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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  … 
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eGuide: The Green Data Center: Understanding Energy Regulations, Power Consumption and More
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: Today’s businesses are being pushed to consolidate their data centers, address power consumption and implement virtualization in an effort to reduce operating costs and go green. But what are the best routes to achieving these objectives?
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009


BMC Service Automation: The next step in the evolution of Business Service Management
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
ANALYST BRIEF: As you know, automation is a critical component in achieving long-term IT savings. We've compiled a few resources to give you an overview of the benefits of service automation and the technology behind our comprehensive solution.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


Data Center Projects: Commissioning
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: The commissioning process flow is described and critical success factors are discussed. The commissioning process inputs and outputs are also placed in context with other key data center project process phases and steps.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009


A Scalable, Reconfigurable, and Efficient Data Center Power Distribution Architecture
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses some of the new approaches to power distribution including modular distribution and overhead power busway, and shows their advantages when compared to the legacy approach.
Posted: 31 Oct 2009 | Published: 31 Oct 2009


Presentation Transcript: Stop Wasting Energy! Tips for Cutting Power Draws from PC Networks to Data Centers
sponsored by PC Connection in partnership with Intel
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this transcript featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel's Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009


Podcast: Systems Management Considerations for Hardware and Software Refresh
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
PODCAST: In this podcast, learn how to best approach a hardware and software refresh. Gain insight into key systems management considerations for a desktop and server upgrade including costs, security and compliance.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2009


Systems Management Considerations for Hardware and Software Refresh
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
VIDEO: In this videocast, learn how to best approach a hardware and software refresh. Gain insight into key systems management considerations for a desktop and server upgrade including costs, security and compliance.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2009


Top 10 Reasons to Add Surgient Self-Service to VMware Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by Surgient
ANALYST BRIEF: Learn the top 10 reasons to add Surgient's self-service provisioning and management to help you get even more from your VMware investment.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


PODCAST: Mission Critical Computing In The NextGen Data Center Infrastructure
sponsored by PC Connection in partnership with HP ThinClient
PODCAST: In this podcast, learn about changing trends in the data center infrastructure. Discover tools to ensure high availability at a low cost to improve IT performance. Find out more about innovations to data center operations to help you remain competitive.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 26 Oct 2009


Mission Critical Computing In The NextGen Data Center Infrastructure
sponsored by PC Connection in partnership with HP ThinClient
WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn about changing trends in the data center infrastructure. Discover tools to ensure high availability at a low cost to improve IT performance. Find out more about innovations to data center operations to help you remain competitive.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 26 Oct 2009


Solutions for Small to Medium Data Centers
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: APC® by Schneider Electric enables you to adapt your data center to the changing needs of a business. With the same InfraStruXure® HD-Ready architecture, you can start out with a low-density data center, and later scale up to high density as needed without picking up the phone to call for more capacity, engineering or quotes.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009


Solutions for High-Density Environments
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: High-density (HD) zones enable new technologies and unlock the doors to data center efficiency. APC® by Schneider Electric lets you deploy an HD environment anytime, anywhere. Learn how you can achieve this with APC's HD solutions.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009


Virtualization Capabilities Drive Taco Inc. to Choose Syncsort for Data Protection
sponsored by Syncsort
CASE STUDY: Because their data center was reaching its physical limits, Taco, Inc. found their backup and restore processes getting noticeably slower. With their exposure to IT disaster scenarios a distinct reality, they turned to Syncsort for their data protection needs.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


Get More Virtual: Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell and VMware vSphere 4
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn how to ensure application security and availability in your VMware environment. Discover how to provide quick recovery of applications and how to use automation for server application protection.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 20 Oct 2009


Virtualization, Deduplication, and the Data Protection Connection: Reinventing IT Infrastructure Consolidation with Efficient Data Protection
sponsored by Syncsort
WHITE PAPER: As data center resource consolidation gains traction, many organizations are missing the big picture. For reducing primary storage footprints, they're looking at virtualization in isolation; for reducing secondary backup storage, they're focusing on deduplication in isolation. To consolidate optimally, they must consider the full landscape.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009


Brazilian Navy Moves from Mainframe to HP Platform: Modernizing IT, Cutting Costs
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
CASE STUDY: When the Brazilian Navy needed to reduce the BRL 6 million (US$3 million) spent annually to keep their mainframe operational, they chose an HP- and Oracle®-based distributed platform as an alternative to the mainframe environment. Costs have been reduced by approximately 80% vs. mainframe database software costs.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009


Why Would You...Waste 1/2 Your Server Virtualization Budget?
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
WEBCAST: In this webcast, viewers will discover a new combination of tools that can help them transform their IT systems into agile, virtual infrastructures. Discover how to leverage this approach for a quicker return on investment and reduced operations, management and networking costs.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 15 Oct 2009


eGuide: Expert Tips for Managing Mainframe Costs and Security
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover how to best maintain your mainframe infrastructure in light of the current economic climate. Explore the biggest challenges encountered by mainframe users today and gain insight into the distinct vulnerabilities and risks associated with mainframes.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009


Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 15: Staying Compliant in a Virtual World
sponsored by SearchDataCenter
EZINE: In this month's issue, learn how to keep compliance a priority in a virtualized environment. Also in this issue, get advice on how to buy hardware for virtual systems, and take a closer look at your storage needs.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


PlateSpin® Recon: Virtual Capacity Management and Consolidation Planning
sponsored by Novell Inc.
WHITE PAPER: PlateSpin® Recon from Novell is a sophisticated workload analysis, planning and management solution that provides new levels of intelligence, visual analysis and forecasting for optimizing the data center.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Which UPS is Right for the Job?
Considerations in Choosing Standby, Line-Interactive, Double-Conversion Designs - and New High-Efficiency, Multi-Mode Capabilities - for Your Data Center
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how various UPS topologies work and looks at the impact of operating mode on five key factors of UPS performance
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Case Study: A Model of Virtualization
sponsored by Dell India
CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how the Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009


Case Study: Indiabulls Gets Bullish on Growth by Deploying Dell Servers and a Dell SAN
sponsored by Dell India
CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how one of India's leading financial services firms paved the way for continued growth and improved customer service by deploying Dell servers and a Dell SAN.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009


Case Study: Brokerage Trades Up to Robust Server Platform
sponsored by Dell India
CASE STUDY: Read this paper to learn how Dell PowerEdge servers with virtualization helped reduce datacenter footprint by over 35 percent at Pune e Stock Broking.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009


Case Study: Shift to Blades Speeds Up and Simplifies IT
sponsored by Dell India
CASE STUDY: Read this paper to learn how Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd reduced server footprint by 50 percent and energy costs by 30 percent by implementing an infrastructure based Dell™ PowerEdge™ blades running virtualization and Dell/EMC SAN array.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009

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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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