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A server refresh guide
When it’s time for a server refresh in your data center, our guide will give you everything you need to know – from selecting the right hardware to capacity planning advice. Guide
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Gartner Data Center Conference 2010 coverage
Check out our coverage of Gartner's 2010 Data Center Conference, including the latest on data center infrastructure and cloud computing, unified computing, and IBM's zBX. Special Report
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Book Excerpt: 'IT Systems Management' notes best IT infrastructure practices
Featured here with a chapter excerpt, Rich Schiesser's 'IT Systems Management' is a useful guide for for IT leaders in implementing best IT infrastructure management practices. Chapter Excerpt
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SearchDataCenterTV
SearchDataCenterTV is a new video segment that will air twice a month on SearchDataCenter.com. Hosted by Matt Stansberry and Mark Fontecchio, the show features data center strategy experts discussing best practices, industry trends and new technologi... Videos
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SearchDataCenter.com Blogs
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Fast Guide: Data center metrics and standards
Implementing standards and metrics can help ensure that a data center is run smoothly. By clearly defining metrics a business can increase its productivity; however, if metrics are unorganized or poorly defined a company can begin to slide down the s... Fast Guide
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Uptime Institute unveils data center Operational Sustainability standard
The Uptime Institute's Operational Sustainability standard measures the effect of data center staffing, processes and more on reliability; the metric may fill a gap but also spur controversy. Article | 24 May 2010
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Andrew Fanara leaves the EPA Energy Star program
Until recently, Andrew Fanara, ran the EPA's data center Energy Star program. In this interview, he discusses his departure and whether Energy Star has a credibility problem. Article | 10 May 2010
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NYSE, colocation providers battle it out on data center regulation
The New York Stock Exchange wants the federal government to impose data center regulations on colocation providers, which has colos crying foul. Article | 05 May 2010
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HP, Cisco ramp up volume on data center convergence
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd says that the company will marshal supply chain strength to beat competitors on price and quality in converged data center hardware. Article | 28 Apr 2010
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SEC ruling could spur data center change
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently clarified data center reporting requirements for current and future climate change regulation, which could spur behavioral change among data center managers. Article | 15 Apr 2010
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New federal data center energy-effiiciency guidelines on tap
On a mission to reduce data center energy use, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and industry groups have new devised guidelines and Energy Star benchmarks for data center energy efficiency. Article | 26 Feb 2010
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IT shops want more throats to choke
Cisco, Hewlett Packard and Oracle insist that IT shops are clamoring for unified computing and want to get their IT gear from one vendor. But IT pros tell a different story. Article | 10 Feb 2010
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IT wish list: Better ways to analyze data center environmental metrics
Data center managers are under pressure to collect data center metrics about the physical environment -- and to do something with them. Article | 06 Nov 2009
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Buyout could boost Uptime Institute
The 451 Group acquisition could reinvigorate the data center consulting think tank. Article | 23 Oct 2009
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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. Article | 21 Oct 2009
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Best practices for server benchmark testing
Following the scientific method when benchmark testing a server will help reduce variables and produce accurate performance results. Tip
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What to look for when conducting benchmark tests with PerfMon
Microsoft's PerfMon benchmark tests measure a wide range of processes and server aspects, but it can be difficult for IT professionals to understand the numbers and interpret the results. Tip
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Server benchmarking tools and stress testing
Admins should turn to several tools to perform benchmark testing and compare results to verify accuracy. This tip outlines the role of stress testing and lists several tools available to engineers. Tip
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Best practices for VM workload management, resource allocation
Effective VM workload management practices such as setting metrics can help you achieve the most efficient workloads and avoid the mistake of over-allocating resources to a VM. Tip
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Calculating carbon emissions in the data center
While data center carbon measurement is in its infancy and lacks hard standards, it still may benefit IT admins to know basic methods for calculating carbon emissions as carbon legislation begins impacting data centers. Tip
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Understanding green IT and data center energy-efficiency regulations
With many green IT and data center energy-efficiency regulations already in place and more on the way, it's important to understand these policies and their effects on your business. In this tip, learn about current and pending IT environmental legis... Tip
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TPC-E: New IT benchmarks for OLTP database servers
The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has released TPC Benchmark E (TPC-E) for online transaction processing (OLTP) database servers. TPC hopes that the new benchmark for database server performance, which is an update to TPC-C, will h... Tip
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Ensuring CICS security with the Web Services Security standard
You can ensure CICS message security with the Web Services Security (WSS) standard, which provides digital signature, authentication and message handler procedures. Tip
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DMTF tries to SMASH systems management costs
Winston Bumpus, president of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) says point products and a lack of standards are driving up systems management costs. Tip
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SPEC benchmarks: Simplify your server search
SPEC, a non-profit organization whose goal is computer system standardization, offers tools to help make purchasing IT equipment more palatable. Tip
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation (WEEE)
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation (WEEE) is a directive in the European Union that designates safe and responsible collection, recycling and recovery procedures for all types of electronic waste. Definition
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CADE (Corporate Average Data center Efficiency)
CADE (Corporate Average Data center Efficiency) is a metric used to rate the overall energy efficiency of an organization's data centers. CADE was introduced in a joint Uptime Institute and McKinsey report that proposed the metric as a single key per... Word
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data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE)
Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. The metric, which is expressed as a percentage, is calculated by dividing IT equipment power by total facility power. (Continued...) Word
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EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is a standard format for exchanging business data. The standard is ANSI X12 and it was developed by the Data Interchange Standards Association. ANSI X12 is either closely coordinated with or is being merged with an i... Word
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ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
The ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is a globally recognized collection of best practices for information technology (IT) service management. The United Kingdom's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) created the ... Word
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Energy Star
Energy Star is a government-backed labeling program that helps people and organizations save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by identifying factories, office equipment, home appliances and electronics that have superior energy efficiency. (... Word
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data center services
Data center services is a collective term for the supporting components necessary for the proper operation of a repository for storage, management and dissemination of data organized around a body of knowledge or pertaining to an enterprise... (Conti... Word
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sensor network
A sensor network is a group of specialized transducers with a communications infrastructure intended to monitor and record conditions at diverse locations... (Continued) Word
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TIA-942
TIA-942 is a standard developed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to define guidelines for planning and building data centers, particularly with regard to cabling systems and network design...(Continued) Word
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Linpack benchmark
The Linpack benchmark is a method of measuring the floating point rate of execution of a computer by running a program that solves a system of linear equations. Word
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Siemon PodCast - Industry Standards Online Radio Show
Expert Carrie Higbie presents an overview of the TIA 942 Data Center standard released in April 2005. The standard is designed for anyone building out a data center infrastructure. Podcast
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Best practices for server benchmark testing
Following the scientific method when benchmark testing a server will help reduce variables and produce accurate performance results. Tip
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What to look for when conducting benchmark tests with PerfMon
Microsoft's PerfMon benchmark tests measure a wide range of processes and server aspects, but it can be difficult for IT professionals to understand the numbers and interpret the results. Tip
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Server benchmarking tools and stress testing
Admins should turn to several tools to perform benchmark testing and compare results to verify accuracy. This tip outlines the role of stress testing and lists several tools available to engineers. Tip
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A server refresh guide
When it’s time for a server refresh in your data center, our guide will give you everything you need to know – from selecting the right hardware to capacity planning advice. Guide
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation (WEEE)
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation (WEEE) is a directive in the European Union that designates safe and responsible collection, recycling and recovery procedures for all types of electronic waste. Definition
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Best practices for VM workload management, resource allocation
Effective VM workload management practices such as setting metrics can help you achieve the most efficient workloads and avoid the mistake of over-allocating resources to a VM. Tip
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Gartner Data Center Conference 2010 coverage
Check out our coverage of Gartner's 2010 Data Center Conference, including the latest on data center infrastructure and cloud computing, unified computing, and IBM's zBX. Special Report
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Calculating carbon emissions in the data center
While data center carbon measurement is in its infancy and lacks hard standards, it still may benefit IT admins to know basic methods for calculating carbon emissions as carbon legislation begins impacting data centers. Tip
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Uptime Institute unveils data center Operational Sustainability standard
The Uptime Institute's Operational Sustainability standard measures the effect of data center staffing, processes and more on reliability; the metric may fill a gap but also spur controversy. Article
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Andrew Fanara leaves the EPA Energy Star program
Until recently, Andrew Fanara, ran the EPA's data center Energy Star program. In this interview, he discusses his departure and whether Energy Star has a credibility problem. Article
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