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Global taskforce for datacentre energy efficiency pick three new metrics
In addition to PUE, datacentre operators have three new metrics – Green Energy Coefficient (GEC), Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) News | 15 Nov 2012
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Manual efforts keep Peer 1 datacentre running amid Hurricane Sandy
Staff at Peer 1 Hosting’s Manhattan datacentre have kept the facility operational by manually delivering fuel to generators on 17th floor Case study | 02 Nov 2012
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Fujitsu teams with Violin to drive ‘Ferrari’ SSDs
Fujitsu has announced a partnership with Violin Memory to incorporate the Silicon Valley firm’s solid state drives (SSDs) into its storage arrays News | 29 Oct 2012
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Data Centre Alliance hits out at government CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
The UK government’s CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme does not help datacentres become more efficient, says Data Centre Alliance datacentre efficiency | 26 Oct 2012
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Archaic datacentre practices are causing inefficiency, says the Green Grid
Today's datacentre energy practices date back to 1950s resulting in energy waste and high carbon emissions, said the Green Grid News | 25 Oct 2012
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Today’s datacentres run at much lower temperatures than necessary
Datacentres are wasting electricity by running at sub-20ºC, as the optimum temperature is 25-26ºC News | 17 Oct 2012
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'Big three' datacentre power suppliers hold nearly 50% of the market
Three datacentre cooling infrastructure providers - Schneider Electric, Emerson and Eaton - held 47% of the datacentre energy market in 2011 News | 11 Oct 2012
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Global census shows datacentre power demand grew 63% in 2012
Datacentre power requirements have grown by 63% globally to 38GW in the past year, datacentre census shows datacentre efficiency | 08 Oct 2012
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Case study: How WorldPay built its IT from scratch after RBS split
Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own since it was sold in 2010 case study | 03 Oct 2012
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Google to use wind energy to power Oklahoma datacentre
Google has entered into an agreement with the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) to use 48MW of wind energy to power its Oklahoma datacentre datacentres | 26 Sep 2012
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Combining DCIM and BIM tools for effective datacentre management
If datacentre IT equipment and datacentre building was combined, the building and cooling could be tailored to increase efficiency Feature
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Identifying truths and myths of datacentre efficiency
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to optimising datacentre efficiency, so CIOs should consider all available options. Archana Venkatraman reports Feature
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Is wind energy just blowing in the face of datacentre cooling reality?
Using renewable energy such as wind energy for datacentre cooling may not address issues of carbon emissions as directly as suppliers claim Expert tip
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Is cloud data storage right for your organisation?
Find out if cloud data storage is a serious option for you with this evaluation of its suitability for primary, nearline, backup and archive data Feature
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Top five virtualisation case studies of 2011
Our recap of 2011's most popular case studies shows how other IT users conducted their virtualisation projects and all about their challenges and the efficiencies they achieved. Feature
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The data centre boom: Finding the right site just got serious
Our expert poses some basic, but important, tests of potential data centre sites, including location, connectivity and power, that companies should be aware of. Expert Advice
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Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2012: Winners
The winners of the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2012 have been announced. Find all the pics from the awards here and details of the winning projects. Photo Story
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VMworld Europe 2012 Coverage
VMworld Europe 2012 is taking place 9-11 October at the Gran Via Barcelona. Keep up to date on all the news coverage here guide
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Global taskforce for datacentre energy efficiency pick three new metrics
In addition to PUE, datacentre operators have three new metrics – Green Energy Coefficient (GEC), Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) News
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Combining DCIM and BIM tools for effective datacentre management
If datacentre IT equipment and datacentre building was combined, the building and cooling could be tailored to increase efficiency Feature
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Manual efforts keep Peer 1 datacentre running amid Hurricane Sandy
Staff at Peer 1 Hosting’s Manhattan datacentre have kept the facility operational by manually delivering fuel to generators on 17th floor Case study
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Fujitsu teams with Violin to drive ‘Ferrari’ SSDs
Fujitsu has announced a partnership with Violin Memory to incorporate the Silicon Valley firm’s solid state drives (SSDs) into its storage arrays News
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Data Centre Alliance hits out at government CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
The UK government’s CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme does not help datacentres become more efficient, says Data Centre Alliance datacentre efficiency
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Archaic datacentre practices are causing inefficiency, says the Green Grid
Today's datacentre energy practices date back to 1950s resulting in energy waste and high carbon emissions, said the Green Grid News
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Identifying truths and myths of datacentre efficiency
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to optimising datacentre efficiency, so CIOs should consider all available options. Archana Venkatraman reports Feature
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Today’s datacentres run at much lower temperatures than necessary
Datacentres are wasting electricity by running at sub-20ºC, as the optimum temperature is 25-26ºC News
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Is wind energy just blowing in the face of datacentre cooling reality?
Using renewable energy such as wind energy for datacentre cooling may not address issues of carbon emissions as directly as suppliers claim Expert tip
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'Big three' datacentre power suppliers hold nearly 50% of the market
Three datacentre cooling infrastructure providers - Schneider Electric, Emerson and Eaton - held 47% of the datacentre energy market in 2011 News
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