Data center metrics and standards guide

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  Making sense of data center metrics

  One of the most common questions people ask about performance dashboards is, "How do we define effective data center metrics?" The answer is important because the metrics govern how employees do their jobs. Read Now

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  How to stick with metrics for SLAs

  Service-level agreements provide users with guarantees of application availability. Data center managers often must write accurate and strict SLAs. Read Now

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  Uptime creates assessment for efficiency

  Uptime Institute Inc. is commonly associated with reliability, but the organization introduces a data center metric related to IT efficiency. Read Now

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  Let's talk about data center size and density

  As IT becomes an intrinsic part of every enterprise, the definition of a "big" or "dense" data center server space has changed. Read Now

1Data center standards bodies

Data center standards cover diverse areas from uptime and reliability to energy efficiency and power consumption levels. Choose the standards to follow that make sense for your IT requirements, business goals and current data center operations, as well as any regulations with which the company must comply.

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  Data center standards

  With a slew of standards updates and regulation changes, all your free time could be spent pouring over documentation. In an attempt to shorten the curve and provide information on impact, we offer you this quick primer. Read Now

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  TIA-942: Cookie cutter or cost cutter?

  The TIA-942 standard, titled Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers, covers everything from site selection to rack mounting methods. Read Now

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  Fire safety standards NFPA 75,76 change for data centers

  To reduce data center energy consumption and fight hot spots, many facilities use aisle containment. That requires a new look at fire suppression. Read Now

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  Uptime Institute warns against tier standard misuse

  Data center executives and Uptime Institute directors say the IT community is misappropriating Uptime's tier classification system for data center performance. Read Now

2Energy consumption tracking

It's no small feat to make the data center green, as this is often the largest consumer of energy in the company. It also must adhere to high uptime requirements, which means things like diesel backup generators and redundant power. But there are ways to lower data center energy consumption and reduce waste.

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  Using Uptime specs to assess power and cooling

  A gradual approach to better data center power and cooling utilization can reduce energy demand based on educated decisions from metric tracking. Read Now

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  Let the temperature increase

  The ASHRAE recommendations for server inlet air temperature have increased, up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some cases, but many data centers still operate much colder. Do you need to? Read Now

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  Water concerns rising in data center field

  Data centers must support IT demand in arid climates, locations with insecure water and in industries that demand ecofriendly operations. Some industry members want to change how data centers consume water. Read Now

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  Data center goes green for energy savings

  IT doesn't do "green." Hardware refresh cycles are constantly shrinking, sending tons of server flotsam into the waste stream. Equipment is packed so densely that companies are requiring hundreds of watts per square foot in their facilities. Read Now

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  How Facebook does PUE

  Facebook's data centers target low power usage effectiveness (PUE) ratios, and the Web-scale IT company keeps a close eye on its data center metrics. Watch Now

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  Should data center designers and operators use CEEDA?

  CEEDA is an energy-efficiency certification that some data center companies are using in their facility plans. Read Now