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The weakest link in IT organizations is often the help desk. Shift that label to another group with great software.
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The weakest link in IT organizations is often the help desk. Shift that label to another group with great software.
iTRACS PowerEye released for reducing energy consumption and costs in the data center.
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Data Center Management Software, data center management, Data Center Manager, data center
AFCOM has released a new data center guide to help organizations before they begin the transformation to public, private or hybrid cloud computing.
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data center virtualization, data center management, data center
It's 2010, and you'd think server management would have reached new heights by now, but it hasn't -- Unless you've recently bought yourself a new pair of shoes.
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data center, OS, Data Center Management Software, server management, data center management
The company claims a 75 percent energy savings using a new custom cooling system.
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data center, energy, cooling
NightHawk Radiology Services uses Cisco UCS servers running virtualized workloads.
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Cisco UCS, Cisco, server room management, data center
Virtualization technologies help drive data center efficiency.
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data center, virtualization technologies, data center management
The company claims its prefabricated data center can be setup in less than a week.
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modular, modular data center, data center infrastructure, data center
The dark data center is an increasingly viable strategy where infrequently staffed and equipped server rooms are
equipped with motion-activated lighting.
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data center, data center management, server room management
Overheated systems shut down after a worker changes a thermostat setting -- and other data center follies caused by human error.
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server room management, data center, data center management
This week in green data center management news: Canadian researchers hope to perfect a way to host the Internet's content purely on green power.
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green IT, data center management, data center, green data center, IT
Not all data centers need some form of local storage.
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data center, storage server
Next week's event will tout Oracle's systems approach, Sun hardware and the benefits of private clouds.
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SAP, Sun, data center, Oracle, enterprise applications
Data centers approaching the limits of energy and space resources may need a transformation to prepare for the future.
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data center management, data center
This week in green data center management news GE is in investing in SynapSense - a startup that uses software and wireless sensors to reduce energy usage in data centers.
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data center, data center management, green IT, green technology
Server virtualization may have caught on far and wide, but the technology for
securing virtual environments lags. Regaining visibility at the access layer
is critical to keeping your data safe. Here are three ways to accomplish this.
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server virtualization, security, data center, virtual server, virtual machine
Universal Networking Services will provide site infrastructure in Datapod's modular data center system.
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server room management, data center, modular data center
A new Forrester Research study indicates that nearly 40 percent of businesses now have a plan for implementing an enterprise-wide carbon and energy management system.
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data center, green IT, data center management
The company has announced details of a new channel program that lets partners sell its integrated data center monitoring platform.
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data center management, data center
This week in data center management news China is developing the Tianjin Eco-City concept that will include green data centers for banking and manufacturing software systems.
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green technology, green IT, data center management, green power, data center
Future Facilities has announced integration with SynapSense Data Center Monitoring and Energy Management Solution.
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data center management, data center
The latest idea in supercomputer cooling is to let the machines operate at something warmer than meat locker temperatures.
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data center, cooling, IBM, blade servers, supercomputing
Raritan's solutions are designed to support high-performance data centers, such as those built on Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS).
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Cisco, data center, data center management, Cisco UCS
The company claims providers have already signed up to offer branded cloud services.
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cloud services, data center, Cloud server, cloud service
Finding your data center hotspots is one problem. Resolving them is another. Server virtualization may be part of the answer.
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server virtualization, data center, data center management, virtualization
What does your management actually know about your data center?
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data center, data center management, IT, deployment
Orchestrator provides automation and service management for data centers and private clouds.
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data centers, data center management, data center
The Federal Government is looking for ways to better manage data center efficiency and reduce energy usage.
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power management, data center, data center management
EPA standards failed to include a major energy hog in data centers: the data storage server.
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Enterprise, data center, EPA, Energy Star Rating, server
The partnership will enable IT to manage virtual environments with standard Microsoft data center management tools.
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data center management, NetApp, Microsoft, data center
The IRS says it could save more than $3 million by implementing better cooling techniques in its data centers.
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data center, cooling, data center management, energy
Adequate data center management and monitoring capabilities have surpassed all other concerns on the lists of priorities.
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data center management, data center, server power
The Sun Ray 3 Plus client can significantly reduce power consumption.
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virtual desktop, data center, VDI, Oracle, virtualization technologies
A good virtual desktop strategy should focus on following the end user from device to device.
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data center, virtualization technologies, desktop virtualization, VDI
JouleX promises energy monitoring products for the enterprise data center that can be installed in just a few hours.
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data center management, Energy Star, data center
Containerized data centers lower costs, but it currently lacks standardization.
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container, data center, Data Center Manager, standard
The company has announced a new Universal ICE Cube modular data center for extreme server and storage densities.
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SGI, modular data center, data center
Besides generating a chuckle or two, a manure-powered data center may be the
ultimate in sustainable energy for both developed and developing countries. HP
Labs presented the concept at the ASME International Conference on Sustainability
last week.
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green IT, data center, green computing, green technology
Despite adopting virtualization and power management techniques, data centers are still power-hungry.
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data center, data center management, power management
AppZero 4.5 lets groups of virtualized server applications to be 'scooped and moved' across the data center and cloud.
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Enterprise, Cloud, data center, Server Applications, Virtualized Server
The company has announced new software to improve the automated management and support of enterprise and data center networks.
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data center, data center management, Enterprise
Dell plans to test multicore ARM processors from Marvell Technology Group for use in low-power data center servers.
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Dell, ARM, data center, ARM server
More data centers require server deployments to be virtual unless there is specific need for a physical server.
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data center management, server virtualization, virtualization, data center
Through its government-wide data center consolidation effort, the federal government plans to increase server virtualization.
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data center management, virtualization, consolidation, data center
How to choose the right edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 to best suit your needs.
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Windows Server 2008 R2, data center
In pictures, here is an inside look at ten of the worlds largest data centers.
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server, Google, data center, Microsoft, Facebook
From PCs to rack mount and blade servers, liquid cooling is making its way in to the data center.
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liquid cooling, blade server, data center, servers
The company is offering new environmental optimization services as a part of its Data Center Monitoring and Energy Management Solution.
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data center management, energy management, data center, optimize
The two companies will immediately begin integrating data center management functions.
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data center, integration, data center management, storage server
Company offers privilege identity management across guest operating systems as well as hypervisor hosts.
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virtual platform, virtualization, data center, server virtualization
The TS-859U-RP Business Series Turbo NAS offers 8 hot-swappable hard disk drives and redundant power-supply in a 2U rack-mounted unit.
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storage server, data center, rackmount, server
Intel Labs uses open-source Click Router to tie servers together for a new role.
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redeployment, router, server, data center
The company's Intelligent Power Manager software are fully integrated into VMware's vCenter server virtualization platform.
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data center, power management, virtualization, server virtualization
Virtualization is becoming the underlying technology for many different data center IT needs.
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data center, virtualization, data center management
Enterprise virtualization technology is in high demand with infrastructure-as-a-service or virtualization-as-a-service announcements expected.
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virtualization, Enterprise, server virtualization, data center
Lightfleet claims its product uses light signals to replace the cabling and switches typically used in a blade server.
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data center, power, blade, blade server, cooling
Extreme Networks announces its new dynamic virtualization lifecycle data center management solution.
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data center management, Cloud, data center, virtualization, dynamic
Calling the technology 'Cisco-free', HP has announced its newest data center that uses HP/3Com equipment.
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HP, Cisco, 3Com, data center
New software designed for virtualized data center management orchestrates end-to-end virtual machine connectivity.
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Voltaire, virtualization, data center management, data center
Degree Controls announces the Accusense F333 monitoring tool.
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monitor, server management, management, server, data center
When it comes to data center management, is a modular server room the way to go?
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data center, data center management
Microsoft's data center of the future will be more like a trailer park. Only the concrete pad will need to be built on-site.
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Microsoft, data center management, ITPAC, data center
The company's new data center management software offers energy monitoring and measurement.
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green IT, data center management, energy, cooling, data center
If you're looking for a job in a data center involving software, networking or security, you probably already know there are ample certifications from which to choose. Finding a cert is the easy part; determining which will lead to the most career advancement is trickier.
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certification, data center jobs, data center, Certifications
Mark Payne, VP of EMEA industry standard servers at HP looks at the emerging trends in data center management and design.
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data center, cooling, data center management, servers
Desktop virtualization technologies are becoming more common in the enterprise, but is this a viable technology?
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hardware, desktop virtualization, data center, Enterprise, virtualization technologies
A number of factors could make increased data center construction and renovations increasingly likely.
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growth, server, technology, data center, outsource
Dealing with disaster recovery in a data center cloud environment.
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recovery, Cloud, data center, cloud computing
The data center of tomorrow will look different from today's rack-filled halls.
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unified integrated systems, standalone server, virtualization, data center, technology
As servers, storage, and networking become more tightly integrated, the data center will be in need of a new super administrator.
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convergence, server, networking, data center, Storage
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order requiring California to reduce the total amount of data center square footage used by state agencies.
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data center, government, servers, consolidation, capacity
The company sees a need for 100-Gigabit Ethernet, some upgrades need 1 Terabit.
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EtherNet, data center, servers, 100 Gigabit, Facebook
Cover Your Assets: It's time to face the ugly truth about your data center, aka 'baby.' Things may seem pristine on the surface, but despite the neatly organized racks, and fans blowing and lights blinking, everything is a mess. Here's one company's tale.
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Windows Server 2008, data center, cost management, data center management, Windows
Cover Your Assets: A new data center trend might be your light at the end of the tunnel.
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data center management, lights out management, frugality, data center
Hard-Core Hardware: The age of solar power is fast arriving, and it may be keeping the lights on in a data center near you. The former downsides, chiefly cost constraints, no longer apply.
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data center, hardware, solar power, green IT, green