Should You Test Your NEW UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)?

Submitted by Mike Fox on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 14:57

Should you load bank test UPS system

Are Raised Floors Dead?

Submitted by Mike Fox on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 23:25

Raised Access Flooring

Are raised floors dead?Raised flooring has been used in data centers for as nearly as long as we've had data centers. Raised floors allow us to distribute cold air to the servers, and provide space to run cables, pipes, wires and sensors without creating a mess in the white space itself.

Oracle Moves to the Cloud

Submitted by Josh Irwin on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 02:05

Within the next week, Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison will send out his first tweet, announcing major plans for Oracle to enter the Cloud Computing marketplace.

Oracle's new cloud offersings will be software products as well as cloud services.

Stuxnet Part Deux: "Flame" Virus Infects Middle East

Submitted by Josh Irwin on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 00:06

Flame Virus like Stuxnet

For the past 5 years, an insidious virus dubbed "flame" has been residing in servers in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, secretly stealing data.

This virus is almost certainly state-sponsored, and although the official source has never been determined, many experts believe the United States is heavily involved.

Underestimating the Strategic Value of IT

Submitted by Josh Irwin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 22:05

Discount the Value of IT at Your Own Peril!

Future Business IT PlanningOrganizations whose senior management does not appreciate the strategic value of IT will stagnate and fail. It can not be overstated: We are living in an information age, and all aspects of business are driven by information. The firm with the most information, the best interpretation of that information, and who gets it the fastest will have an enormous advantage of its rivals.

Toshiba to introduce the New 4300 and 4400 UPS

Submitted by Mike Fox on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 15:20

Toshiba has a new medium-sized UPS in the works: the new 4300 uninterruptible power supply.

The 4300 UPS comes in two sizes: 30kVA and 50kVA, and utilizes some of the latest IGBT technology. The Toshiba 4300 UPS brings true online double conversion technology with 97% efficient online ratings to the medium kVA range of the UPS industry.

Also in the works is the Toshiba 4400 UPS, which will be a replacement for the 4200 series. The 4400 UPS series will bring the latest IGBT technology into a broader range of UPS kVA sizes.

Mitsubishi Rumored to be Working on Super Capacitor

Submitted by Mike Fox on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 17:44

Mitsubishi is rumored to have been working on a "super capcitor" energy storage device which, among many applications, could be used for power storage in Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems.

Capacitor

Digital Scroll Compressors

Submitted by Mike Fox on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 17:25

Are digital scroll compressors right for your facility's cooling?

Few developments in data center cooling have as much impact on system performance and cooling system efficiency as digital scroll compressors. EC Fans may be the only other major change to CRAC units in the past decade, possibly the past two decades.

Stulz to partner with Eaton, Blackbox, in CyberROW project

Submitted by Mike Fox on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 00:10

Stulz is rumored to be in talks with Eaton-Wrightline, BlackBox and Chatsworth in seperate deals to provide Stulz's new CyberROW in row cooling units to those brands.

BlackBox should have their own private labeled In Row Cooling Unit, made by Stulz, available sometime this year.

 

Economies of Scalability in IT

Submitted by Josh Irwin on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:28

The past decade has brought new developments in the data center and IT industries. The demands placed on the Information Technology department are greater than ever, budgets are less than ideal, and internal and external stakeholders are demanding greater performance and higher efficiencies.

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