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  • Modern Infrastructure e-zine: The Data Center of the Future is More Science and Less Fiction

    Yesterday's data center physical plants were nothing to write home about – large, expensive to build, energy inefficient, and difficult to expand. Data center operators are demanding better, and the industry is responding in kind with advances in pow...  E-Zine

  • Software-defined networking (SDN) may face obstacles in data center adoption

    A new generation of technologies is radically changing enterprise IT, and IT managers have to get ready. Modern Infrastructure explores the impact of these shifts on data center infrastructure and guides IT managers in their decision making. P...  E-Zine

  • What SMBs need to know about data center hardware selection

    With limited budget to spend on new data center hardware, what’s the best strategy for making new server purchases? How much performance does a smaller data center need from its servers, and what kinds of hardware work best for virtualized environmen...  E-Handbook

  • Top communication strategies when designing a data center

    Although it often seems as though the IT and facilities departments are from different planets, integrating the two groups has become more important than ever for efficient and cost-effective data center operations. This expert e-book explores how ef...  E-Chapter

  • Planning for effective data center construction, design and build out

    In this expert e-book from our editors, learn how to visualize each phase of your data center construction project and its energy usage. Discover topics such as: the true cost of construction, design firm selection criteria, and much more.  E-Chapter

  • Data center energy management: Tricks for backup power, distribution and conversions

    Feeding the data center’s energy needs without breaking the bank is possible—if you know a few tricks. This chapter includes targeted steps for data center energy management to lower data center power consumption and strengthen the bottom line.  E-Chapter

  • Management guide to data center facility design

    Access this expert resource from our editors to discover proven strategies for maintaining a healthy and efficient data center climate, starting with how to keep IT equipment cool.  E-Chapter

  • Strategic tips for data center facility designs

    In this e-book, learn how cooperation between IT and facilities can improve the bottom line. Get tips on designing a data center facility and learn about innovative data center designs. Also read about effective communication strategies you can use i...  E-Book

  • Data center construction strategies

    Where to build a new data center is not just a matter of building costs. Choosing the right site is a decision fraught with tangible and intangible issues. The chapters in this e-book will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data c...  E-Book

  • Data Center Design and Build-Out Handbook

    The data center is the cornerstone of the modern enterprise, providing critical computing resources and access to data for an organization’s users, business partners and customer base. In short, the data center enables a company to do business. Yet a...  E-Handbook

  • off-grid data center

    An off-grid data center is a facility that produces all its own power and is not connected to any external source, such as the electrical power grid.  Definition

  • off the grid

    Off the grid is a designation for facilities that produce all their own energy and are not connected to any external source, such as the electrical power grid.  Definition

  • net-zero energy building

    A net-zero energy (NZE) building is one that produces as much energy, from renewable sources, as it uses. Buildings that produce almost as much energy as they use are sometimes called near-zero energy buildings.  Definition

  • hyperscale computing

    Hyperscale computing is a distributed computing environment in which the volume of data and the demand for certain types of workloads can increase exponentially yet still be accommodated in a cost-effective manner.  Definition

  • reference architecture

    A reference architecture is a document or set of documents to which a project manager or other interested party can refer to for best practices. By using a reference architecture, a project team can potentially save time and avoid mistakes by learnin...  Definition

  • raised floor

    A raised floor is a data center construction model in which a slightly higher floor is constructed above the building's original concrete slab floor, leaving the open space created between the two for wiring or cooling infrastructure.  Definition

  • pulse

    A pulse is a burst of current, voltage, or electromagnetic-field energy. In practical electronic and computer systems, a pulse may last from a fraction of a nanosecond up to several seconds or even minutes.  Definition

  • conductor

    ln electronics, a conductor is a substance in which electrical charge carriers move easily from atom to atom with the application of voltage. A substance that does not conduct electricity is called an insulator or dielectric material.  Definition

  • Open Blueprint

    Open Blueprint is IBM's strategic view of the network computing services and the relationship between these services.  Definition

  • Hot spot/cold spot

    A hot spot/cold spot is an undesirable tightly-focused local temperature variation which often occurs when data center equipment is improperly cooled.  Definition

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