All-in-One Guides:Data center design and infrastructure guide
Chapter 2: Data center power management
Data center power management: This chapter on power management explores the mounting pressure on data center managers to find more reliable, and yet less expensive ways to power IT infrastructure.
DC power in the data center:
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DC power worries data center planner
14 Dec 2006
Article - United Air Lines is considering using DC power for its new data center in Denver, which is being used to consolidate disaster recovery operations. But not everything is hunky-dory.
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Study predicts 20% savings for DC-powered data centers
21 Jun 2006
Article - The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has started a demonstration project comparing the use of AC to DC power in the data center.
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05 May 2005
Article - Direct current power can offer data center managers the freedom to pack servers as tightly as they can fit them. But the approach can take specialized equipment and expertise.
Data center power consumption:
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Data Center Decisions attendees point to power and cooling woes
26 Oct 2006
Article - Attendees at this week's Data Center Decisions conference in Chicago said power and cooling are the primary limiting factors to data center performance.
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Right-sizing is the key to energy efficient data centers
06 Feb 2007
Interview - I recently visited APC's Research and Development facility in Billerica, MA, to get a first-hand look at their approach to data center cooling. During the visit, American Power Conversion Corp. Chief Technical Officer Neil Rasmussen offered his thoughts...
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Carnegie Mellon University opens new Data Center Observatory
24 May 2006
Article - Carnegie Mellon opened a new showcase data center that doubles as a research facility to study data center power consumption.
Hydrogen fuel cells in the data center:
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23 Jun 2005
Article - Hydrogen fuel cells are being integrated into mainstream UPS systems. But do the rewards outweigh the risks? More importantly, are you even interested?
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Data center fuel cells promise seven-nines uptime
05 Oct 2006
Article - Major data centers are tapping hydrogen fuel cells to boost power reliability over the traditional grid. Meanwhile, the economics of fuel cell-based backup is improving.
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Standby: Fuel cells as secondary power sources
05 Oct 2006
Article - Part 2 of SearchDataCenter.com's examination of hydrogen fuel cell technology in the data center.
Server energy efficiency metrics:
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Revised server energy efficiency standard due by year's end
28 Sep 2006
Article - A revised version of an EPA server efficiency standard is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Meanwhile, participants talk about measuring storage equipment next.
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Vendors tussle over measuring server efficiency
07 Feb 2006
Article - The IT community called on manufacturers to agree on an energy efficiency metric for servers at a recent conference hosted by the Environmental Protection agency. But it's not likely that vendors will come to consensus any time soon.
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Server energy efficiency standard finalized
06 Nov 2006
Article - The EPA and industry leaders finished a server energy efficiency standard that would allow end users to compare energy usage for 1U and 2U rack servers.
Uninterruptible power supply management:
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(presented by SearchStorage.com)
Tip - Uninterruptible Power Supplies are extremely rugged beasts -- which is both good news and bad news for storage administrators who rely on them.
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Preventing data center power failures
Tip - When a power failure happens in your data center, do you point the finger at the facilities department or at yourself? An expert offers tips on how to protect your data center.
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Concurrent maintainability -- your best insurance policy
30 Nov 2005
Column - This column originally appeared on TechTarget's Expert Answer Center as a post in Robert McFarlane's blog. Robert served as the on-demand expert on the Expert Answer Center for two weeks in October to November 2005, during which he was available to...