Adding, moving, decommissioning and renaming devices in the data center should be a simple process. But in today’s complex data centers, these tasks have become something of a high-wire act, fraught with inefficiency and risk. Trends like virtualization are only compounding the difficulty. In these dense environments,...
Published: Apr 01, 2014
This reports documents hands-on and testing of the NetApp Distributed Content Repository. The Distributed Content Repository was designed to extend object-based storage across geographies provide a repository for unstructured content that is effectively infinite, practically immortal, and highly intelligent.
Published: Dec 18, 2013
With Gartner suggesting colocation grew by 8% last year alone, many are turning to colocation providers to house their IT infrastructure. With so many players in this global market, it is important for decision makers to understand the key factors when deciding the best facility to suit their business needs.
This...
Published: Jul 01, 2015
With the introduction of I/O on Demand, an unprecedented amount of field I/O adaptability, ease-of-integration and plant availability becomes possible.
Published: Oct 30, 2013
Is your datacenter struggling to keep pace with growing dynamic business demands? Build a modern datacenter by incorporating advanced technologies and improved infrastructure for better performance, scalability and significantly reduced expenses.
Download this white paper to learn eight fundamental strategies that...
Published: May 02, 2013
his free eBook examines operations and the most likely causes of outages in a data center along with organizational strategies that can eliminate or minimize the potential for unplanned downtime in a data center.
Published: Jan 09, 2014
When power varies with time, a variety of new problems occur for the design and management of data centers and network rooms. A few years ago, this problem was negligible. The problem has now reached a point where it is significant and the magnitude of the problem is growing...
Published: May 07, 2015
This white paper will examine three areas of data center management relating to the measurement, use and saving of energy. It will also suggest criteria that can help you decide whether one or more of these areas can help you achieve the goals established by EO 13514.
Published: Apr 17, 2013
Virtualization has become a “megatrend”—and for good reason. Implementing virtualization allows for more efficient utilization of network server capacity, simpler storage administration, reduced energy costs, and better use of corporate capital. In other words: virtualization helps you save money, energy,...
Published: Dec 01, 2014
The data center landscape is changing quickly, creating new options for IT architecture and physical facility design. When deciding if a containerized or modular solution is the right option for your data center.
Many myths and misunderstandings persist about using modular and containerized solutions in a data center....
Published: May 21, 2014
What should one look for when contemplating the leap to a 10GbE data center? Here are the five most important questions to ask before making the transition.
Published: Sep 10, 2014
The demands being placed on your data center are on the rise, with more users operating more devices than ever before – combined with increasing complexity as a result of virtualisation and the implementation of cloud strategies - and you’re under pressure to optimise application and service delivery while...
Published: Dec 01, 2014
Since the IT function is so vital to the success of any modern organization, improving productivity, efficiency and reliability of data center operations deliver an immediate competitive advantage to DCIM adopters.
This e-book will offer some facts about why this is so and, if not already the case, why DCIM is clearly...
Published: Oct 31, 2013
Technological progression has introduced new types of solutions, platforms, and ways to conduct business. Through these advancements, organizations have been able to leverage modern technologies capable of scalability and optimized end-user experiences.
Current data center platforms are creating highly efficient environments...
Published: Apr 10, 2014