Improving data centre operations
New software version from APC by Schneider Electric features 3D Airflow Analysis and Smart Phone support.
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DATA CENTER NEWS
Verizon provides solutions for HKEx's data centre
Becomes a founding member of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s Hosting Services Ecosystem.
Read more...Arup outsources data centre to cope with growth
Global design engineering firm Arup is outsourcing the management of its data centre to Vtesse Cirrus facilities in Hertfordshire, and moving 500 pieces of equipment out of its own West London headquarters as part of the deal.
Read more...Going Wireless in the Data Center
Bouncing information around a data center, via 60GHz Wi-Fi, can speed things up by 30% compared to using traditional cables, a group of researchers found. The technique is still being perfected, but it could yield an interesting approach for enterprises in the not-too-distant future.
Read more...Microsoft aims to become carbon neutral in July
Starting FY2013, Microsoft plans to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across its operations.
Read more...A portal for virtualisation and cloud answers
How could organisations rise above the noise to maintain a clear head in order to make the right decision regarding cloud computing? CIO Asia speaks to Scott Frew, chairman of Distribution Central, to learn how a new portal has been set up to do just that — providing clear answers from industry practitioners and vendors on virtualisation and cloud adoption.
Read more...Facebook's open-source data-center project gains strength
Facebook's year-old project to develop open-source hardware designs with the aim to build efficient data centers gained momentum on Wednesday, with some top technology companies joining the effort and introducing server designs.
Read more...BLOGS AND OPINIONS
BLOG: The danger of false assumptions
Remember, things are not always equal.
Read more...BLOG: Why the Singapore PM needs a Facebook page
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joins social media. It should not be seen just as a rite of passage for a statesman. It is an act of statecraft in the age of “virtual” politics.
Read more...BLOG: Such is life
Even George W. Bush gets elected twice to be the President.
Read more...BLOG: The social side of security
It’s our deepening obsession with technology and social media that has increased our vulnerabilities..
Read more...BLOG: The arrested development of Julian Assange
Cyberspace's most famous activist, Julian Assange, has been under house arrest for more than a year now. But he is not keeping quiet.
Read more...DATA CENTER WHITE PAPERS
Obsolete Fiber Technology? Not in my Data Center
Do you remember when people used to say “fiber optics are future proof”. Well, it is and it isn’t. Pay close attention to the capability of the fiber optic technologies and vendors you invest in.
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Are you Confident that Your Optical Fiber Infrastructure Can Support High Data Rate Applications?
It is very important to be confident that the cabling products you are specifying and purchasing can actually meet the bandwidth claims of the manufacturer. So how can you be confident?
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Enabling Cost Reductions through Convergence
Convergence is a necessary step to achieve significant cost savings in an enterprise network. The white paper describes the key benefits of convergence and introduces solutions to help you realize these benefits.
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CITIC Securities Infrastructure for Data Center and Intelligent Building Systems at New Beijing Offices
In fast growing financial services companies, essential information has to be delivered promptly, so do vital new information systems. At CITIC Securities, a flexible, high performance network infrastructure was needed quickly to keep up with demand driven by the rapidly expanding Chinese economy.
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Application Fluency for a High-quality User Experience
The new converged enterprise network must be fluent in applications to deliver a high-quality end-user experience. It must be engineered to remove the communications barriers imposed on users siloed access networks and fragmented network services.
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FEATURED WHITE PAPERS
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Application Fluency for a High-quality User Experience
The new converged enterprise network must be fluent in applications to deliver a high-quality end-user experience. It must be engineered to remove the communications barriers imposed on users siloed access networks and fragmented network services.
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A cost-effective approach to network convergence
An application fluent approach combine resiliency, switching capacity, high port density, low power consumption, enables enterprise to provide a quality user experience for real-time applications on all device and streamline ops while reducing cost.
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Into the Clouds...
A Look into How Cloud Computing May Affect Data Network Cabling
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SevenHills Hospital Mumbai
Systems that make SevenHills Hospital in Mumbai one of the most advanced in Asia rely on high performance network infrastructure to deliver the reliable performance needed by critical medical and administrative systems.
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Convergence Addresses Top Six Networking Challenges
An application fluent network can address the six major challenges businesses face with their current network infrastructures: agility, quality of service, cost, staffing, security, and return on investment (ROI).
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