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Design Collaboration for a Fully Integrated Data Center

Good things happen when the design team organizes around a plan

April 03, 2012

Keith Lane

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Design collaboration between the owner/operator and the electrical and mechanical engineers in the design and construction processes of two large Sabey Data Center Campuses—one in East Wenatchee, WA, and the other in Ashburn,VA—was key to the success of the projects.

Racks and Enclosures Should be an Afterthought

Buying the right enclosure depends on having an established de-sign in place

April 02, 2012

John Krantz

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Building an efficient data center requires significant analysis of a number of factors, including the number and type of servers needed, expected power usage, cooling requirements, airflow design, footprint, layout, cabling paths, and more.

Point-to-Point Designs in the Data Center

An alternative to structured cabling

April 02, 2012

Carrie Higbie

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Many data centers today are victims of their cabling practices.

Preparing Data Centers Power & Cooling For The Next Natural Disaster

Tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, extreme heat

April 02, 2012

Brad Wurtz

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Administrators constantly assess data center and network capacity needs in preparation for a potential disaster but are often at a loss to respond in an optimal way to balance capacity and performance during an actual disaster.

Advancing DCIM: A Comprehensive Approach to Efficiency and Reliability

DCIM is necessary to modern data center management

April 02, 2012

Rob McKernan

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In the early years of data centers, when computing technology was costly and temperamental, protecting hardware with critical power and cooling capabilities was the top priority.

Managing Airflow - Facilities Finally Meets IT

Will it cause a massive break in the space-time continuum?

April 02, 2012

Julius Neudorfer

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I recently participated in a discussion on LinkedIn about the best, most energy-efficient way to control temperature: either the classic sensor in the return of each individual CRAC/CRAH or supply air either by under-floor sensors or sensors in the cold aisles.

The Changing Nature of Data Centers and IT

7x24 Exchange is part of the story

April 02, 2012

Kevin Heslin

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This March/April issue of Mission Critical includes our second 7x24 Exchange supplement.

Tools, Technology, and Techniques for Mission-Critical Professionals and First Responders

There are many mutual interests

April 02, 2012

Peter Curtis

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With each passing month, our critical infrastructures continue to expand, leaving mission-critical professionals with a greater sense of urgency to institute procedures that ensure efficient communication with first responders while building on the lessons learned from past emergencies.

Untapped Potential: Big Data in the Data Center

We built the ship, shouldn’t we get on board?

April 02, 2012

Dennis Cronin

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Much has been written about “big data,” but should we be asking whether our industry is missing the boat?

The Long-Term Challenge

Delivering continuous operations over the life of a facility

April 02, 2012

Terry Rodgers

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Discipline, rigor, experience, training, process driven procedures, and a culture of excellence—that’s what it takes to deliver continuous operations over the life of a critical facility.

Supercomputing Advances Will Change Our Power and Cooling Strategies

This field is developing answers to our challenging issues

April 02, 2012

Bruce Myatt

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In the Jan/Feb issue of Mission Critical, Zinc Whiskers focused on how the “cloud” operates as an automatically virtualized environment that creates very high power densities in processing areas.

Case Study—Skanska’s Innovative Vision Required Special Talent to Deliver

Staffing up is part of ramping up

April 02, 2012

Andrew Lane

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Legendary basketball coach Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina defines coaches as either system or flexible coaches.

Circuit Breakers vs. Fuses

A new debate?

April 02, 2012

Douglas H. Sandberg

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The problem with mission-critical emergency systems is that failures only occur when the systems are called upon to operate.

Coatings from International Coatings

April 02, 2012

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International Coatings has released a electrostatic dissipative polyurethane floor coating.

Power Systems from PowerSecure

April 02, 2012

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PowerSecure’s newest version of its PowerBlock proprietary generator system is fueled by a precision blend of natural gas and diesel fuel (“bi-fuel”) and has a powerful Tier 4 Interim engine—all in a factory-certified package.

UPS from APC by Schneider Electric

April 02, 2012

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APC by Schneider Electric has upgraded its MGE EPS8000 uninterrupted power supply (UPS) product family with the release of its Integrated Parallel feature and updated 12-in. graphical display.

Switches from Russelectric

April 02, 2012

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Russelectric’s line of medium-voltage (5 to 15 kV) circuit breaker-type switches transfer electrical loads between normal and emergency power sources through the carefully controlled opening and closing of circuit breakers.

Load Banks from ComRent International, LLC

April 02, 2012

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The ComRent CRLS 11.5 is a 19-in. rack-mountable load bank used to create true hot-aisle/cold-aisle heat and airflow.

Rack Monitoring from Geist

April 02, 2012

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Geist’s Racknet provides a single point of access for monitoring multiple aspects of a data center infrastructure, including temperature, humidity, power, and more.

CAT 6A Connectors from Leviton

April 02, 2012

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Leviton Network Solutions has released enhancements to its popular QuickPort eXtreme CAT 6A Shielded Connector.

Batteries from C&D Technologies

April 02, 2012

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C&D Technologies, Inc. announced that the TEL12-145FW product, a valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery is now available to meet customer requirements.

DCIM Solution from RiT

April 02, 2012

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The RiT CenterMind Solution from RiT Technologies, enables data center managers to optimize performance through a real-time consolidated view of data center IT assets, connectivity, power, and environmental conditions.

Structured Cabling from Optical Cable

April 02, 2012

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Optical Cable Corporation introduced Procyon, a new family of structured cabling products featuring industry-leading performance, density, accessibility, and cable management features designed for use in various applications, including data centers.

Wired Real Estate Group Brokers Denver Data Center Lease, Doubles Revenue

March 01, 2012

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The 82,000-sq-ft site is intended as $50 million, 14MW, Tier III colocation facility.
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AMD to Acquire SeaMicro

March 01, 2012

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SeaMicro’s Microserver solutions set the stage for AMD’s disruptive approach to lead fast-growing cloud data center market.
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Monitoring from Rittal Corporation

April 02, 2012

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Rittal Corporation has introduced its Computer Multi Control (CMC) III designed for monitoring dozens of critical IT component and environmental functions both on installed units and from remote locations.

DCUE Metric to Address Computer Efficiency

April 02, 2012

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In a recent blog post, Winston Saunders, director, Data Center Power Initiatives for Intel, proposed a way to measure data center work efficiency.

Gen Set from MTU Onsite Energy

April 02, 2012

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When utility power goes out, facility operators want to know that backup power is seconds away.

Universal Mounting Kits from Electro Static Technology

April 02, 2012

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The new split universal mounting kit version (“Split uKIT”) of the AEGIS SGR Bearing Protection Ring protects the bearings of VFD-driven motors from electrical damage and allows quick and easy retrofitting of the ring on virtually any ac motor shaft without decoupling attached equipment.

Racking Solutions from Siemon

April 02, 2012

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Siemon has added a cable tray rack to its line of data center cable management solutions.

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