SmartBiz IT Research Library

BOOK - In chapter 5 of this e-book, a step-by-step guide to greening the data center is presented. These strategies for going green in the data center are designed to help IT managers create a holistic data center efficiency project.
Posted: March 1, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | EPA | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | UPS

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: February 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Benchmark Testing | Business Process Management | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Environmental Compliance | EPA | Infrastructure Management | UPS

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 - This white paper discusses the common errors and misunderstandings in evaluating Uninterruptible Power Supply efficiency. UPS efficiency curves are explained, compared, and their cost implications quantified.
Posted: September 20, 2007 | Published: September 3, 2007


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Downtime | Electrical Cable | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Network Performance | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | TCO | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper illustrates which power and cooling factors to consider when safeguarding a Power over Ethernet (PoE) investment by comparing three different deployment methods.
Posted: July 9, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Downtime | High Availability | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Performance | Power Generation Equipment | Power over Ethernet

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes an improved method for measuring TCO for data center and network room physical infrastructure, and provides examples on how to relate these costs to the overall IT infrastructure and evaluate cost control strategies.
Posted: June 4, 2007 | Published: February 1, 2005


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Capacitors | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Physical Security | Power Supplies | Rack Servers | Security Management | TCO