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Data Center Sustainability Guidance Keeps Up with the Times

October 3, 2023 admin Data Center, data centers, Metrics, steve carlini, Sustainability

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The guidance provided in Schneider Electric’s White Paper 67: A guide to environmental sustainability metrics for data centers roughly two years ago became a “go to” resource for many companies on their sustainability journeys. It was equally pertinent to companies that were just starting as…

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Why companies are turning to IT solution providers to make their edge computing sites more sustainable

September 27, 2023 admin APC, bridgestone, data centers, Edge Computing, esg strategy, micro data center, Sustainability

Credit to Author: Anna Timme| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:54:02 +0000

Data processing is energy-intensive work in large centralized data centers and distributed edge computing environments. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), data centers, server rooms, and data transmission networks account for 1-1.5% of global electricity use and nearly 1% of energy-related GHG emissions. Many organizations have…

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How to optimize energy usage at edge computing sites

September 22, 2023 admin APC, data centers, DCIM, Edge Computing, Energy Efficiency, green premium, Sustainability

Credit to Author: Anna Timme| Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:25:07 +0000

Across distributed computing networks, the rise of edge computing is driving the performance of network perimeter computing devices. Yet, a direct consequence of this growth is the additional consumption of power and the associated increase in edge computing system carbon emissions. For these reasons, it…

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Why schools still require resilient edge computing solutions to support digitization

September 21, 2023 admin APC, data centers, digitization, Edge Computing, Education, Education/Research, k–12 schools

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:25:34 +0000

Now that we have moved past the pandemic phase of Covid-19, school districts worldwide have the opportunity to prioritize the advancement of their digitization strategies by adopting new learning tools and upgrading their infrastructure. Additionally, it is crucial for them to ensure that their IT…

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It’s time for a smaller, more powerful UPS for edge computing sites

September 19, 2023 admin backup power, data centers, Edge Computing, Power Distribution and Management, uninterruptible power supply

Credit to Author: Mark Kaloudis| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:30:00 +0000

As the need for compute, storage, and analytics grows, data center rack space gets tighter and tighter, leaving little or no room for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The problem is that the more capacity you pack into a rack enclosure, the more powerful the UPS you’ll…

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Data Processing Power is Rising to Incredible Levels to Enable AI

September 14, 2023 admin ai servers, Artificial Intelligence, Data Center, data centers, energy management research center, steve carlini

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:20:32 +0000

Decades before AI became the word on everyone’s lips, I was involved with a project to support the primary data center of the world’s largest retailer. The CIO proudly showed me a brand new, state of the art computer that was able to approve and…

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How CIOs can address IT infrastructure sustainability with DCIM software

September 14, 2023 admin data center infrastructure management, data centers, DCIM, Energy Efficiency, energy management, Sustainability

Credit to Author: Patrick Donovan| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:19:33 +0000

Measuring, reporting, and managing a company’s sustainability performance is starting to drive employee retention, boost corporate reputation, and contribute to business success. Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) will report environmental sustainability metrics for the entire enterprise. However, to track progress against the enterprise’s goals and determine…

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Justify Your DCIM Monitoring Software with Our Simple Tool

September 13, 2023 admin data center infrastructure management, data centers, DCIM, dcim and management, dcim calculator, ROI

Credit to Author: Patrick Donovan| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:40:00 +0000

It may be obvious to any IT Operations manager that monitoring software is necessary when you’re tasked with keeping tabs on all the power and cooling infrastructure across your (likely) geographically distributed IT portfolio. The monitoring and alarming functions of data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software…

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