Building or renovating a data center

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	Virgin builds data center from scratch on Verari blades SearchDataCenter.com | 27 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - Virgin America prevented data center buildout with Verari Systems BladeRack 2XT blade servers, along with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, water-chilled cooling and VMware virtualization.

	Data center saves $700K renovating DR site and severing SunGard contract SearchDataCenter.com | 22 May 2008 ARTICLE - Sempra Energy's renovation of its backup data center enabled the company to conclude its SunGard contract and save $700,000 a year, says a Data Center Manager of the Year finalist.

	Logistics firm coordinates multisite data center consolidation SearchDataCenter.com | 20 May 2008 ARTICLE - Armin Heinlein consolidated seven outdated data centers into one and saved his company $1 million a year, earning him recognition as a Data Center Manager of the Year finalist.

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	Data center construction runbook -- Chapter 3: Selecting a general contractor 05 Jun 2008 TIP - When building a new data center, it pays to bring the general contractor onboard early, rather than bidding out the process. This ensures you get the most qualified contractors.

	Data center construction runbook, Chapter 2: Selecting a winning data center design team 28 May 2008 TIP - Chapter two of our data center construction runbook advises you on how to pick a design firm and which questions to ask potential engineers and project managers.

	Data center construction runbook -- Chapter 1: Data center site selection 12 Feb 2008 TIP - Data center site selection is the first step in a data center design and construction project. This guide provides resources to find the cheapest, safest data center locations.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 2 of 2

	The Virtual Data Center e-zine SearchDataCenter.com | 14 May 2008 E-BOOK - The Virtual Data Center e-zine is a bimonthly guide to your next-generation data center and explores crucial challenges and benefits of virtual environments.

	Data center construction runbook SearchDataCenter.com | 24 Jun 2008 RUNBOOK - Each chapter in this data center runbook outlines a specific aspect of data center design, walking you through the step-by-step process of a data center build-out.

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