Almost every Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) equipment rack used to store compute, storage or network equipment requires a rack-mount Power Distribution Unit (PDU) or power strip to distribute power to equipment. But, if you are unfamiliar with electrical power distribution systems or even the differences in industry jargon, selecting a PDU or power strip can be challenging. This white paper, by Chatsworth Products (CPI), presents an overview of the basics of selecting Rack-Mount Power Distribution Units and power strips.
Additional Considerations When Selecting Rack-Mount Power Distribution Units and Power Strips
Rack-mount power distribution units (PDUs) and power strips are a well-established solution for distributing power into Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) equipment racks. Download a new white paper, by Chatsworth Products (CPI), that presents additional considerations when selecting PDUs and power strips. It covers key concepts and features that enhance reliable power delivery and monitoring at the rack level. It concludes with resources that will help you select the right PDU or power strip for your application.
Top Factors to Consider When Assessing a Colocation Data Center Facility
As more businesses gravitate toward using colocation data center facilities, they must adequately assess their prospective provider’s ability to supply tenancy at a relatively low total cost of ownership, and in compliance with service-level agreements. Download the new report from Sabey Data Centers to lean more about key considerations to take into account when picking a colocation data center facility right for your business.
The IT Forces Driving an Aligned Energy Model
In a mercurial world of evolutionary data generation, Aligned Energy provides adaptive technology that enables increasingly desired flexibility with deployments. Download the new Financial Analyst Update from Aligned Energy to get an update on its management team, platform, model and more.
Flying Solo, or Going Colo?
Building and operating an enterprise data center (“flying solo”) can be a daunting task that is capital intensive. Being a tenant at a colocation provider can take a lot of burden off the corporate facilities team and reduce CAPEX. Download the new report from Server Technology and Raritan that aims to help enterprises make the decision to choose a colocation provider or building and operating an enterprise data center on their own.
Top 10 Concerns of Data Center Managers in 2019
A recent article by Steve Gillaspy of Intel outlined many of the challenges faced by those responsible for designing, operating, and sustaining the IT and physical support infrastructure found in today’s data centers. This paper targets four of the five macro trends discussed by Gillaspy. Download the full report from Server Technology to learn more about what these trends mean for the industry and what is top of mind for today’s data center managers.
7 Best Practices for Simplifying Data Center Cable Management
More organizations are recognizing the importance of good cable management for modern data centers. What they need is a data center tool that can decrease the complexity of cable management. Download the new eBook from Sunbird Software that explores seven best practices for good data center cable management alongside real-world tips from their experts and examples of how DCIM software can help you achieve them in your own environment.
Flexibility and Sustainability for the Dynamic Data Center
In a new whitepaper, Server Technology explore the roles that flexibility and reusability will play going forward in making decisions around engineering future data center designs, and how data centers continue to work on their environmental impacts by pursuing efficiency, reusability, and waste reduction. Download the new report today, “Flexibility and Sustainability for the Dynamic Data Center,” to learn more about how efforts to grow flexibility, resiliency and reusability in the colocation industry will shape further evolution of the data center.
3 Steps to Better Cloud Performance
While they don’t hold a crystal ball, enterprise CTOs and CIOs are expected to predict and prepare for future connectivity needs with tremendous accuracy. This is beyond tricky. Download the new white paper from Digital Realty that explores how to improve cloud performance through a computing solution that connects private infrastructure over a dedicated connection accessing public cloud resources while bypassing the internet.
The Silo-Less Data Center: Bridging Business, Technology, People and the Industry to Generate Real-World Success
With more data distribution and greater demand for IT consumerization, organizations are finding themselves requiring more hardware, resources, and data center bandwidth. All of these trends are fueling the push for more efficient data center utilization and, more specifically, data center agility. The new white paper from BCS FM Solutions will teach you about the silo-less data center model, how to get started, and how this architecture is already disrupting the market.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.