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Photos: Inside a Microsoft datacentre
Photo Although the containers are heavy (and even heavier when packed with servers), air skates allow them to be moved in place with just four workers. The second floor of the datacentre is home to a more traditional server... [04 Nov 2009]
Outsourcing - how to make sure it's reliable
Comment It's not just air traffic control, intelligence or banking where reliability of IT systems is of such vital importance. Outsourced IT is of little value if it's not reliable. William Benn offers advice on how to make... [19 Oct 2009]
Crutchfield Case Study: A Win-Win Situation
White Paper The company wanted to reduce the number of physical machines to avoid buying a new air conditioner as well as streamline server management. Fast growth had pushed Crutchfield's data center to the maximum capacity of its... [15 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News Orr said users of the original Storm device will be able to get all the additional features by upgrading to OS 5 over the air "in due course". BlackBerry-maker RIM has unveiled its second touchscreen device, the Storm2. [15 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News It could also carry non-BBC shows that BBC Worldwide already has rights to air on BBC America. BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers overseas access to... [12 Oct 2009]
GlobalSign Digital IDs for Adobe AIR Code Signing: Expanding Market Reach by Distributing Trustworthy Software Over the Internet
White Paper With GlobalSign Code signing for Adobe AIR, the end user knows the digitally signed software is legitimate, comes from a known software vendor and the code has not been tampered with since being published. [05 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.10.09
Round-Up A study by free classified site Preloved.co.uk found that more and more Brits are turning away from the open air car boot to selling online. Over the years, the internet has been blamed for many of the world's ills. [02 Oct 2009]
Hot Aisle vs. Cold Aisle Containment
White Paper Both hot and cold air containment can significantly improve the predictability and efficiency of data center cooling systems. While both approaches eliminate the mixing of hot and cold air, there are... [01 Oct 2009]
Calculating Total Cooling Requirements for Data Centers
White Paper Most Information Technology equipment and other equipment found in a data center or network room is air-cooled. This document describes how to estimate heat output from Information Technology equipment and other devices... [01 Oct 2009]
Air Distribution Architecture Options for Mission Critical Facilities
White Paper There are nine basic ways to use air to cool equipment in data centers and network rooms. These methods vary in performance, cost, and ease of implementation. These methods are described along with their various advantages. [01 Oct 2009]
Improving Rack Cooling Performance Using Airflow Management Blanking Panels
White Paper Unused vertical space in open frame racks and rack enclosures creates an unrestricted recycling of hot air that causes equipment to heat up unnecessarily. The use of airflow management blanking panels can reduce this... [01 Oct 2009]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Ventilation
White Paper Air changes designed for human occupancy normally exceed the requirements for VRLA and MBC ventilation. Lead-acid batteries are the most widely used method of energy reserve. Ventilation systems must address health and... [01 Oct 2009]
Jim Whitehurst
AS Profile Whitehurst had previously been COO of Delta Air Lines. Jim Whitehurst arrives in the Agenda Setters list for the first time just under two years after taking over as president and CEO of open source software maker, Red Hat. [29 Sep 2009]
British Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News Air travellers flying between London and New York won't have to go mobile cold turkey from tomorrow. On Tuesday, BA will go live with an in-flight connectivity service from OnAir, which will see passengers on the all... [28 Sep 2009]
Photos: Inside Big Blue's big green datacentre
Photo In the hot aisles are vents to pull that hot air out through the ceiling. Rather than pile all manner of cabling below the floor, this facility has only power cords below the floor and only networking cables on top - set... [22 Sep 2009]
