Electric Power Industry White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Greater equipment densities and power demands are driving the need for 3-phase power in the equipment cabinet. This white paper explains 3-phase power, its advantages and the cost savings associated with using it in the data center.

Posted: 04 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2007

WHITE PAPER: Explore the four phases of the lifecycle for the upgrade methodology of an on-site delivery model that provides upgrade services to enable one organization to achieve its business objects.

Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

WHITE PAPER: Learn how an integrated security intelligence platform provides the necessary components to help energy and utilities companies automate compliance and risk management, detect and manage threats, and protect the smart grid from both security breaches and cyber-attacks.

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

WHITE PAPER: The current utilities environment requires companies to decrease costs while increasing the ability to control utility assets. One key challenge is how to take advantage of new technologies to better manage the delivery of service to customers today and into the future. IBM Service Management for the IUN provides a blueprint for getting started.

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 | Published: 06 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores key business event processing capabilities that are helping energy and utilities organizations to manage instrumented and intelligent utility networks detect outages, improve grid security, and prevent fraudulent use of energy.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: SAS technology has been proven to be the most versatile storage solution in data transfer and high performance. Read this white paper to learn about a solution that renders the necessary performance needed for your client's expanding market requirements.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007

WHITE PAPER: This study of over 150 Fortune 1000 firms from every major industry or vertical explores issues associated with the lifeblood of today’s enterprises: data. The findings demonstrate the often dramatic impacts that even marginal investments in information technology can have when that technology addresses data quality, usability, and intelligence.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 02 Nov 2010

CASE STUDY: This use case describes how Israel's largest electricity provider utilizes IBM's predictive analytics software to monitor its turbine performance in real time, enabling the company to discover and resolve anomalies before outages occur.

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

VIDEOCAST: Access this video to discover a comprehensive solution that brings together UPS, power distribution and cooling offerings to help you manage small data centres, IT rooms, enterprise branches or network closets. This video outlines a solution that uses virtualisation, unified communication and cloud technologies to simplify these environments.

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 | Premiered: Nov 5, 2012

WHITE PAPER: Data Center carbon emissions are a growing global concern. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites data centers as a major source of energy consumption in the United States. This paper introduces a simple approach, supported by free web-based tools, for estimating the carbon footprint of a data center anywhere in the world.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Typical data centers draw more than twice as much power as IT loads require. The cost associated with this power consumption is considerable and often avoidable. Get tips on reducing electrical waste and learn about better ways to measure efficiency.

Posted: 21 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

EGUIDE: The Netherlands is a fast growing datacentre location, as you can also read in this e-guide, and these constructions are taking up a lot of space and putting pressure on the local electricity grid. Read more about this and more in this e-guide.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 22 Oct 2019

RESOURCE: Industrial control systems (ICS) are all around us: in water, in gas, and electricity distribution networks, running power plants and critical infrastructure, in production lines and transportation networks, and more.

Posted: 27 Jan 2020 | Published: 27 Jan 2020

WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the different types of meters and their applications/benefits in certain situations.

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

CASE STUDY: Access this exclusive case study to discover how one organization in the health industry used a portable air conditioning unit to cool small server rooms to protect network devices without risking electrical damage due to water.

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 | Published: 22 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines that a data centre design  must meet specific requirements including; site selection, space, available power, air conditioning, load, environmental quality, and risk evaluation, but also the requirements of the electrical power supply system. It is also discusses how necessary it is to consider the cost of service downtime.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 15 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource presents detailed quantitative efficiency comparison between DC and AC power distribution methods, including an analysis of the effects of power distribution efficiency on the cooling power requirement and on total electrical consumption.

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 | Published: 26 Jun 2013

EBOOK: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation's regulations aim to protect the nation's vulnerable critical infrastructure. Read this E-Book to find out what responsible entities need to do to comply with the NERC.

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2009

EGUIDE: This e-guide explains the reasons for implementing grounding methods and the problems that can occur if it is done incorrectly. Find out how to design your data center’s power system with key components in mind and how much power to implement in your data center.

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains why a move to a DC-based architecture is unwarranted on the basis of efficiency by comparing the most efficient DC and AC power distribution methods.

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: Explore this resource to learn about a UPS system that can differentiate between different types of electrical disturbances and respond using the most efficient and effective mode to compensate for each disturbance. Read on now to learn more about this new technology and how you can ensure business continuity and protect your valuable hardware.

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

EBOOK: The world of IT may be changing rapidly, but every data center still needs power. Improve your data center's energy efficiency with updates to power usage measurement, cooling and electrical design.

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 | Published: 05 Jul 2013

WHITE PAPER: Explore this concise white paper to uncover who industry leader IBM chose as their partner to undertake this challenge and how they met each goal on schedule along the way. Read on to learn which organization could keep pace with IBM to deliver the power, cooling, and single window monitoring solutions they needed.

Posted: 20 Nov 2014 | Published: 14 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper talks about some of the trends that are increasing risk of overheating and some of the predictive models and design strategies make it possible to ensure contiuned reliable operation following a power outage.

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

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: Access this resource to uncover the key benefits of standardized, pre-assembled and integrated power and cooling modules over traditional data center power and cooling infrastructures.

Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 09 May 2013

EBOOK: This chapter is a primer on energy efficient cooling and power distribution principles and best practices in data center.

Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide from editors explores key power and cooling tips to optimize data center energy efficiency. In addition, discover best practices for backup power maintenance to ensure uninterrupted data center power.

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 | Published: 12 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how your data center can reduce energy costs by using the right economizer mode. This resource provides definitions for the various types of economizer modes and compares their performance against key data center attributes.

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 | Published: 13 Jul 2012

EZINE: The construction of datacentres in the Netherlands' Amsterdam region has accelerated at such a pace that their demands for electricity are causing concern, prompting city authorities and datacentre operator to open a dialogue about sustainable datacentre industry expansion.

Posted: 26 May 2021 | Published: 10 Jun 2021

WHITE PAPER: In this APC whitepaper, alternatives for providing electrical power to high density racks in data centers and network rooms are explained and compared as well as defined guidelines for rack power systems that can reliably deliver power to high density loads while adapting to changing needs.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 09 Jul 2009

VIDEO: Access this video to learn about the benefits of using an effective UPS to protect your servers and other network devices from surges, spikes, blackouts and more.

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 25 Apr 2012