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CyrusOne expands Texas data center: News in brief
In today's news in brief, CyrusOne will build a 50,000-square-foot data center colocation facility in Austin; AdaptivCool attacks hot spots; APC updates security cameras. Article | 07 Apr 2009
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Blade server benefits overshadowed by gotchas
Blade server adoption has grown, but IT pros complain about heat, cost and vendor lock-in. Article | 06 Apr 2009
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How data centers cope with the economic downturn
With the economic downturn, data centers face serious budget cuts. Recent survey data indicates they have turned to server virtualization to reduce server spending and power consumption as well as IT automation to address staff reductions. Article | 27 Mar 2009
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Virtualization be damned: Power-efficient servers best bet for some
While many IT pros use virtualization to contain server sprawl and cut power costs, others prefer to add efficient hardware as needed. Article | 27 Mar 2009
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Rackspace offers carbon calculator and other data center news in brief
In today's news in brief, Rackspace's free online carbon calculator determines the carbon footprint not just of a data center but of the entire enterprise. Article | 18 Feb 2009
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Data center industry unites to drag LEED into green IT
Recently, data center industry groups united to propose a green data center certification benchmark to the USGBC, which modifies its LEED rating system to apply to data centers. Article | 13 Feb 2009
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Measuring and reporting data center PUE
Publicizing a data center's energy efficiency with the power usage effectiveness metric involves factors other than facility and IT equipment energy levels. Article | 09 Feb 2009
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Liebert, APC roll out new data center UPSes and PDUs
In today's news in brief, data center power and cooling companies APC and Liebert introduced new power distribution units and uninterruptible power supplies for data centers. Article | 04 Feb 2009
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Data center temperature range expanded: Who cares?
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers has expanded its recommended data center temperature and humidity ranges. But do users care? Article | 27 Jan 2009
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Data center host credits virtualization for power surplus
Data center host 365 Main has excess power capacity because of its virtualization efforts and an incentive program through Pacific Gas and Electric. Article | 15 Jan 2009