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AC Vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers

whitepaper DC power distribution has been proposed as an alternative to AC power distribution in data centers, but misinformation and conflicting claims have confused the discussion. This paper explains why high efficiency AC will likely emerge as the...

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[16 May 2008]

The Green Data Center - More Than Social Responsibility: A Foundation for Growth, Economic Gain and Operating Stability

whitepaper Corporate data centers are well known as significant power users. Faced with increasingly urgent warnings about the consequences of the projected rise in both energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions, governments and businesses alike are now...

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[16 May 2008]

Selecting an Industry-Standard Metric for Data Center Efficiency

whitepaper The development of standards for the measurement and specification of data center efficiency is an essential step in the global effort to reduce the environmental impact of data centers. This paper explains some of the metrics that have been used...

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[15 May 2008]

Electrical Efficiency Modeling of Data Centers

whitepaper Conventional models for estimating electrical efficiency of data centers are grossly inaccurate for real-world installations. A simple, more accurate efficiency model is described that provides a rational basis to identify and quantify waste in...

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[15 May 2008]

Reducing Energy Consumption in Data Centers - A Software Based Approach

whitepaper The presenter of this webcast will discuss a new software based approach that will help to increase efficiency of servers and storage to reduce energy consumption. Increasing energy consumption in the data center is causing problems for data center...

Tags: storage management

[15 May 2008]

Optimizing Virtualized Data Centers

whitepaper End users deploying virtualization will find the optimal power efficiency, highest platform densities and best support for dynamic computing workloads using the top-end dual-core based platforms. Intel's top-end dual core based 2-way and 4-way...

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[15 May 2008]

Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of Your Virtual Data Center With BMC Software and VMware Solutions

whitepaper This paper describes common business problems facing data centers, and explains how BMC, in its partnership with VMware, can help to identify and solve these problems. Business scenarios describe how a combination of BMC applications and best...

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[14 May 2008]

Automate to Optimize: The Foundation for Data Center Efficiency

whitepaper Data centers experience constant change under pressure from technology and business drivers. IT systems are becoming more, not less complex as new technologies are introduced, and IT staffs are not growing to keep pace with the growth in size and...

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[11 May 2008]

Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-Density Server Deployment

whitepaper This paper provides ten approaches for increasing cooling efficiency, cooling capacity, and power density in existing data centers. With most data centers designed to cool an average of no more than 2 kW per rack, innovative strategies must be used...

Tags: fault-tolerant servers, centers, density, rack

[25 Apr 2008]

Energy Efficiency in IBM Data Centers

whitepaper Chris Molloy, Distinguished Engineer, explains how IBM is deploying new technologies to reduce their data center carbon footprint. This Webcast details how IBM is implementing hardware, software and services to become more energy efficient within...

Tags: infrastructure management

[23 Apr 2008]

Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-Density Server Deployment

whitepaper This paper provides ten approaches for increasing cooling efficiency, cooling capacity, and power density in existing data centers. With most data centers designed to cool an average of no more than 2 kW per rack, innovative strategies must be used...

Tags: fault-tolerant servers, centers, density, rack

[18 Apr 2008]

2.5-Inch Enterprise Disc Drives: Key to Cutting Data Center Costs

whitepaper Such consolidation can reduce the number of data centers and their floor space requirements, as well as lower both ancillary infrastructure expenditures and storage management costs, all while significantly boosting storage system utilization.

Tags: infrastructure management

[12 Apr 2008]

The Green Grid Data Center Power Efficiency Metrics: PUE and DCiE

whitepaper In that paper, The Green Grid proposed the use of Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and its reciprocal, Data Center Efficiency (DCE) metrics, which enable data center operators to quickly estimate the energy efficiency of their data centers, compare...

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[11 Apr 2008]

DC Power for Improved Data Center Efficiency

whitepaper The mission of data centers in use today calls for them to be much more energy intensive than other office buildings. Recent reports prepared by this project team for the California Energy Commission estimated that the US annual energy consumption...

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[11 Apr 2008]

Data Center Transformation: HP's Proven Data Center Transformation Approach Can Help You Reduce Costs, Manage Risks, and Accelerate Business Growth

whitepaper To meet these evolving demands, data centers must achieve near continuous availability, increase capacity and efficiency, and become greener. In today's connected global marketplace, data centers are more important than ever.

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[11 Apr 2008]

Turning Challenges Into Opportunities in the Data Center

whitepaper Currently, data centers consume a little over one percent of the power in the United States annually. Data centers are an integral part of the engine driving today's economy, but they're becoming increasingly more expensive to power and cool.

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[11 Apr 2008]

Expanding IT Strategies Successfully: Dynamic Data Center Services

whitepaper Customers who already rely on dynamic IT solutions for SAP, Terminalservices or Oracle environments confirm that the Dynamic Data Center from Fujitsu Siemens Computers increases flexibility, efficiency and quality in data centers.

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[11 Apr 2008]

Ten Steps to Solving Cooling Problems Caused by High-Density Server Deployment

whitepaper This paper provides a ten-step approach for increasing cooling efficiency, cooling capacity, and power density in existing data centers. With most data centers designed to cool an average of no more than 2 kW per rack, innovative strategies must be...

Tags: data center, centers, density, rack

[10 Apr 2008]

Ten Solutions to Solving Cooling Problems Caused by High Density Server Deployment

whitepaper This paper provides a ten-step approach on how to increase the cooling efficiency, the cooling capacity, and the power density of existing data centers. With most data centers designed to cool an average of no more than 2kW per rack, some...

Tags: infrastructure management, centers, density, rack

[10 Apr 2008]

Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers

whitepaper The unfortunate result is that most data centers waste substantial amounts of electricity. Data center electrical efficiency is rarely planned or managed. Today it is both possible and prudent to plan, measure, and improve data center efficiency.

Tags: infrastructure management

[09 Apr 2008]

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