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Data Center Power and Cooling Articles & News
Emerson Network Power offering 'free cooling' solutions with advice on best practices
(Feb 18, 2010)
Emerson Network Power has released several free "economization solutions" for reducing data center energy use.
Minnesota's VISI expands data center by 7000 square feet
(Feb 17, 2010)
The data center services and managed hosting provider has begun a demand-driven expansion of its Saint Paul facility.
The Green Grid debuts data center efficiency tools
(Feb 11, 2010)
The Green Grid introduced new tools and announced new industry alliances at its third annual Green Grid Technical Forum and Members’ Meeting, held on February 4.
HP gets $7.4M DOE grant to build energy-efficient modular data center
(Feb 2, 2010)
The two-year program will result in a containerized unit that uses 38 percent less energy to support a 100-kilowatt IT load.
Raritan enhances Power IQ data center energy management software
(Jan 14, 2010)
Able to talk to more enterprise systems and manage more data center equipment, the company says the new release is also certified VMware-ready, and supports 5,000 PDUs and Web services integration.
Data Center Power and Cooling Products
APC intros NetShelter SX enclosure with improved support for high density networking apps
(Feb 23, 2010)
The company says the new enclosure's side airflow duct kit eliminates the challenge of cooling side-to-side airflow equipment, while addressing problems of hot and cold air isolation.
HP BladeSystem adapters incorporate Mellanox 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller
(Jan 28, 2010)
Mellanox says its ConnectX-2 EN maximizes HP system performance and flexibility with 10 Gigabit Ethernet latency, power and virtualization performance.
Panduit debuts Net-SERV energy efficient cabinet systems
(Oct 29, 2009)
Panduit has unveiled its Net-SERV Cabinet System, which it says enables improved thermal management and reduced power consumption in a design that optimizes flexibility and space utilization in the data center.
Emerson upgrades infrastructure power monitoring software
(Oct 28, 2009)
The newest version of the Liebert NForm software features a new management dashboard, enhanced trending capabilities, and improved reporting, as well as expanded product support.
Electrorack develops retrofit aisle containment system
(Oct 6, 2009)
With the introduction of Electrorack’s Contain-IT Aisle Partitioning System (APS), IT professionals can now cost-effectively retrofit their existing rack installations to create hot and cold aisles that prevent air mixing and improve cooling efficiencies.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
You aren't planning to abandon that cable, are you Uncle Sam?
Government Computer News (GCN) is reporting that cabling-integration firm Automated Systems Design (ASD) was contracted to install the cabling for some 500 temporary offices for the Census Bureau as that government entity ramped up for its data-collection...
TIA TR-42 subcommittee elections bring new names to the fore
While posting to our Web site the news about the recent election of new chairs and vice-chairs for TR-42 and several of its subcommittees, I was reminded of a conversation I had several years ago with an executive of the training organization BICSI.It was...
Cisco announces 10GBase-T switches
Cisco Systems is now in the 10GBase-T business. On Monday, Februray 8, the switching-technology market leader joined server-technology provider Intel in announcing support for the twisted-pair flavor of 10-Gbit Ethernet within Cisco's Catalyst switch...
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Data Center Videos
From the Pages of CI&M Magazine
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High-density optical connectivity in the data center - Cabling ...
Guidelines for FCoE deployment - Cabling Installation & ...
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Webcasts
Upcoming
Cabling Industrial Networks
This web-delivered seminar, produced by Cabling Installation & Maintenance, provides a detailed look at Industrial Ethernet as a protocol of choice among some ...
(Mar 17, 2010 12:00 PM CDT / 5:00 PM GMT)
Sponsored By:
Molex Optical Cable Corporation Available On Demand
The Environmental Protection Agency and Data Center Energy Efficiency
Sponsored By:
Chatsworth Products, Inc. Graybar Server Technology, Inc. Data Centers Jeopardy
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Online and On Target: Leading Internet Security Company, SonicWALL®, Turns to General Cable for Infrastructure Reliability
Downtime was simply not an option. This was the primary directive established for the design and installation of the structured cabling system at SonicWALL’s ... Sponsored By:
General Cable Corp
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General Cable's Comparative Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) Testing Between Category 6A and Category 5e Cables
For customers seeking high efficiency and future growth potential with their networks, one choice for PoE stands above the rest, General Cable’s GenSPEED® ... Sponsored By:
General Cable Corp
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Fairview Health Services Deploys New Cable Technology, Proving Performance for Enhanced Patient Care
Fairview Health Services is ready to take on the very latest medical technologies and redefine the delivery of health care in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and the ... Sponsored By:
General Cable Corp
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GenSPEED® 10 MTP
With the increased complexity of 10 Gig systems, it is necessary to design data communications cables that are able to mitigate the problem of alien crosstalk while ... Sponsored By:
General Cable Corp
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Reducing the Cost of Keeping Office Data Centers Cool
Using a building's central air-conditioning system to cool an office data center can be costly. Installing a precision-cooling system or mini-split can also be expensive, ... Sponsored By:
MovinCool / DENSO Sales California, Inc.
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What Component Compliance Means for CAT 6A System Performance
When putting together a system of CAT6A connectivity and cable, ensure that applications such as 10GBase-T are well supported, with channel margin to spare. A component-rated ... Sponsored By:
Leviton
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10GbE Fiber: A Practical Understanding and Functional Approach
The best way to assure your installation will perform at the 10GbE level is with a systems approach. This means that you should assure that all of the materials ... Sponsored By:
Leviton
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Preventing IT Heat Disasters: Backup Air Conditioners for Small to Mid-size Server Rooms and Network Closets
The introduction of a relatively new class of commercial portable air conditioners, also called portable spot coolers, provides IT managers with a convenient way ... Sponsored By:
MovinCool / DENSO Sales California, Inc.
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Optical Fiber in Premises Applications: Multimode or Single-Mode?
High-speed applications in today's enterprise networks might lead one to believe that single-mode fiber enjoys an increasing advantage over multimode fiber in premises ... Sponsored By:
OFS
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