IT Pays to Specialize in a Vertical Market: How IT Solutions Providers Can Grow Through a Targeted Approach to Marketing and Sales
sponsored by ConnectWise
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This resource presents how IT solution providers can grow through a targeted approach to marketing and sales by focusing on specific industries or types of businesses.
Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012
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Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This paper explains how data center efficiency can be measured, evaluated, and modeled, including a comparison of the benefits of periodic assessment vs. continuous monitoring.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 29 Apr 2009
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E-Guide: Properly Sizing your Uninterruptible Power Supply for Disaster Recovery Purposes
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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Power will be the number-one issue for most IT executives within the next few years. Not only does it represent a significant percentage of data center operating costs, but demand is likely to overtake supply in the near future. This e-guide highlights available courses of action for reducing energy consumption – without sacrificing performance.
Posted: 01 Mar 2011 | Published: 01 Mar 2011
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Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of running a data centers. This paper explains how achieve electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 29 Apr 2009
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The Seven Types of Power Problems
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This white paper will describe the most common types of power disturbances, what can cause them, what they can do to your critical equipment, and how to safeguard your equipment, using the IEEE standards for describing power quality problems
Posted: 11 Sep 2007 | Published: 11 Sep 2007
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Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total data center solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption after extended power outages.
Posted: 10 Jul 2009 | Published: 10 Jul 2009
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Avoiding Costs from Oversizing Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This paper describes how the physical and power infrastructure of data centers and network rooms is typically oversized by more than 100%. Statistics related to oversizing are also presented, as well as the costs and fundamental reasons why oversizing occurs. An architecture and method for avoiding oversizing is described.
Posted: 04 Jun 2007 | Published: 04 Jun 2007
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Cloud Design and Deployment: A Reference Architecture
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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This reference architecture is intended for data center administrators and enterprise IT professionals who seek power management solutions to achieve better efficiency within new or existing data centers.
Posted: 23 Mar 2011 | Published: 23 Mar 2011
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HP Converged Infrastructure Delivers an Efficient New Storage-Management System for Mitsubishi Electric Automation
sponsored by HP and Intel
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This case study reveals how HP assisted Mitsubishi in simplifying their storage management and eliminating single points of failure.
Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011
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Powering the data centre
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
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A look at alternative approaches to managing energy for cost and/or sustainability reasons in data centres.
Posted: 16 Jan 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012
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The TCP/IP and OSI Models
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Check out this white paper to learn about two network protocol models, TCP/IP and OSI.
Posted: 04 Mar 2011 | Published: 04 Mar 2011
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Impact of Hot and Cold Aisle Containment on Data Center Temperature and Efficiency
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This resource examines hot-air and cold-air containment methodologies and highlights the reasons why hot-aisle containment is the preferred best practice for new data centres.
Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011
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Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This paper outlines the ten most common errors that prevent successful execution of the commissioning process.
Posted: 04 Feb 2009 | Published: 04 Feb 2009
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Is Power Protection Costing You More Than It Should?
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
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Inside, explore 5 questions you need to ask before selecting a high-efficiency, multi-mode UPS for your data center.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012
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Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefits
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Virtualization can have major consequences on the data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). Higher power densities can challenge the cooling capabilities of an existing system. Reduced energy consumption may actually worsen the data center's power usage effectiveness (PUE). Learn more about the particular effects of virtualization inside.
Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011
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How Data Center Infrastructure Management Software Improves Planning and Cuts Operational Costs
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Today’s IT pros are being challenged to convert their data centers from costly infrastructures into producers of business value. This resource explores how data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software tools can simplify operational processes, cut costs, and speed up information delivery.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012
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Classification of Data Center Management Software Tools
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This resource divides the data center management tools into four distinct subsets and provides definitions and examples of each. Learn how you can determine which physical infrastructure management tools are needed to operate a data center.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012
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UPS Basics
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
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This resource introduces what a UPS is and explores what kinds of UPS are available. Discover how to select the right UPS and accessories for your needs.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012
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Reduce Power Consumption by Successfully Deploying Virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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Machine manufacturer Hennecke wanted to boost enterprise efficiency but was constrained by its IT infrastructure. Guided by Dell consultants, the IT team chose virtualized Dell servers and Dell/EMC centralized storage. This case study examines this transition and the benefits achieved.
Posted: 23 Mar 2011 | Published: 23 Mar 2011
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The Advantages of Row and Rack-Oriented Cooling Architectures for Data Centers
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This paper contrasts room, row and rack architectures and shows why row-oriented cooling will emerge as the preferred solution for most next generation data centers.
Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010
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Maximizing UPS Availability
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
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This paper explores how you can optimize UPS availability by focusing on minimizing repair time and maximizing redundancy, both inside your UPSs and across your power protection initiatives. Also learn why modular UPS designs provide superior availability even though they typically contain more parts that could potentially fail.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012
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Machine manufacturer cuts power consumption by approximately 30 percent with virtualized Dell infrastructure
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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Machine manufacturer Hennecke wanted to boost enterprise efficiency but was constrained by its IT infrastructure. Guided by Dell consultants, the IT team chose virtualized Dell servers and Dell/EMC centralized storage. This case study examines this transition and the benefits achieved.
Posted: 06 Apr 2011 | Published: 06 Apr 2011
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10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
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Today, IT has become a valuable asset of any organization. Because of this, data center availability has become essential. Yet businesses still remain vulnerable to a variety of threats, including electrical power systems. This resource explores 10 best practices for building and maintaining a highly available data center power infrastructure.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012
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Data Center Projects: System Planning
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.
Posted: 04 Feb 2009 | Published: 04 Feb 2009
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Interactive Data Center: Energy Efficiency
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
WEBCAST:
This interactive data center, brought to you by our editors, explores 5 aspects of data center efficiency and provides tips and best practices to help companies make effective investment and configuration decisions.
Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 21 Dec 2011
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The new virtual datacentre
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
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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: 24 Oct 2011
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