Define data centres in terms of power usage - not floor space
04 April, 2011 by Chris Crosby*A lot of people who work in the data centre industry have allowed themselves to develop a bad habit - they think like real estate agents. But this bad habit can be broken, and we don’t need nicotine patches or hypnosis to do so. All we need is to do stop thinking about data centres in real estate terms.
Emerson Network Power Smart Solutions Integrated Infrastructure
08 March, 2011 byEmerson Network Power Smart Solutions Integrated Infrastructure is designed to optimise data centre efficiency and capacity.
B&R Data Systems cold aisle containment
07 March, 2011 byB&R Data Systems’ cold aisle containment can be used to improve cooling efficiency in data centres.
Hoffman Proline containment system
07 December, 2010 byThe Hoffman Proline containment system is designed to segregate cold (intake) and hot (exhaust) air to improve data centre cooling efficiency.
Stulz CyberRow air-conditioning units
02 December, 2010 byCyberRow air-conditioning units can be used by data centre managers for cooling of higher heat-density server racks. The units feature variable-speed electronically controlled fans which blow cold air horizontally and parallel to the rack face, ensuring uniform cool air distribution over the entire rack height.
Trellis data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) platform
02 December, 2010 byThe Trellis data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) platform is claimed to be the first, single-information-source platform to provide integrated, real-time visualisation, analysis and control.
Raritan Power IQ 2.0 energy management software
25 November, 2010 byThe Raritan Power IQ 2.0 energy management software provides thermal analytics for monitoring rack temperatures.
CSIRO supercomputer is Australia’s ‘greenest’
22 November, 2010An international computer conference has ranked a CSIRO-developed computing system as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the country.
Raritan Power IQ 2.0 energy management software
08 November, 2010The Raritan Power IQ 2.0 energy management software provides thermal analytics for monitoring rack temperatures.
Next-generation data centres
07 October, 2010 byWhile emerging technologies like 40 and 100 gigabit ethernet, fibre channel over ethernet, IP convergence and server virtualisation offer benefits for data centres, understanding how they work, the implications for the data centre and the strategies and solutions that will best support them can enable data centre managers to ensure that their infrastructures are ready and able. Compounding the onset of these technologies is the need to lower total cost of ownership.
Data centre managers plan to increase technology spend, says survey
26 August, 2010A recent survey of data centre managers in Australia identifies a focus on investing in ‘green’ infrastructure.
Data centre design standard released by BICSI
23 June, 2010BICSI has recently released a new data centre design and implementation standard.
Growing green
01 April, 2010Everywhere you look there is a tagline about ‘going green’. Al Gore brought the climate change issue to the masses in the film An Inconvenient Truth and then many of the world’s leading musicians did their bit to raise awareness in the series of Live Earth concerts.
Simple measures to reduce energy consumption in data centres
04 February, 2010 by Tim Takala, Technical Director, ADC KroneThe continued thirst for energy is a recurring story in news headlines every day - global warming forecasts rising temperatures, melting ice and population dislocations due to accumulation of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere from use of carbon-based energy. There are arguments for and against the dire predictions of global warming, yet one fact is undeniable - over the past 10-20 years, earth’s inhabitants are collectively consuming more energy at a faster rate than ever before.
Emerson and Sun announce global alliance for data centre solutions
06 August, 2009Emerson has partnered with Sun Microsystems to assist organisations increase the energy efficiency of their data centres.
