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- Accurately Measuring Datacenter Power Efficiency Timely and accurate measurements with SunSM Eco Services
- Corporate attention spans can be short, and the best way to get attention and motivate efficiency improvements is to be able to generate accurate, up-to-date power statistics on a moment's notice.Taking accurate measurements takes time, however, and a statistical model built from a set of baseline measurements provides a means...
- Tags: Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- In a global economy it pays to protect your greatest asset
- Datacenters are a drain on resources - yours and the planet's. After al, the average datacenter's power consumption doubled between 2000 and 2005. Powering the network consumes 100 billion kilowatts of electricity and costs around $7.2 billion every year.And soon, the cost of running a server could be more that...
- Tags: Asset, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Remote Data Back-Ups (exe)
- The Agent is the software application installed on your computer that manages the backup and retrieval of your files. The Agent connects, via the Internet or local intranet, to a facility called the Data Center to back up your files. Your backups are then stored at the Data Center until...
- Tags: Data Center, Agent, West Tex Media, Data Centers, Real Estate, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-04-24
- Sanity check: The top four trends in IT from Interop Las Vegas 2008
- One of the top priorities for me at large trade shows like Interop -- with 18,000 attendees and 500 vendors -- is to try to sniff out big IT trends. I look at the booths that are getting the most traffic, the sessions that appear to be the most crowded,...
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Green IT, Splunk, Data Centers, Strategy, WANs, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Networking, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- Creating an Energy-Efficient Datacenter : Consolidate with Sun technology
- Consolidation and hardware technology refreshes enable datacenters to provide more applications and services in less space and at less cost.This in-depth report shows how by moving to high-performance, energy-efficient Sun servers and storage systems, IT organisation can take advantage of the latest advancements while saving on power and cooling.
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Energy Camp trades PowerPoints for user discussions to explore Green IT
- On Monday, the day before the main events of Interop Las Vegas 2008 officially kicked off, a group of about 70 professionals from the technology industry huddled up for an unconference called Energy Camp, which used a free-wheeling, user-driven format to explore the issues of energy efficiency and Green IT....
- Tags: Idea, Green IT, Microsoft PowerPoint, Attendee, Conference, Data Centers, Corporate Governance, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Temperature Scan (zip)
- Temperature Scan is an affordable Temperature monitoring system that allows you to be notified of changes in temperature as they happen. This tool can be used to monitor server room and data center temperatures to prevent disaster. A plug and play solution to bring important ambient temperature monitoring where you...
- Tags: Data Center, Temperature, Becker Solutions, Temperature Scan, Data Centers, Monitors & Displays, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Components
- Software downloads 2008-04-16
- Sun Achieves >80% reduction in space, power and cooling costs by Consolidating European Datacenters
- This compelling case study looks at how, in November of 2005, Sun's IT Operations ITOPS group faced lease expirations that drove the consolidation of multiple European datacenters into a single state-of-the-art facility in their Guillemont Park, U.K campus.This consolidation was in support of their strategy to reduce their mission critical...
- Tags: Consolidation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- UPDATED: Calendar of U.S. technology conferences and events in 2008
- Despite repeated complaints from me and many others in the IT industry, it's still difficult to find a good master list of all the IT-related conferences, expos, and events. Thus, I've put together my own calendar in order to help TechRepublic readers find the events that best serve their interests...
- Tags: Event, Orlando, Information Technology, San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Computer Associates International Inc., Conference, Summit, International Data Corp., NV, Feb., Mar., FL, Apr., June, Sept., Oct., Web 2.0, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Internet, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Top 10 IT headlines for May 13 -- Microsoft looking post-PC, counterfeit Cisco routers from China, Sprint nosedive continues
- Top 10 IT headlines Microsoft desperately trying to break free of the PC TechRepublic FBI: Counterfeit Cisco routers risk "IT subversion" (ZDNet Microsoft adding 10,000 new data center servers a month ZDNet Sprint Nextel continues to bleed customers CNET Technology helps woman find...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Cisco Router, Router, CNET Networks Inc., Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sprint Communications, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Fire suppression for the server room
- I had a unique job interview when I was being considered for my current position. I never saw the computer room or any of the servers I would be supporting. It was highly unusual but the circumstances demanded quick action. My predecessor was being fired...
- Tags: Server Room, Servers, Data Centers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Tim Malone
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Microsoft reaches out to touch someone (your data center)
- Microsoft has just released beta versions of several technologies that will help it's System Center Operations Manager 2007 software to communicate with platforms other than Windows. The new extensions will allow the platform to manage virtual and physical servers including Unix, Linux, and VMWare ESX, and also include integrating with...
- Tags: Data Center, Olive, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Software Development, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Software/Web Development, Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- News to know for Monday, April 14, 2008
- "News to know" is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet. The original post publishes every morning on business days in Between the Lines. Notable headlines: Tricia Liebert: The impact of the hive mind- all of us are smarter than one of us ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Data Center, PaaS, Garett Rogers, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Google: Green good guy or power grid glutton?
- On March 29, Google "turned off the lights" on its home page, changing the standard white theme to black see below for Earth Hour, a global grassroots initiative in which businesses and communities turned off the lights for an hour as a symbolic commitment to energy conservation. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Data Center, Grid, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Blades: Balancing Performance, Rack Density, and Power Constraints in Your Data Center
- Is your IT organization facing increased pressure to reduce deployment and operational costs while increasing capabilities and performance? Do you have an inflexible IT infrastructure that is costly to maintain? Are your data center operation and support costs at an all-time high? HP ProLiant server blades featuring Dual-Core AMD Opteron...
- Tags: Data Center, Performance, Blade, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Blade Servers, Performance Management, Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components
- Webcasts
- Stoll Knitting Machine Factory Gathers IT Threads With VMware
- Stoll, based in Reutlingen, Germany has not only built an outstanding reputation as a manufacturer of innovative knitting machines in its 125-year history, but has also established itself as an influential force in the fashion industry. The Stoll IT management team was faced with a very specific problem at the...
- Tags: Information Technology, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Virtualization, Data Centers, Productivity, Storage, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies
- Reengineered Global Data Center Enhances Cisco Business Resilience and Agility, Lowers Costs
- IT planners have developed a challenging long-range vision of where the Cisco Systems data center should be over the next few years. This vision will guide Cisco's testing and pilot deployment of several new technologies, some of them Cisco solutions and some from other vendors. The goal is a data...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Goal, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies
- Delaware North Companies Cuts Costs and Boosts Performance With VMware Virtual Infrastructure Software
- From sports venues to national parks to Kennedy Space Center to the world's leading airports and gaming destinations, Delaware North Companies share the vision of providing the highest level of customer satisfaction while maximizing returns to stakeholders. Creating a central datacenter for the company was a challenge. Delaware North Companies...
- Tags: Software, Performance, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Games, Hardware, Data Management, Personal Technology
- Case studies
- Insulating Users From Application Downtime Using a Datacenter Availability Solution From Symantec
- Migrating from a mainframe to a distributed computing architecture environment can result in a lower level of application availability, but Japanese manufacturer NGK avoided that problem thanks to a technology solution from Symantec. With help from Symantec Business Partner CTC, NGK standardized its software infrastructure on a Symantec datacenter availability...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Solution, Data Center, Downtime, Data Centers, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies
- 3Com Security Switch 6200 Safeguards Growth for South Korean Nursing School
- For 29 years, Wonkwang Health Science College has brought the best of modern and traditional medicine to South Korea's hospitals and medical practices. To maintain its reputation as a cutting-edge educational institution, Wonkwang Health Science College needed a comprehensive security solution to safeguard its seven-building campus, as well as a...
- Tags: 3Com Corp., Data Centers, Internet, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
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