Power Consumption Monitoring

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

WHITE PAPER: The power/density paradox hinders end users from utilizing the very floor space that high density systems were intended to conserve. This brief explores what the power/density paradox is and how IT professionals can mitigate the risk.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 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

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

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

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

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

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will discuss the forces behind the rise of flexible, cloud-like data center architectures; describe the hardware needs created by those new architectures; and show why custom servers from ZT Systems powered by AMD Opteron™ processors are an exceptional fit for these demanding new data center environments.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: The modular, easy-to-install solutions from APC by Schneider Electric allow you to implement an appropriate IT environment that meets your current and future needs, without breaking the bank in the process.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: In September 2009, Wipro Ltd (Wipro), a global corporation in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry which was head-quartered in Bangalore, India, was reviewing its Green IT plan. Read this white paper to learn more about Wipro's quest to become a true ecologically sustainable company.

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009

PRODUCT LITERATURE: The Cisco® EnergyWise initiative focuses on reducing the energy consumption of all devices connected to a Cisco network ranging from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices to IP-enabled building and lighting controllers. It gives you a powerful, network-based framework to manage the energy needs for your business.

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009

CASE STUDY: Recently, the University of Plymouth, located in the U.K., completed a refresh of their 4,800 desktop PCs, upgrading the systems to PCs with Intel® Core™2 processors with vPro™ technology in order to offer students the latest in IT services. The following paper provides an ROI analysis of this PC deployment.

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 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

DATA SHEET: The new Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system provides a productive and cost-effective server platform with low-cost virtualization, power-saving capabilities, and a superior experience for end users. Read this data sheet to learn more!

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009

EBOOK: This book addresses the key topics related to “green” technology trends and gives you a plan in many key areas to embark on savings for your company.

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009

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

WEBCAST: Join this Webcast, presented by PC Connection, 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 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 30 Sep 2009

PODCAST: Join this Podcast, presented by PC Connection, 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 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 30 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This report looks at the potential for cost savings through use of IBM Systems Director 6.1 and Active Energy Manager to manage large numbers of IBM System x and BladeCenter systems. The study details areas of savings resulting in up to a 35% reduction in systems administration costs

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: The cost of operating the data center is outpacing the cost of IT resources themselves. High-density equipment pressures power and cooling systems to the max. Learn of the new approaches and technologies that are redefining the economics of running the modern data center.

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Building the data center to meet the needs of an uncertain future is an expensive and needless exercise in over-engineering. New designs need to be modular, with built-in expansion capabilities. This paper looks at the concepts and benefits of modularity in all the necessary elements of the power system.

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009

BROCHURE: This brochure provides an overview of the HP Proliant G6 live of Servers. Based on AMD’s Opteron processor, HP delivers a line of servers offering high performance while reducing power and cooling requirements.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: Without a comprehensive data center consolidation strategy, many of today's businesses are unable to lower power and cooling costs or effectively manage server workload utilization. In this expert Pocket E-Guide, you will discover why Linux should play a key role in your data center consolidation strategy.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how the right power monitoring system can protect your organization's data and applications while optimizing the power delivery infrastructure for efficiency and lower cost.

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 | Published: 04 Aug 2009

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009