Data center room design and location

MUST READ Data center locations ranked by operating cost ARTICLE - A Princeton, N.J.-based site selection firm recently published a study of 35 top data center locations, ranking the cities by estimated annual operating costs. Learning guide: How to design a server room ARTICLE - Location, location, location. That's one key element to consider when designing a server room. We've broken down this project into eight core elements in a Learning Guide. Time is ripe for data center infrastructure databases ARTICLE - Many data centers track their IT assets in a CMDB, but as they continue to grow, facility items deserve a database of their own. Green data center advice: Is LEED feasible? ARTICLE - Syska Hennessy offers green data center advice and outlines the ramifications of pursuing a LEED data center. Target builds a better data center ARTICLE - Just five years after Target built a new data center, it's building another one to keep up with company growth.

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	Data Center Decisions 2008 conference coverage SearchDataCenter.com | 24 Oct 2008 SPECIAL REPORT - Data Center Decisions 2008 took place Oct. 23-24 in Chicago. Here's new coverage and video of the keynotes, product announcements and more from the show floor.

	Harley-Davidson unpacks data center myths SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Oct 2008 ARTICLE - At AFCOM's Data Center World conference, Harley-Davidson discussed the five data center myths it dispelled as the company consolidated several data centers and built a new one.

	Welsh data center expected to be Europe's most advanced SearchDataCenter.com | 20 Oct 2008 ARTICLE - Welsh entrepreneurs have recently transformed vacant data center space into the power-packed Next Generation Data Center 1 facility. But once NGD 1 built, will they come?

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DATA CENTER ROOM DESIGN AND LOCATION EXPERTS
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	How to prepare for remote data center maintenance trips 03 Nov 2008 TIP - When you plan to go to a remote data center to perform maintenance, there are some steps you can take to make your visit go as smoothly as possible.

	Data center cooling optimization in the virtualized-server world 21 Apr 2008 TIP - How many hamburgers can you cook on a blade server? If your servers are literally cooking there are a variety of systems to consider to keep your equipment cool.

	Data center cooling and humidity control: CRAC or AHU? 08 Oct 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - Data center physical environment expert Robert Mcfarlane discusses the best temperature and humidity control choices for a reader's data center.

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	Why is saving data center energy important? SearchDataCenter.com | 14 Nov 2008 VIDEO - Saving energy in a data center can translate into serious cost savings. Robert McFarlane discusses some real-life examples of how data centers have saved on their power bill and achieved other benefits from energy-efficient ...

	Degree Controls discusses new data center consulting service SearchDataCenter.com | 09 Oct 2008 VIDEO - Degree Controls discusses its new data center cooling consulting service.

	PDU Cables showcases new offerings SearchDataCenter.com | 07 Oct 2008 VIDEO - The CEO of PDU cables discusses the company's new cable seat grommets, which it introduced at Data Center World 2008.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 3

	ASHRAE data center infrastructure book eases bad vibrations SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Feb 2008 BOOK CHAPTER - ASHRAE's fifth book in its datacom series offers guidelines for easing the effects of shock and vibration on data center physical infrastructure.

	Data Center Library: Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Nov 2006 BOOKS - A review of Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology by Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Enterprise Architect Rob Snevely.

	Bob McFarlane: Blogs and more 01 Dec 2005 SPECIAL REPORT - Expert Bob McFarlane recently hosted a blog that tackled the full array of problems that face anyone managing a data center's physical environment. The best of the blog is here.

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WHITE PAPERS

Consolidate Storage Infrastructure and Create a Greener Datacenter: Scale and save with Tape Technology Innovation Published by: Incentra Solutions | 19 Nov 2008 WHITE PAPER - Sun's latest tape drive and tape library solutions can help companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and consolidate mainframe and open system operating environments while minimizing power and operating costs.

	Making IT Infrastructure Management Easier and More Efficient Published by: Dorado Software | 19 Nov 2008 WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides some information on how Dorado Software can help organizations to more efficiently and cost effectively manage the various components of their IT infrastructure.

	Concentric Hosted Exchange Whitepaper Published by: Concentric | 19 Nov 2008 WHITE PAPER - Concentric Hosted Exchange is a fast, reliable and affordable solution for email, calendaring, collaboration, and mobility based on Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft Outlook® 2007.

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	Pros and cons of international data center locations 04 Dec 2007 GOOGLE MAP - Google map showing the pros and cons of international data center locations.

	Essential Power System Requirements for Next Generation Data Centers American Power Conversion Corporation | 15 Sep 2003 BEST WEB LINK - This white paper, from APC, presents power system requirements and challenges based on current and past data center designs.

	Requirements for the design of a secure data center SANS Institute | 15 Oct 2002 BEST WEB LINK - This paper outlines a variety of considerations - even ones you might not think of or take seriously - to take into account to design a physically secure data center.

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	Uptime data center tier standards 02 Apr 2008 WORD - The Uptime data center tier standards are a standardized methodology used to determine availability in a facility. The tiered system, developed by the Uptime Institute, offers companies a way to measure return on investment ...

	Modular Datacenter 23 Mar 2008 WORD - Sun Microsystems' Modular Datacenter (known as "Project Blackbox" in the prototype phase) is a mobile and virtualized data center packaged in a standard 20-foot shipping container. The Modular Datacenter (MD) was ...

	water cooling 26 Feb 2005 WORD - In computers, water cooling is a method used to lower the temperatures of computer processors, and sometimes other components such as graphics cards, using water rather than air as the cooling medium. Processor speeds have ...

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