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DoD Data Center Project: Beating Schedule and Budget Requirements
February 3rd, 2012
In support of the Department of Defense directive to consolidate data centers, a team led by BAE Systems procured, produced, installed and tested a 312-rack data center in North Charleston, South Carolina, in a remarkably short timeframe of less than six months. Typically, the construction of a comparable data center would require an approximate one-year schedule and $8 million budget. But through standardized work processes, a synchronized supply chain, visual management and just-in-time (JIT) production strategies,[...]
Can ARM’s 64-Bit Architecture Muscle Into the Server Market?
February 2nd, 2012
The race to higher server processor performance continues, but the spotlight has largely shifted to the race to lower power consumption. ARM, the undisputed king of low-power processors for mobile applications, has for some time had its sights set on the server market, and its recently revealed ARMv8 architecture gives the company 64-bit clout. But will ARM’s power credentials be enough to take a bite out of the Intel x86 architecture’s dominant share? ARM’s 64-Bit Architecture Gives[...]
Remote Testing: the Achilles Heel of Cloud Services
February 1st, 2012
Cloud services provide a new and promising opportunity for enterprises to address the growing complexity of information technology (IT). The availability of smartphones and the expectation of immediate and simple access to both private and company-specific information globally are driving demand for centralization of IT services and for the related competence required to support these effectively. Achilles Heel of Cloud Services Cloud service providers have established the necessary competence and IT infrastructure to deliver on these demands,[...]
MeriTalk: Government IT Virtualization Gaining Steam
January 31st, 2012
If there’s a trend in an industry toward greater energy efficiency, lower operating costs and reduced existing infrastructure, you can bet that government will be the last one on the bandwagon—and IT virtualization is no exception. Nevertheless, MeriTalk has reported in its recently released Virtualization Vacuum: The 2012 Government Virtualization Study, a study underwritten by Microsoft and NetApp, that virtualization by governments at the federal, state and local levels is picking up steam, although agencies sti[...]
Put Your CPUs Back to Work in Your Data Center
January 30th, 2012
Central processing units (CPUs) in enterprise servers are the brains of the data center, yet CPU inefficiency is one of the most overlooked issues in IT today. Just as high unemployment creates an idle economy, CPU underutilization creates idle data centers, putting unnecessary strain on modern businesses. CPU computing power is underutilized when it has to wait for data. As a result, companies overspend on servers, storage and software trying and meet application performance demands.[...]
The Daily Buzz
AMD’s Roadmap for Processors includes a stop at lower power solutions
February 3, 2012, No CommentsProcessors The solution is simple to data center’s energy and cooling problems; fix the culprit ...
DCJ Expert Blogs
The Two-Year Renewable Energy Gap – How Google and Facebook are Making Up Lost Ground
January 30, 2012, No CommentsGoogle got much attention in recent weeks for its efforts to be one of the ...
Magazine
Unique Data Center Locations
January 30th, 2012
If you had to picture in your head a data center, you’d probably think of a drab to semi-stylish corporate or industrial building—something along the lines of the Cyberdyne building in the movie Terminator 2. But a little creative thinking on the part of companies has yielded some facilities housed in ..more...
Press Releases
PoINT Tiered Storage Software Optimizes Storage Infrastructure
February 3rd, 2012
Storage capacity is very expensive. Disregard of compliance is risky. Obsolete systems cause trouble. Any IT manager will fully agree with these statements. PoINT Storage Manager provides a software solution..more...
Rittal adds 52U Server Enclosure To Its Lineup
February 3rd, 2012
This new server enclosure is based on Rittal Corporation’s proven PS design. It’s engineered to be attractive, strong and functional. The 52U is taller than most similar enclosures, offering stability and..more...
VYCON’s “Green” Energy Storage Flywheel Systems Selected to Protect Austin Energy’s Control Center
February 3rd, 2012
VYCON, a designer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly, high-speed energy storage flywheel systems, today announced that Austin Energy (www.austinenergy.com), the nation’s ninth largest community-owned electric utility, has chosen to protect i..more...









