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Quocirca Insight Report: Data Centre Asset Planning -- Regaining control of the data centre

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Overview Inefficent power and space usage in data centres wastes both money and energy -- and it's a universal problem. Late last year, Quocirca conducted wide-ranging interviews about the issues contributing to the situation. This Quocirca Insight Report, made available by IBM, is based on the results of that research.

The report also includes five recommendations based on the belief that only a thorough and rigorous approach to data centre design and utilisation can enable the IT function to regain full control of spiraling power and real estate costs. Download this study to learn how data centre asset management can have a significant, and positive, impact.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Systems Integration, Data Center, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt.

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