EGUIDE - Rising energy costs in the data center have forced IT managers to look at power distribution more closely. But many are left wondering what voltage they should be using to increase energy efficiency and lower costs. In this expert e-guide from SearchDataCenter.com, learn requirements for rack-level power density and distribution.
Posted: August 26, 2010 | Published: August 26, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Power Generation Equipment | Rack Enclosures | Transformers | UPS | Voltage Regulators

EBOOK - Learn best practices for measuring your data center efficiency holistically, with in-depth explanations on the efficiency of IT components like servers, cooling units and power infrastructure.
Posted: July 20, 2010 | Published: July 20, 2010


Topics:  Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Power Generation Equipment | Server Management | UPS

WHITE PAPER - In the quest to reduce energy consumption and cooling costs, data center managers have been looking more closely than ever at the energy efficiency of their uninterruptible power systems (UPSs). This white paper looks at five questions you need to ask before selecting a high­-efficiency, multi­mode UPS for your data center.
Posted: July 12, 2010 | Published: July 12, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Surge Suppressors | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Today’s lean, more tightly-regulated economy and the ever-increasing importance of IT have many organizations caught in a bind. This white paper explores five specific steps you can take to power your way through these difficult times.
Posted: July 1, 2010 | Published: June 30, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Hot Aisle Cold Aisle | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | TCO | UPS

WHITE PAPER - On the cusp of this century's second decade, the data center finds itself balancing efficiency and availability while computing demand and energy costs are increasing and IT budgets are contracting. This paper will review 4 trends that will drive companies to improve availability while implementing cost cutting and energy efficient technologies.
Posted: January 21, 2010 | Published: January 21, 2010


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Downtime | Energy Efficiency | High Availability | Systems Management Software | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Today's IT, facilities and data center managers face the daunting challenge of maintaining a high availability data center while simultaneously increasing energy efficiency. Learn how Transformer-based UPS designs are proven topologies for achieving high efficiency without compromising availability in large enterprise data center applications.
Posted: January 21, 2010 | Published: January 21, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Power Management | Downtime | Energy Efficiency | High Availability | Power Generation Equipment | Systems Maintenance | Transformers | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper shows you how to design an architecture that combines high-efficiency power and cooling equipment with configuration and operation strategies to optimize efficiency for your data center.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Rack Enclosures | Security | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Blade Servers | Capacity Management | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | ITIL | Power Consumption Monitoring | UPS

WHITE PAPER - A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical efficiency. This paper describes this distribution architecture and quantifies the benefits.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Installation | Load Balancing | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | Total Cost of Ownership | Transformers | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization is an undisputed leap forward in data center evolution - it saves energy, increases computing throughput, frees up floor space, and facilitates load migration and disaster recovery. With these benefits though, come new challenges to the power and cooling infrastructure.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: February 4, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Load Balancing | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Management | UPS

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 for dealing with the symptoms of chaos and for eliminating the root causes of disorder.
Posted: February 4, 2009 | Published: February 3, 2009


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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the most common types of power disturbances, what they can do to your critical equipment and how you can protect against them.
Posted: September 11, 2007 | Published: February 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Downtime | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Network Performance | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | RPO | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Specifying data center density has yet to conform to an established standard within the industry. This paper describes the science and practical application of an improved method for the specification of power and cooling infrastructure for data centers.
Posted: October 30, 2006 | Published: January 1, 2005


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Management | DC Power Supplies | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Quality Test Equipment | Power Supplies | Standards | UPS