WHITE PAPER - Intel Premier IT Program members can review this presentation which explains how to optimize all of the elements in a data center in order to deliver the best energy efficiency.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | IT Best Practices | Metrics | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - To deploy new computing resources without exceeding the thermal limits of its data center, CERN is taking a comprehensive approach to improving energy efficiency. This paper outlines key strategies, including a move to Intel Xeon processors.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | Multi-core Processors | Operating Systems | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This paper compares the benefits and challenges involved with the development of high-density packaging, signaling, and management of hundreds of 2.5-inch small form factor disk drives.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Cooling Capacity | Disk Drives | Power Supplies | RAID | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper reviews a just-in-time technology to help IT pros defer the ever-increasing cost of the data center: raising the data center floor. Doing so can optimize space, power, and cooling, while also enhancing availability and service levels.
Posted: November 3, 2008 | Published: November 3, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Budgeting | Business Intelligence | CIOs | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores optimization strategies and demonstrated benefits being achieved today with IBM Software solutions. Utilization of these capabilities can help you meet the increasing challenges of energy efficiency, cost containment and compliance.
Posted: October 6, 2008 | Published: October 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | Cooling Capacity | Cost Benefit Analysis | Infrastructure Management | Power Supplies | Regulatory Compliance | Software Development Methodologies

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide provides tips on using blades and virtualization, details new virtualization product enhancements and offerings and sets the record straight on myths and misconceptions surrounding power, cooling and consolidation.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Equipment | NAS | Networking | Power Supplies | SAN | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Want to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint in your data center? This report reviews the pulse of today's IT shops, providing insight on common topics and approaches so you can improve performance in your own organization.
Posted: September 30, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management Services | Best Practices | Budgeting | Business Processes | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Forrester spoke with executives at leading enterprises that have successfully executed IT consolidation efforts. This report provides guidance on how to prioritize and get started with a successful IT consolidation.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Enterprise | IT Asset Management | IT Spending | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Adopting a virtualized infrastructure can result in a reduction of up to 35% of total annual server costs per user. This paper describes “basic virtualization,” which refers to basic x86 server consolidation using virtualization software.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Architectures | Business Intelligence | Cooling Equipment | ERP | High Availability | Microprocessors | Operating Systems | Power Supplies | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Data center growth has led to sprawling server, storage, and supporting infrastructure. This white paper describes how to achieve better utilization and more eco-efficient systems energy-efficient systems with virtualization technologies.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Backups | Business Intelligence | Cooling Equipment | Customer Service | Data Center Management | Data Centers | ERP | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how data center efficiency can be measured, evaluated, and modeled, including a comparison of the benefits of periodic assessment vs. continuous monitoring.
Posted: February 4, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Benchmarks | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Electricity | Equipment Maintenance Management Software | IT Asset Management | IT Consulting Services | IT Systems | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - Many of the reasons for the raised floor in the data center no longer exist, and the problems associated with raised floors suggest that their widespread use is no longer justified or desirable for many applications.
Posted: June 4, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2003


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Power Supplies | Security | Telecommunications Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This paper presents a categorized and prioritized collection of cooling system challenges and requirements as obtained through systematic user interviews.
Posted: March 29, 2007 | Published: January 1, 2002


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Discrete Component Interconnection | Discrete Component Packaging | Power Blackouts | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - Physical infrastructure management is the key to system availability, minimizing downtime risk and increasing personnel productivity. Learn the factors that should be considered when choosing a management solution for the physical infrastructure la...
Posted: January 15, 2004 | Published: January 1, 2003


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Database Management | High Availability | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | Power Supplies