. But, the latest generation of Adaptec RAID controllers provides Intelligent Power Management software and supports a variety of techniques that, together, enable significant savings without compromising performance.

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is more than just a concept-- it is a concrete business strategy that can provide tangible value for companies in virtually any industry. Read this paper to learn more about Dell's virtual infrastructure solutions.

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Dec 2007

WHITE PAPER: The current state of the datacenter demands a transformation that helps in improving space utilization and lowering power consumption while still providing the scale and availability the business requires. Read this report to learn how your organization can optimize data center efficiency and lower costs.

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Improving energy efficiency is possible in nearly any data center, often beginning with simple low-cost or no-cost measures. This white paper gives you a blueprint for reducing those data center energy costs.

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2009