Data Center Power Management Reports

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Results of Intel IT's evaluation of Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager and Intel DCM that showed up to a 20% reduction in server power use with no impact on runtime, and potential for increased compute capacity, power savings and business continuity.

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 | Published: 09 Apr 2010

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

EBOOK: Chapter 4 of this e-book summarizes strategies for lessening the environmental impact of data centers and helps IT managers create a holistic four-phased approach to an energy-efficient data center project that includes persuading C-level executives to pursue energy efficiency, measuring data center energy consumption, and much more.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 30 Mar 2010

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

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: My name is Bob Napaa. I am the VP of Business Development and Marketing for Virtensys. In this presentation transcript, I will be talking about the Virtensys I/O virtualization switches and then how they can optimize the data centers, in terms of reducing power consumption, reducing equipment cost and enhancing the manageability of the data center.

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 | Published: 24 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: Green IT equals efficient IT - and that equals an efficient and sustainable enterprise with a healthy bottom line. Getting started along the path to a green data center does not have to be a complex undertaking. Read this paper to learn about the three critical steps that can empower CIOs to reduce both infrastructure costs and GHG emissions. 

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this brief presentation transcript for information about improving data center energy efficiency and how this can have a tremendous impact on the environment. Presenters also discuss the LEED ratings system and the need for data center specific benchmarks.

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this presentation transcript to learn what Robert McFarlane, Principal Data Center and Financial Trading Floor Consultant, thinks it means to really have a green data center.

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010

EBOOK: Data center efficiency has become increasingly important to IT departments. With IT departments now on the hook for reducing their energy use, technologists look to sources of inefficiency and see that commodity scale-out servers are clear culprits. In chapter 2 of this ebook, we'll discuss server efficiency tactics, fixes and other strategies.

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Today's successful businesses depend on adaptable technologies to help them respond quickly to market demands. Emerson Network Power's portfolio of products provide innovative, flexible solutions that ensure reliability and efficiency.

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 | Published: 22 Jan 2010

BROCHURE: In 2002, Emerson Network Power's Liebert XD family was the industry's first row-based cooling system. Now, we have taken more than 40 years of engineering experience and the most advanced technologies to design the Liebert CRV row-based precision cooling system. Learn the flexibility, TCO and availability benefits of their latest cooling solution.

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 | Published: 22 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Energy Logic is a vendor-neutral roadmap for optimizing data center energy efficiency that starts with the IT equipment and progresses to the support infrastructure. This paper shows how it can deliver a 50 percent or greater reduction in data center energy consumption without compromising performance or availability.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Today’s data center manager must maintain or improve availability in increasingly dense computing environments while reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Discover four distinct opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the data center to achieve efficiencies, boost availability and prepare for the future.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Technology systems such as electronic medical records and digital imaging are revolutionizing healthcare. The continuous operation of these systems has become increasingly critical. Emerson Network Power has developed three centralized UPS configurations specifically for healthcare settings.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, expert Scott Sawyer explains how Dell Services can help you plan for modernization of your legacy Unix infrastructure.

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 | Published: 11 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: In Windows Server® 2008, Microsoft is introducing new features and technologies that will help to reduce the power consumption of server and client operating systems, minimize environmental byproducts, and increase server efficiency. This document describes some of these features and technologies.

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2008

EGUIDE: In this Expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Dell, you will discover the most prominent trends in today's data centers, including power usage, virtualization implementation, and much more.

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 | Published: 09 Dec 2009

EBOOK: This APC eBook will discuss power consumption trends in the data center, why energy efficiency matters, how to reduce your power footprint, and benchmark metrics that will help you measure your progress.

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 | Published: 03 Dec 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

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this transcript of the "Mission Critical Computing" webcast to learn about changing trends in the data center infrastructure. Discover tools to ensure high availability at a low cost to improve IT performance and find out more about innovations to data center operations to help you remain competitive.

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 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: 11 Aug 2008

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: 27 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: 01 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: The current state of the datacenter demands a transformation that helps in improving space utilization and lowering power consumption while still providing the scale and availability the business requires. Read this report to learn how your organization can optimize data center efficiency and lower costs.

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is more than just a concept-- it is a concrete business strategy that can provide tangible value for companies in virtually any industry. Read this paper to learn more about Dell's virtual infrastructure solutions.

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Dec 2007