Energy Efficiency Gets New Push

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Maximizing IT Investments September 05, 2011 Power Efficiency in Large and Small Packages High energy prices have a way of focusing attention on the bottom line, and now that virtualization and consolidation have permeated data infrastructures to what many consider to be their practical limits, for the moment at least, there seems to be a concerted effort to remake power architectures to meet more stringent demands for energy efficiency. Read more > Application Clusters — High Availability Discover how to provide high levels of system availability and scalability, ensuring continuous data access and system flexibility. Download now > Blogs Ann All Business of Tech Don't Let IT Projects Get Out of Control John Storts What's New Data Center Design Overview Can Help Build Buy-In Loraine Lawson Integration Big Data for the Average Org Get SOA Lifecycle Governance Right   Achieve unlimited agility and organizational flexibility with these strategies and practices for governing SOA. Download now > Tablets and Unified Communications The confusion over whether a mobile device is aimed at consumers or business users is a tempest (or tablet) in a teapot. Virtualization may equalize tablets and perhaps provide a way for competitors to challenge Apple's iPad. Tablets could become more of a thin client device using applications and services from elsewhere. That would seem to eliminate some of the compatibility problems that using disparate platforms can cause. Master Project Management Checklist Template This Master Project Management Checklist Template, provided by project management specialist Michael Taylor, helps you maneuver your way through an entire project, from start to finish. It provides checklists for the areas of project initiation, project planning, project execution, project control and project closeout. Cooling Efficiency Trends Possible Cause for Lower Stats Most data centers run out of power before they run out of real estate. Lowering the energy used to cool a data center frees up energy and funds that can then be put toward additional IT equipment. It also helps reduce the need for expansion projects by allowing more gear to operate within the existing center. New cooling technologies can help companies lower their energy costs, says Jim Magallanes, Director of Engineering at Computer Room Uptime. Latest White Papers Simplifying Enterprise Modernization: Easier Than You Think New Approaches to Optimized Data Center Power Distribution Security & the Cloud: Augment or Abdicate? Is Your Talent Management Strategy Creating Value? Featured White Papers Off the Hook: How to Negotiate a Phone System Deal This white paper provides 8 questions to ask phone system vendors before you agree to purchase. •  Hard Partitioning, Dynamic Domains — A Guide to Virtualization Technology •  Six Best Practices for ERP Implementation Success •  Lost in the Clouds: Key Concepts to Clear Up the Confusion "That's the problem with the Big Data use cases I encounter: Most are specific to the company and not widely applicable. Then again, that's also the most promising aspect of Big Data: Finding unique gems hidden in the unstructured, social network/mobile device/machine data you're already storing." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise