Data Center White Papers
Selecting an Industry-Standard Metric for Data Center Efficiency
Overview The development of standards for the measurement and specification of data center efficiency is an essential step in the global effort to reduce the environmental impact of data centers. This paper explains some of the metrics that have been used to describe the efficiency of data center physical infrastructure and suggests which metric is the most effective.
| Publisher | American Power Conversion (APC) | File Format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Published | January 2008 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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11 things to consider for File Virtualization
As organizations struggle to cope with the exponential growth of data, especially in the unstructured and decentralized file space, the urgency to gain better control, visibility and transparency of file...
An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge
This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks...
IT optimization as a source of sustainable competitive advantage
Over the last ten years enterprises worldwide have transformed the way they do business by investing trillions of dollars in IT. They've expanded their marketplace reach while working more closely...
A Blueprint for Better Management from the Desktop to the Data Center
In the new service-oriented world, virtualization is critical. However, with virtualization comes a new set of management challenges. The introduction of virtual machine operating system “images” as a first-class IT...
Automation for the New Data Center
Is your data centre being squeezed by increasing power and cooling costs? Are your servers underutilised and costly to manage? Virtualization enables data center managers to make far better use...



