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| 21 Oct 2009 |
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Air-side economizers reduce energy use at NetApp data center
A new NetApp data center relies on air-side economizers and outside air -- in North Carolina -- to reduce energy consumption and cost. |
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Application performance monitoring firm targets cloud computing
Nimsoft's new application performance monitoring software extends monitoring to the cloud and offers an alternative to the costly Big Four systems management tool providers. |
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IT pros weigh Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit
Companies that use Gartner's Magic Quadrant rankings in product evaluations are watching ZL Technologies' vs. Gartner with interest. |
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| 13 Oct 2009 |
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IT pros pooh-pooh latest monopoly claims against IBM
The Department of Justice is investigating charges from rivals that IBM's mainframe business constitutes a monopoly. Competitors want to run z/OS on Intel servers. |
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County government makes business case to update PA-RISC servers
Bernalillo County recently refreshed and consolidated its PA-RISC Unix servers. An IT project manager explains how he sold the IT project on the basis of its business value. |
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| 08 Oct 2009 |
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Data center location selection: Incentives can tip scales
Though it is often a minor consideration for where to locate a data center, companies should consider incentives as a way to make a good deal better, one state organization says. |
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Reporter's notebook on AFCOM Data Center World: Day two
Virtual data centers, modular power infrastructure and AFCOM hubbub dominated day two of the AFCOM Data Center World show . |
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Mission impossible: Data center asset management
AFCOM's Data Center World attendees say they can't find a good way to inventory and manage hardware or software change in their data centers. |
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| 07 Oct 2009 |
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IT services consolidation: Data centers weigh risks
As Dell buys Perot Systems, Xerox digests ACS and HP re-brands EDS, IT pros aren't convinced that a one-stop hardware and services shop is best for their needs. |
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Data center cabling management: Mind over matter
Many data centers' cabling arrangements look like a rat's nest. But proper planning and better communication between IT and facilities can untangle the web. |
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| 06 Oct 2009 |
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Notes from AFCOM Data Center World: Day one
Space weather, increased operating temperatures and other data center trends were the talk at AFCOM's Data Center World in Orlando. |
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U.S. versus global data center trends: IT priorities vary
U.S. IT shops have been harder hit by the economic crisis than those in other countries. While the U.S. leads slightly on server virtualization adoption, it lags on energy efficien... |
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| 05 Oct 2009 |
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Message to data center managers: Speak up!
Data center managers need to hone their communication skills with C-level execs and cast issues in business terms, says Bick Group's CEO. |
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| 02 Oct 2009 |
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Users buying, configuring servers for virtualization
Virtualization deployment has had a substantial impact on server purchases and memory provisioning this year, says a SearchDataCenter.com survey. |
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| 01 Oct 2009 |
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Microsoft cuts ribbon on mega data center
Microsoft's behemoth 700,000-square foot data center relies on shipping containers and loading bays. |
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| 30 Sep 2009 |
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Hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment takes hold
Data center power-saving methods, such as hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment, have taken hold in data center design, but other cutting-edge methods such as liquid cooling remain too ... |
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| 29 Sep 2009 |
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Data center purchasing survey 2009: Budgets flatten, clampdown on costs
As IT shops wrestle with the economic downturn, some have bought new servers to enhance virtualization deployments but have clamped down on other IT costs. |
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