Data center room design and location

MUST READ Data center locations ranked by operating cost ARTICLE - A Princeton, N.J.-based site selection firm recently published a study of 35 top data center locations, ranking the cities by estimated annual operating costs. Learning guide: How to design a server room ARTICLE - Location, location, location. That's one key element to consider when designing a server room. We've broken down this project into eight core elements in a Learning Guide. Time is ripe for data center infrastructure databases ARTICLE - Many data centers track their IT assets in a CMDB, but as they continue to grow, facility items deserve a database of their own. Green data center advice: Is LEED feasible? ARTICLE - Syska Hennessy offers green data center advice and outlines the ramifications of pursuing a LEED data center. Target builds a better data center ARTICLE - Just five years after Target built a new data center, it's building another one to keep up with company growth.

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	Hot-aisle vs. cold-aisle containment: Liebert and APC face off SearchDataCenter.com | 29 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - If you're considering hot-aisle containment or cold-aisle containment for your data center, you need to listen to this faceoff between Liebert and APC on which approach is better.

	Core4 sells more efficient -- and costly -- CRACs SearchDataCenter.com | 26 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Data center cooling startup claims its CRAC units can save users hundreds of thousands of dollars annually and earn a utility rebate to boot.

	Schneider: IT and energy management control systems bring efficiency SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - A new Schneider Electric initiative offers green data center design templates and encourages IT to work more closely with energy management control systems.

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DATA CENTER ROOM DESIGN AND LOCATION EXPERTS
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	Where and how to build your next data center in a down economy 29 May 2009 TIP - IT organizations that need to build a new data center face a stark new financial reality in this economy. Richard Jones outlines where and how to build your new data center.

	How to prepare for remote data center maintenance trips 03 Nov 2008 TIP - When you plan to go to a remote data center to perform maintenance, there are some steps you can take to make your visit go as smoothly as possible.

	Data center cooling optimization in the virtualized-server world 21 Apr 2008 TIP - How many hamburgers can you cook on a blade server? If your servers are literally cooking there are a variety of systems to consider to keep your equipment cool.

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	Hewlett-Packard demonstrates its Performance Optimized Data center (POD) SearchDataCenter.com | 17 Jun 2009 VIDEO - Hewlett-Packard gives a tour of its Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) in this video from the HP Tech Forum in Las Vegas

	Why is saving data center energy important? SearchDataCenter.com | 14 Nov 2008 VIDEO - Saving energy in a data center can translate into serious cost savings. Robert McFarlane discusses some real-life examples of how data centers have saved on their power bill and achieved other benefits from energy-efficient ...

	Degree Controls discusses new data center consulting service SearchDataCenter.com | 09 Oct 2008 VIDEO - Degree Controls discusses its new data center cooling consulting service.

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	Data Center Facilities IT Handbook SearchDataCenter.com | 30 Apr 2009 E-BOOK - Learn how to bridge the communication gap between data center facilities teams and IT staff in order to maintain a productive and efficient data center.

	ASHRAE data center infrastructure book eases bad vibrations SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Feb 2008 BOOK CHAPTER - ASHRAE's fifth book in its datacom series offers guidelines for easing the effects of shock and vibration on data center physical infrastructure.

	Data Center Library: Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Nov 2006 BOOKS - A review of Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology by Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Enterprise Architect Rob Snevely.

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WHITE PAPERS

The Multi-tiered Hybrid Data Center: An innovative design model for cost reduction and facilities optimization Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company | 01 Jul 2009 WHITE PAPER - Today's businesses need to work within a tight budget while accommodating their continuing need to house higher- and lower-tiered technology systems and applications within the same facility. Read this white paper to learn how the HP multi-tiered hybrid design can help you build the data center of the future.

	Email and Data Archiving Health Check Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 01 Jul 2009 ASSESSMENT TOOL - Need help narrowing in on what you need for increased business reliance on email, e-Discovery risk, backup risk and/or archiving need? Take the health check from Sun and Symantec and get your optimum health results for your data retention system.

	What's Cool about Columns Published by: ParAccel | 01 Jul 2009 ANALYST REPORT - This paper will define what column-based relational databases do and how they do it, and where they have advantages (and disadvantages) compared to traditional approaches. This in turn will lead to a discussion of the sort of environments for which columns are best suited.

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	Pros and cons of international data center locations 04 Dec 2007 GOOGLE MAP - Google map showing the pros and cons of international data center locations.

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	Uptime data center tier standards 02 Apr 2008 WORD - The Uptime data center tier standards are a standardized methodology used to determine availability in a facility. The tiered system, developed by the Uptime Institute, offers companies a way to measure return on investment ...

	Modular Datacenter 23 Mar 2008 WORD - Sun Microsystems' Modular Datacenter (known as "Project Blackbox" in the prototype phase) is a mobile and virtualized data center packaged in a standard 20-foot shipping container. The Modular Datacenter (MD) was ...

	water cooling 26 Feb 2005 WORD - In computers, water cooling is a method used to lower the temperatures of computer processors, and sometimes other components such as graphics cards, using water rather than air as the cooling medium. Processor speeds have ...

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