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whitepaper Utilizing Temperature Monitoring to Increase Datacenter Cooling Efficiency2007-10-11 Sensatronics
  Looming over the heads of any environmentally conscious company, is the threat of global warming. Considerable effort has been taken to decrease the carbon footprint of the organization through various means: paperless offices, hybrid company cars, reducing waste and many more. Now there is significant focus being placed on the IT Department to critically look at the way in which it operates. More specifically, what can be done to decrease the reliance on power, and thus help make the datacenter "Go green?" There are a number of strategies available to IT managers such as virtualization, redesign of the datacenter and exchanging power hungry servers with more energy efficient devices.   
whitepaper Data Migration: A White Paper by Bloor Research2007-10-01 INFORMATICA
  In this Bloor Research white paper, author Philip Howard argues that the data migration function has historically been under-valued, and that's the reason many projects involving data migration fail. The remedy is to consider data migration in detail prior to the initiation of relevant projects, rather than as an afterthought. The paper highlights the major issues involved in data migration and outlines strategies for ensuring successful migration projects.

Tags: Upgrades and Migration, High Performance Computing, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Knowledge and Data Management, Migration Tools, Database Management		   
whitepaper Managing Virtual Server Host Clustering Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 20072007-10-01 Microsoft
  Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2007 manages a virtualized data center running Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and provides unified management of physical and virtual machines, consolidation of underutilized physical servers, and rapid provisioning of new virtual machines. This paper provides an introduction to the methods and concepts that Information Technology (IT) professionals can use to manage Virtual Server clustered hosts using VMM. Virtual Server host clustering allows using a small number of physical servers to provide a wide variety of services, while maintaining the availability of the services that one provide.   
whitepaper Data Center Transformation2007-09-24 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  In the connected global marketplace, data centers are more important than ever. Customers expect to purchase products and access services 24x7. So any downtime - planned or unplanned - can disrupt critical business processes. New regulations are requiring organizations to store larger quantities of data for longer periods of time. And environmental concerns mean data centers are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and dispose of old equipment in a safe and eco-friendly manner. To meet these evolving demands, data centers must achieve near continuous availability, increase capacity and efficiency, and become greener.   
whitepaper 'Green IT' - the next burning issue for business2007-01-01 IBM
  Rising energy costs will have an impact on all businesses, and all businesses will increasingly be judged according to their environmental credentials, by legislators, customers and shareholders. This won't just affect the obvious, traditionally power-hungry 'smoke-belching' manufacturing and heavy engineering industries, and the power generators.

Tags: Server Consolidation, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt.		   
whitepaper The green data center. More than social responsibility: a foundation for growth, economic gain and operating stability2007-09-19 IBM
  After years of being viewed by many as a concern for a relative few, environmen-tal issues are now front-page news around the world. Faced with increasingly urgent warnings about the consequences of the projected rise in both energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions, governments and businesses alike are now focusing more attention than ever on the need to improve energy efficiency.

Tags: Server Consolidation		   
whitepaper Norwich University Consolidates Data Center and Storage, Gains Nearly $1.2 Million in Benefits With Complete HP Solution2007-09-11 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  Norwich University wanted to consolidate its data center, increase and virtualize available storage, provide for off-site server/storage management, and provide robust, redundant and reliable access to computing resources 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The university deployed a SAN based on the Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA5000 system), fused with NAS (Hewlett-Packard NAS 4000); and the award-winning, Hewlett-Packard ProLiant blade servers. This resulted into a projected, cumulative five-year net benefit of $1,162,271, driven by savings in support costs, the ability to provide services without downtime, and avoiding having to buy expensive, directly attached storage. An ROI of 487% and a payback period of 12 months.

Tags: NAS, SANs		   
whitepaper The Green Data Center for Education2007-09-01 IBM
  After years of being viewed by many as a concern for a relative few, environmental issues are now front-page news around the world. Faced with increasingly urgent warnings about the consequences of the projected rise in both energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions, governments, educational institutions and businesses alike are now focusing more attention than ever on the need to improve energy efficiency. Most educational institutions are concerned with addressing the needs of their students and the greater community while providing services. Energy consumption and environmental concerns can take on a whole new meaning as these begin to impede the educational institutions' ability to meet local demands.   
whitepaper Data Center Transformation: HP's Proven Data Center Transformation Approach Can Help You Reduce Costs, Manage Risks, and Accelerate Business Growth2007-09-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  In today's connected global marketplace, data centers are more important than ever. Customers expect to purchase products and access services 24x7. So any downtime - planned or unplanned - can disrupt critical business processes. New regulations are requiring organizations to store larger quantities of data for longer periods of time. And environmental concerns mean data centers are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and dispose of old equipment in a safe and eco-friendly manner. To meet these evolving demands, data centers must achieve near continuous availability, increase capacity and efficiency, and become greener. But not all data centers are ready for these challenges. Many large enterprises have multiple data centers that are 15 years old, running multiple servers and operating platforms.   
whitepaper "Greening" the Data Center2007-08-23 BMC Software
  A variety of factors are driving the emerging industry trend of "Greening" the data center. A "Green" data center is one that is designed to be energy efficient and minimize its impact on the environment. One problem is that many IT organizations have reached - or are approaching - the power and cooling capacity limits of their data centers. As a result, it is difficult to accommodate or expand the IT infrastructure. However, they still have to respond to continually increasing demands for business services that require more servers, more storage, and more network elements. Another concern is that energy costs are high and rising to the point where power and cooling now account for a significant portion of IT operations costs.

Tags: Virtualization