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WHITE PAPER - This paper compares several popular classes of batteries, compares batteries to both flywheels and ultracapacitors, and briefly discusses fuel cells.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Batteries | Business Systems | Data Centers | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - Effective standby generator system installations must address the known problems and challenges relating to current and past designs. This paper presents a categorized and prioritized overview of generator system challenges.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2005


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Managers | Power Connectors | Power Generation Equipment

WHITE PAPER - New breakthroughs in power and cooling technology allow for a simple and rapid deployment of self-contained high-density zones with an existing or new low-density center. This white paper details how...
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Downtime | Power Connectors | Power Supplies | Rack Servers

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, the characteristics, features, and limitation of AC and DC distribution are explained.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Centers | Power Supplies | Security | Telephone Switches

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides an example of an improved architecture that incorporates high-efficiency power and cooling equipment, combined with configuration and operation strategies that optimize efficiency.
Posted: May 30, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Rack Enclosures | Security | UPS

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 presents a detailed quantitative efficiency comparison between the most efficient DC and AC power distribution methods, including an analysis of the effects of power distribution efficiency.
Posted: February 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Capacity Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Installation | Modeling | Power Connectors | Power Supplies

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 | 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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the types of PM services that can help safeguard the uptime of data centers and IT equipment rooms.
Posted: February 4, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Centers | Downtime | Software | TCO | UPS

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) | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the most common types of power disturbances, what they can do to your critical equipment and how you can protect against them.
Posted: September 11, 2007 | Published: September 10, 2007


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Downtime | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Network Performance | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | RPO | 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 - Data centers and large computer rooms always include a cooling system. This paper teaches the principles of cooling small, distributed IT environments and provides guidance for the effective specification and design of supporting cooling systems.
Posted: June 21, 2007 | Published: June 1, 2007


Topics:  Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Fans | Heat Sinks | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - Mistakes in system planning can result in delays, cost overruns, wasted time, and a compromised system. In this paper you will learn how to eliminate these problems and view system planning as a data flow model, with an orderly sequence...
Posted: June 21, 2007 | Published: June 1, 2007


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Hardware Configuration Management | Hardware Management | Infrastructure Management | Storage Management | Systems Design and Development