Data Center Power Management

WHITE PAPER: This brand-new white paper by Principled Technologies proved what we knew - that x3690 X5 and MAX5 are capable of hosting over 320 virtual machines. PT then went a step further and tested both catastrophic outage and planned shutdown scenarios.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource divides data center management tools into four distinct subsets and compares the primary and secondary functions of key subsystems within these subsets.

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: The data centre is increasingly the focus for the need to deliver greater value from IT at lower cost. The challenge for IT managers is to improve operational efficiency and deliver availability and scalability, but to do so with fewer resources.

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 | Published: 18 Jan 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This essential resource explores the top IT and business drivers for data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software, definitions of DCIM, how it can solve data centre challenges, and presents the main benefits of DCIM.

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report has been created by drawing together a series of 12 articles Quocirca wrote for SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.UK.  The articles look at the various aspects of creating a strategy for a flexible and effective data centre aimed at providing a platform to carry the business forwards.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 02 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Taking steps towards meeting the legal challenge of carbon reduction within data centres in a sensible, cost effective and sustainable manner.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: Within modern data centers, virtualization has become the means of choice when it comes to operating efficient server infrastructures for cloud and enterprise computing. On an individualsystem level, this translates into a massive increase of DRAM deployments per server.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 28 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: The efficiency ratings of a data centre can vary substantially depending on what methodologies are applied. Access this exclusive resource to discover the importance of measuring data centre efficiency and learn about the issues companies face when establishing the PUE of an infrastructure.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 09 Dec 2011

EGUIDE: Check out this FAQ Guide to learn different ways to reduce storage power consumption from Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst at StorageIO Group.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 09 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this case study to learn how Dell IT group virtualized more than 5,000 servers to save the company over US $29 million.

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the effects of using blanking panels to manage air recirculation and air-intake temperatures within server cabinets. Discover how to use blanking panels to seal the open spaces between IT equipment and learn more about the importance of effective and conditioned airflow management in computer rooms.

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 | Published: 29 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: In today’s ever-growing data centers, no one takes power for granted. There have been many reminders of the threats to power supplies— including catastrophic natural events, breakdowns in the power grid, and seasonal power shortages. This white paper describes how policy-based power management can reign in energy use and significantly cut costs.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 28 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to explore the limiting conditions of connecting transformers in parallel and loading considerations when turn ratios, impedances and kVA ratings are different.

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: New power monitoring systems can re-construct the sequence of events such as circuit breaker tripping, and static switch transfer down to 1 ms resolution. This resource explores this power system even reconstruction in detail and discusses why it’s important to modern data centers.

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource outlines the design considerations for automatic transfer in the mission-critical power environment. Access recommendations as to how these considerations can be implemented into an automatic transfer system.

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Find out how you can cut costs with a new class of servers, specifically designed for dedicated hosting. Microservers provide 4x the density with 75% less to cool at 1/3 the cost of ownership of more traditional 1U servers. That density translates into spending less on racks, cabling, switches, power and cooling.

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: The efficiency ratings of a data centre can vary substantially depending on what methodologies are used. This paper  discusses the importance of measuring data centre efficiency and explores the issues companies face when establishing the PUE of an infrastructure.

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource discusses an advanced policy power management reference architecture that can significantly improve power efficiency in your data center, helping you to achieve real-time server power monitoring, power optimized workloads and much more.

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 | Published: 08 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: When building an efficient and reliable data center, you must not only be aware of how much information it can hold, but also of the resources necessary to run it smoothly and effectively. This expert e-guide from our editors provides the necessary steps needed for implementing and supporting an efficient, green data center.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: This buying guide steps you through the process of selecting the best UPS for your environment, including how to choose the right type of system, what factors to consider and examples of midrange UPS specs for comparison.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: Since power and cooling is needed to run the data center, it is essential that data center managers find ways to lower costs. This expert e-guide explores how you can implement the right power and cooling strategies for your environment to reduce overall energy costs.

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Declining flexibility and increasing costs have driven many businesses to adopt cloud computing to improve efficiency with on-demand, virtual services. Access this white paper for a detailed overview of server power management, usage models purpose and pre-requisites, architectural considerations and much more.

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 | Published: 28 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: With data center challenges on the rise, IT professionals can leverage data center instrumentation and server refresh to maintain productivity levels over time.  Access this white paper to drive efficiency at system, platform, and facility levels to ensure optimal ROI in your enterprise.

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Recent IT spending indicates that more and more organizations are interested in moving to the cloud. This white paper explores the primary drivers for cloud computing and describes the infrastructure required to prepare for this new IT model. Discover the steps you will need to take and the benefits you can expect after implementing the cloud.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: While cloud computing optimizes data center efficiency, increasing government regulations and guidelines on carbon footprints and social awareness forces a need for monitoring and controlling emissions. Access this white paper to learn about an innovative reference architecture solution that can help your enterprise manage its carbon footprint.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011