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Intel Debuts Solid-State Drive DC S3500 Series for Data Center and Cloud Computing
Intel Corporation recently launched the new solid-state drive DC S3500 series for data center and cloud computing, which is designed specifically for read-intensive applications like Web hosting, cloud computing and data center virtualization along with helping data centers realize significant cost savings.
6/18/2013Greenpeace Tells Facebook to Use 100-Percent Renewable Energy Provider
Although Facebook is setting new power consumption and efficiency standards for data centers around the world, the environmental organization Greenpeace is not fully satisfied with Facebook's decision to use a utility that is not a 100-percent renewable energy provider. The social networking giant has opened a new data center in Luleå, Sweden, which is powered entirely by hydroelectric energy, but the utility providing power for this center, Vattenfall, still invests primarily in non-renewable energy.
6/18/2013Avnet Will Now Distribute Rittal's Data Center Products
Rittal Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Rittal GmbH & Co. and a manufacture of information technology products, recently appointed Avnet Embedded as a distributor of its broad portfolio of IT infrastructure solutions.
6/14/2013GE Introduces a new line of TLE Series UPS System
Data centers, healthcare facilities, financial institutions and other public and private organizations have multiple redundant systems to protect their assets. But new technology is always welcomed if it means it will provide another level of protection while saving costs. In light of this GE has announced a new line of TLE Series uninterruptable power supply (UPS) system to meet the demand of these facilities.
6/12/2013The State of the Data Center Industry
Mobile computing, social networking, Internet-enabled sharing and an increasing demand for high-speed networks are all trends today that affect the data center. In 2012, 44 percent of organizations cited mobile computing as a top driver of data center complexity. Today's data centers have more processing capacity and higher density of racks, and research on trends like cloud computing and virtualization have enabled data centers to reduce energy consumption and improve their environmental friendliness.
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Research and Markets: Global Industrial Microcontrollers and DSC Market 2012-2016
6/19/2013 2:10:02 PMResearch and Markets: The Global PC and Server Power Management Software Market to grow at a CAGR of 35.48 percent over the Period 2012-2016
6/19/2013 2:02:03 PMGlobal Industrial Microcontrollers and DSC Market 2012-2016
6/19/2013 1:00:44 PMThe Global PC and Server Power Management Software Market to grow at a CAGR of 35.48 percent over the Period 2012-2016
6/19/2013 12:43:55 PMData Center Power Overview
Measuring and monitoring data center power volumes is important for energy efficiency, productivity, cost savings, and capacity planning. To embrace greener initiatives, data centers need power management solutions to determine PUE and DCiE. Luckily, there are several solutions on the market - today's PDUs and power monitoring software are designed for all types of facilities - from wiring closets in remote branch offices, high-power, high-density three-phase power equipment cabinets in enterprise data centers to Telco facilities managing routers and other network devices. Data center power solutions provide power management via IP, branch circuit protection, input current power monitoring, environmental monitoring and serial console port access.
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This article explores the various monitoring systems typically found within the data center ecosystem and how to navigate getting the required power and environmental information needed to make better decisions within your data center facility.
[Read More]RF Code provides an enterprise class, wire-free sensor solution that is ideal for monitoring in real time the environmental conditions in IT dense areas such as data centers and IT closets.
[Read More]Within enterprise data centers, power used for operating the facility, lighting, running IT loads and cooling is the largest operational expense. Numerous papers and articles have been published by The Green Grid, The Uptime Institute, PG&E, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories and others discussing ways to measure, monitor and increase efficiencies. This paper discusses the effect on efficiency of load balancing across phases in a 3-phase distribution system.
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