Data Center Strategies for the CIO
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Basic or robust: Find the DCIM system that works for your data center
Each DCIM system features a number of tools to help monitor and manage data center facilities. Evaluate your needs and use this tip to help figure out the right DCIM system for your business. Tip
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Carbon emissions fall as IT adopts green cloud computing
Switching to a green cloud could provide benefits for IT departments and the environment, studies show. Tip
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The changing face of ASHRAE data center environmental standards
A brief history of ASHRAE in the data center. How have its data center environmental standards evolved to meet modern reliability requirements? Tip
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Using overhead cables to tidy your data center: Ask the Expert podcast
As data centers move away from tangled messes under the floor, overhead cables usher in a new era of visibility and tidiness. Tip
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Addressing data center issues and irritants: Advisory Board roundtable
Our advisory board members discuss their biggest data center issues and irks — and ways to solve them — in this roundtable discussion. Tip
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Best practices for a data center economizer system
A free cooling economizer system can be a cost-effective means of cutting energy use and costs for maintenance of mechanical cooling systems. Tip
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Five questions on data center environmental monitoring
Our expert explains how to maintain ideal conditions for your server room using data center environmental monitoring tools and techniques. Tip
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An introduction to the ARM server
High scalability and extreme efficiency may allow the ARM server to compete with traditional server architectures. Tip
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The realities of PUE and PUE v2
PUE calculations are getting more accurate, but require more caution and common sense when drawing comparisons. Tip
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Why monitoring data center power consumption is vital
Monitoring data center power consumption is the first step to reducing energy expenses, but many facilities still lack key monitoring capabilities. Tip