Data Center Power Management

CASE STUDY: Cinepolis saves 2,000 USD with green IT practices using server and storage virtualization from Dell by reducing server sprawl to decrease its data center footprint and lower the cost of power and cooling.

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

INFORMATION CENTER: The demands on your data center are constantly increasing, and with data growing even fifty-fold in three years, how can you stay ahead? How can you optimize your data center? Take this interactive data center tour and learn more.

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

VIDEO: IT pros often lack an understanding of the importance of energy efficiency in the data center. This videocast explores how operational efficiency can enable your organization to reduce infrastructure costs and improve resource utilization.

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 30 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides the top 10 reasons for a server refresh, including power and cooling savings, consolidation and virtualization, and improved performance.

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 | Published: 27 Nov 2009

CASE STUDY: 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: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009

CASE STUDY: ITV.com’s IT management sought a future-proofed solution that would improve overall performance and future proof for High Definition editing without increasing the physical storage footprint requirements of their small datacenter. Nexsan was the only company that could deliver the solution they required.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn key considerations for building a new data center. Receive strategies for each step of your infrastructure construction, from the data center design to finding the right contractor to carry out the project.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009

PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to learn key considerations for building a new data center. Receive strategies for each step of your infrastructure construction, from the data center design to finding the right contractor to carry out the project.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization is a suite of technologies that remove the physical desktop, operating system and computing device physically sitting on the desktop, and aggregates those resources in the data center. Read this whitepaper to learn the benefits and immediate cost savings of these technologies to your organization's data center.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

CASE STUDY: MySpace knows better than anyone the high demands that consumers can make on application and web servers. It maintains two sets of servers depending on application transaction load. Even so, continued transaction growth on these servers was resulting in poor performance. MySpace decided to give Fusion-io a try.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

PRODUCT LITERATURE: A new multi-core server from Dell and powered by Intel can do the work of nine older single-core servers, while using less energy and facility space. Moreover, it can deliver return on investment (ROI) in as little as nine months. Read this paper to learn more!

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Pano Logic® is the first company to offer a complete, purpose-built solution for virtual desktops combining a unique zero-client endpoint device with centralized tools designed specifically for the tasks of deployment and managing virtual desktops.

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009

WEBCAST: This session describes the emerging and continually maturing state of green energy management world wide from not only a data center view but a view across the enterprise.

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 12 Nov 2009

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: 12 Nov 2009

MICROSITE: The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period.

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009

EGUIDE: In this Pocket E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Adaptec, you will discover the steps essential for implementing green IT within your organization. Explore which components consume the most amount of power in today’s servers, and learn how this usage can be optimized.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems.

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009

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: 29 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: The tools for assessing enterprise-level green practices have evolved from do-it yourself Excel spreadsheets to elaborate carbon accounting software suites available on a subscription basis. By first determining a baseline, organizations can set clear goals for adopting greener IT practices.

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: This eGuide will discuss physical considerations for data center network design, how best to build your network infrastructure, and how to monitor and manage your data center network.

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009

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

WHITE PAPER: Windows Server® 2008 R2 is the newest Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Designed to help organizations reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies, Windows Server 2008 R2 provides enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. Read the top 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 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: 13 Oct 2009

CASE STUDY: Companies that seek infrastructure consulting from Dell often want to cut expenditures. Dell can help customers reduce costs by taking advantage of Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Dell products and services. Read this case study to learn more!

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009