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From the Data Center Trenches Blog: Virtualization and its effects on Data...
I’ve been attending some conferences recently where the benefits of virtualization have been extolled. Server consolidation ratios of 10:1, 20:1, or even higher are occurring on a regular basis....
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Virtualization and its effects on Data Center Physical Infrastructure Part 2
Last week I wrote about the 4 items to keep in mind when virtualizing a data center with respect to the effects on data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). To refresh your memory, here are the 4...
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The Next Horizon in Power Management?
Virtually every server, desktop, and laptop ships with some sort of native power management built-in. It’s there to allow you to run these devices even more efficiently by controlling or limiting the...
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Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce…data centers and customization
…special orders don’t upset us…at least that’s how I think part of an old Burger King jingle went from the 70’s maybe early 80’s. Burger King was pretty clear: you could have it your way (also part...
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Understanding Mean Time between Failure in the Data Center – Part 1
Lately, I’ve been seeing data center RFP’s come through with requests for the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) of a product. Nothing much else is specified other than “what is the MTBF?” This is very...
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Understanding Mean Time between Failure in the Data Center – Part 2
In this blog I am going to finish the topic I started last week’s blog on understanding MTBF. If you recall, I stated towards then end of last week’s blog that MTBF calculations can lead to numbers...
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Lower Costs and Improve Reliability with Preventative Maintenance and...
A recently survey by IDG Enterprise said that a little over 1 in 5 IT Executives listed operating costs as one of their top concern for 2012. This isn’t that surprising until you consider a study from...
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Data Center Disruption: Are You Ready for a Dramatic Change in Energy Prices?
New technologies such as personal computers, the Internet, mobile devices and social media have transformed the way we work and live and the way enterprises do business. While transformational change...
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DCIM Provides Enterprises the Power to Plan and Drive Operational Efficiencies
Enterprises that run their own data centers must cope with a complex array of responsibilities, including how to power and cool equipment, install and maintain hardware, meet compliance requirements,...
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DCIM Provides Enterprises the Power to Plan and Drive Operational Efficiencies
Enterprises that run their own data centers must cope with a complex array of responsibilities, including how to power and cool equipment, install and maintain hardware, meet compliance requirements,...
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From the Data Center Trenches Blog: Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit 2011
I’ve recently returned from this excellent networking and education event. There were some central themes that I took away that I thought would be worth sharing. First, the bad news. The general...
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From the Data Center Trenches Blog: Learning from Nuclear Subs to Lower Human...
Data centers and nuclear submarines may seem like completely different beasts, but the similarities between a mission critical data center and a mission critical nuclear propulsion plant are striking...
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