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Business Continuity Planning - IT Survival Guide
Learn how to begin the process of developing an effective business continuity plan designed to minimize the impact of disasters and reduce risk.
Sponsored by: CA XOsoft
Date: November 2009 |
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Solutions Brief: Storage Consolidation and Data Protection for the Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO)
Discover how the Dell EqualLogic PS4000 Series drives Enterprise-level efficiencies and capabilities far beyond your corporate data center.
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Date: November 2009 |
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Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
Find out how you can reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during your database application upgrades.
Sponsored by: Oracle
Date: January 2009 |
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Whitepaper:Intelligent Data Management with Dell Product Group
Read about IDM, a new concept that makes it easier and more affordable to manage and leverage your company's data throughout its lifecycle.
Sponsored by: Dell EqualLogic
Date: November 2009 |
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Which UPS is right for the job?
Traditionally, data center managers and facilities managers could choose from three UPS topologies:standby, line-interactive and double-conversion—offering widely varying levels of efficiency, performance and protection.The latest...
Sponsored by: Eaton
Date: September 2009 |
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Calculating Total Cooling Requirements for Data Centers
All electrical equipment produces heat, which must be removed to prevent the equipment temperature from rising to an unacceptable level. Most Information Technology equipment and...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: October 2004 |
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Physical Security in Mission Critical Facilities
Physical security is critical to achieving availability goals of mission critical facilities. Security of the data center accounts for it's surroundings as well as data...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: April 2009 |
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Monitoring Physical Threats in the Data Center
Traditional methodologies for monitoring the datacenter environment are no longer sufficient. With technologies such as blade servers driving up cooling demands and regulations such as...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: June 2007 |
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Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers
Data center electrical efficiency is rarely planned or managed. The unfortunate result is that most data centers waste substantial amounts of electricity. Today it is...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: November 2007 |
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Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Data Centers
In the broadening data center cost-saving and energy efficiency discussion, data center physical infrastructure preventive maintenance (PM) is sometimes neglected as an important tool for...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: November 2007 |
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Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers
High density IT equipment stresses the power density capability of modern data centers. The ability to measure and predict power and cooling capability at the...
Sponsored by: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: November 2007 |
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UPS Topologies and Standards
With the vast increase in the number and types of sensitive loads, the term UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is now used to identify devices with...
Company: MGE UPS Systems
Date: December 1999 |
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UPS Technologies: Take Your Pick - What is a UPS? Electricity suppliers distribute what is known as alternating current (AC), at a voltage of 230 volts and a frequency of 50 Hertz. The only way... Company: MGE UPS Systems | MGE UPS Systems |
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Answers to Basic Power Protection Questions Some of the frequently asked questions when considering surge protection and power conditioning are: “How much protection do I get from a particular model of... Company: Wiremold Company | Wiremold Company |
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Power interruptions can cause severe repercussions for business computer systems. The problem is especially difficult in places where power outages and fluctuations frequently occur. A...
Company: Penton Media
Date: April 2000 |
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Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Ventilation
Lead-acid batteries are the most widely used method of energy reserve. Ventilation systems must address health and safety as well as performance of the battery...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: April 2009 |
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Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage
Despite advances in computer technology, power outages continue to be a major cause of PC and server downtime. Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: December 2007 |
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HP Printing and Imaging Center
Read this white paper for recommendations to help reduce operating cost and improve productivity though HP printing and imaging tools.
Company: Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Date: August 2004 |
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Watts and Volt-Amps: Powerful Confusion
This note helps explain the differences between Watts and VA and explains how the terms are correctly and incorrectly used in specifying power protection equipment....
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: April 2009 |
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The Different Types of UPS Systems There is much confusion in the marketplace about the different types of UPS systems and their characteristics. Each of these UPS types is defined, practical... Company: American Power Conversion (APC) |
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Experts speak on UPS output Watt, VA, and Power Factor ratings. Experts speak on the subject of UPS output ratings, and how the use of UPS with an output power factor rating of 1 reduces uncertainty... Company: American Power Conversion (APC) |
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Neutral Wire Facts and Mythology This technical paper discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines,... Company: American Power Conversion (APC) |
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Experts Speak on UPS Output Watt, VA, and Power Factor Ratings
Over the past several years, electrical requirements of computer systems have changed - dramatically. Unfortunately for consulting engineers, computer users and facility engineers, many UPS...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Understanding Power Factor, Crest Factor, and Surge Factor
The terms Power Factor, Crest Factor, and Surge Factor refer to completely different and unrelated phenomena. These characteristics are often specified for UPS systems, and...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: January 2003 |
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Use of 208 Volt Verses 120 Volt Inputs for Servers
208 Volts offers various technical advantages and is the only choice for higher power servers to be pluggable into standard NEMA outlets. Technically, 208V is...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: VRLA Reliability and Safety
The Valve Regulated lead-Acid (VRLA) battery is the predominant choice for small and medium-sized Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) energy storage. This white paper explores how...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: April 2009 |
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Avoiding AC Capacitor Failures in Large UPS Systems
Most AC power capacitor failures experienced in large UPS systems are avoidable. Capacitor failures can give rise to UPS failure and can in some cases...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Mean Time Between Failure: Explanation and Standards
"Mean time between failure" is a reliability term used loosely throughout many industries and has become widely abused in some. Over the years the original...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Technical Comparison of On-Line Vs. Line-Interactive UPS Designs
Most of the factors that go into deciding which UPS to purchase are visible and easily understood: battery back-up time, cost, size, manufacturer, number of...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Local Powering Solutions for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Technology
This paper starts with an overview of the markets' primary line (lifeline) powering issues, and follows with a discussion of the potential power problems that...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Fundamental Principles of Generators for Information Technology
Every Information Technology professional who is responsible for the operation of computing equipment needs to ensure their data center or network room is prepared for...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: November 2005 |
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Reliability Analysis of the APC InfraStruXure Power System
The APC InfraStruXure product line offers an alternative architecture to the central UPS. MTechnology, Inc. used the techniques of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) to evaluate...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: February 2005 |
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Performing Effective MTBF Comparisons for Data Center Infrastructure
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is often proposed as a key decision making criterion when comparing data center infrastructure systems. Misleading values are often provided...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: April 2009 |
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Impact of High Density Hot Aisles on IT Personnel Work Conditions
The use of modern enclosed hot aisles to address increasing power densities in the data center has brought into question the suitability of working conditions...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: March 2005 |
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10 things to seek in an uninterruptible power supply/surge-protection device
Electrical spikes wreak havoc on servers, PCs, broadband modems, printers, switches, routers, and other equipment, leading to unintended shutdowns and data loss that can have...
Company: Erik Eckel
Date: June 2006 |
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10 things you should know about deploying a UPS
Hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes aren't the only disasters that damage computer equipment. An abrupt loss of electricity prevents systems from closing open applications, completing replication...
Company: Erik Eckel
Date: June 2006 |
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10 ways to protect systems from electrical catastrophes
Your systems and peripherals are constantly at risk of sustaining electrical damage, whether the culprit is improper site wiring, fluctuations in a system's electrical supply,...
Company: Erik Eckel
Date: July 2006 |
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VoIP Quality: Can you make the right call?
73% of organisations that have either deployed VoIP or are planning to, said that quality and reliability is still their biggest concern. This is not...
Company: Ovum
Date: November 2006 |
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10 things you should know about advanced power management
One of the biggest issues facing IT professionals is power management. Today's data centers, deployed solutions, and explosive growth in technology warrants a fresh look...
Company: Rick Vanover
Date: September 2007 |
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A Quantitative Comparison of High Efficiency AC vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers
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...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: November 2007 |
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Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution
A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: April 2009 |
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Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient
As energy resources become scarcer and more expensive, electrical efficiency is becoming a more important performance factor in the specification and selection of large UPS...
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: August 2007 |
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Leading Consulting Engineers Discuss Power Factor, Real Power, and UPS Overload
The purpose of this paper is to document expert opinions from leading consulting engineers regarding various power trends that are occurring in the IT industry....
Company: Dell EqualLogic
Date: November 2008 |
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Leading Consulting Engineers Discuss Power Factor, Real Power, and UPS Overload
Read this paper for documentation of expert opinions from leading consulting engineers regarding various power trends that are occurring in the IT industry.
Company: American Power Conversion (APC)
Date: March 2006 |
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