WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses new piping approaches, which can dramatically reduce the risk of leakage and facilitate high-density deployment.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Managers | Rack Enclosures | TCO

WHITE PAPER - An understanding of the 9 types of cooling systems and their attributes can be used to develop guidelines for when each type should be used, and such guidelines are provided in this paper for both raised floor and hard floor applications.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Managers | LAN | Storage Systems | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses ways to address power, cooling, floor-space, environmental (PCFE) issues and best practices for improving energy efficiency.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Data center professionals can rid themselves of messy racks, sub-standard under floor air distribution, and cable sprawl with a minimum of heartache and expense. This paper outlines several innovative approaches.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Rack Enclosures | Routing | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Both hot and cold air containment can significantly improve the predictability and efficiency of data center cooling system. This paper examines both and highlights the reasons why hot aisle containment emerges as the preferred best practice.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Downtime | Storage Capacity

PODCAST - In this webcast and podcast, virtualization and blade server expert and industry analyst Barb Goldworm discusses the drivers, impacts, trends and economics of greener computing.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Premiered: October 31, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | DC Power Supplies | Energy Industries | Processor Architectures | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explains the growing importance of the CIO, the new technologies that can positively impact the data center's energy consumption without sacrificing performance, and exactly how to calculate the energy and cost savings.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  CIOs | Cooling Equipment | Corporate Governance | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | Network Security | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn how you can make breakthroughs in power, server consolidation and total cost of ownership in x86 data centers.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Premiered: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Power Generation Equipment | Power Integrated Circuits | TCO

VIDEO - Why create an energy-efficient data center? This expert videocast from Data Center Decisions 2008 uses real-life scenarios to explain the key benefits, how to meet regulations, and strategies to track and measure energy efficiency.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Premiered: November 11, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Environmental Compliance | Power Supplies | TCO

VIDEO - Watch this expert videocast from Data Center Decisions 2008 to learn the top 10 energy saving tactics. Review advanced hot-aisle/cold-aisle strategies, tips for power distribution optimization, and more.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Premiered: November 11, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Environmental Compliance | Power Supplies | TCO

WEBCAST - Attend this webcast and learn why implementing a blade solution is a great fit in your next consolidation project.
Posted: November 7, 2008 | Premiered: November 13, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast and learn why implementing a blade solution is a great fit in your next consolidation project.
Posted: November 7, 2008 | Premiered: November 13, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

CASE STUDY - Raging Wire Enterprises, a 200,000 sq/ft Tier IV data center discusses how its strategic partnership with Square D CPCC contributes to its reliability, uptime and an ultimate success.
Posted: November 5, 2008 | Published: November 5, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Services | Outsourcing | Power Supplies

SOFTWARE DEMO - Interactive tool demonstrates the components and operation of a typical Tier IV data center power system.
Posted: November 5, 2008 | Published: November 5, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Load Testing | Power Connectors | Power Supplies | Switches

WHITE PAPER - This white paper reviews a just-in-time technology to help IT pros defer the ever-increasing cost of the data center: raising the data center floor. Doing so can optimize space, power, and cooling, while also enhancing availability and service levels.
Posted: November 3, 2008 | Published: November 3, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Budgeting | Business Intelligence | CIOs | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - This green data center e-book serves as an all-in-one guide to lead you through the process of creating an energy-efficient data center.
Posted: October 31, 2008 | Published: October 31, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Law | Metrics | Power Generation Equipment | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - In this webcast, virtualization and blade server expert and industry analyst Barb Goldworm discusses the drivers, impacts, trends and economics of greener computing.
Posted: October 31, 2008 | Premiered: November 6, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | DC Power Supplies | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Industry | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - To optimize your data center infrastructure, consider these four practical best practice steps that Upsite's engineers have devised for solving cooling inefficiencies through proper airflow management.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 9, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | Environmental Compliance | IT Infrastructure | IT Systems | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide provides tips on using blades and virtualization, details new virtualization product enhancements and offerings and sets the record straight on myths and misconceptions surrounding power, cooling and consolidation.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | NAS | Networking | Power Supplies | SAN | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Want to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint in your data center? This report reviews the pulse of today's IT shops, providing insight on common topics and approaches so you can improve performance in your own organization.
Posted: September 30, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management Services | Best Practices | Budgeting | Business Processes | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Forrester spoke with executives at leading enterprises that have successfully executed IT consolidation efforts. This report provides guidance on how to prioritize and get started with a successful IT consolidation.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Enterprise | IT Asset Management | IT Spending | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Adopting a virtualized infrastructure can result in a reduction of up to 35% of total annual server costs per user. This paper describes “basic virtualization,” which refers to basic x86 server consolidation using virtualization software.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Architectures | Business Intelligence | Cooling Equipment | ERP | High Availability | Microprocessors | Operating Systems | Power Supplies | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper learn why a migration to the HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystem can boost your business results in two ways: by improving the performance of your critical business systems, and by reducing your data center facility costs.
Posted: September 23, 2008 | Published: September 23, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Databases | IT Infrastructure | Systems Management Software

WEBCAST - This webcast walks you through the steps to create an automation plan that will reduce errors and increase service availability and efficiency. You will hear world-renowned IT analyst Judith Hurwitz's recommendations for designing an automation plan.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Premiered: September 23, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Cooling Equipment | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Error Handling | Power Supplies | Professional Services Automation Software | Service Process Optimization Software | TCO | Workflow Management Coalition

DATA SHEET - Cassatt Active Response, Data Center Edition enables administrators to control multiple networks, as well as to set policies to safely, and systematically power any physical or virtual servers on and off and pool their computing resources.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: March 15, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | High Availability | Network Management | Server Management