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Engel Nobbe replied to Alex Rabbetts's discussion 'Uptime Institute to change Tiering'

The Uptime Institute Tier levels provide a good idea of what to achive, and why one would like to achieve them. They are based on a US approach, but in itself not bad. In many ways it's better than the TIA942 Tier 3 classification, which is almost l…

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Engel Nobbe replied to Network Manager's discussion 'What's your PUE? ...and how can you prove it?'

I have been managing a datacenter which used (do not laugh) DX units. It achieved 1.52 over time, but I have to add that all kit was new, ie. 2 years and younger. I'm no longer involved with the specific company so I cannot tell you how it is perfor…

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What's your PUE? ...and how can you prove it? 10 Replies

Started by Network Manager in Questions to the Network. Last reply by Engel Nobbe 3 hours ago.

Data Center Calculators - which ones do you find the most useful?

Started by Network Manager in Questions to the Network Sep 2.

What's the dumbest thing you've ever seen in a data center? 3 Replies

Started by Network Manager in Questions to the Network. Last reply by Debra Robertson Aug 30.

Do Co-los & MSPs need Unified Monitoring & Measurement more than other Data Centers?

Started by Robert Schmidt in Questions to the Network Aug 25.

Looking for Shift Scheduling Examples/Ideas 2 Replies

Started by Jason Mills in Questions to the Network. Last reply by Shelby Sims Aug 16.

Documenting power capacity in data centers 1 Reply

Started by Christopher A. Wade in Questions to the Network. Last reply by David Cuthbertson Aug 9.

Revenue model for Data Center 6 Replies

Started by taha elyousfi in Questions to the Network. Last reply by Madan Menon Aug 6.

What do Data Center Consultants get paid? (Is $115,044.80 per year good?) 5 Replies

Started by Network Manager in Questions to the Network. Last reply by Madan Menon Aug 6.

Monitoring Framework Needed? 7 Replies

Started by Rien Dijkstra in Questions to the Network. Last reply by Rien Dijkstra Jun 13.

Benchmarking Data centers 4 Replies

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IT Techs: Take Note of all Mergers and Acquisitions, For Your Own Good

It has been a hot summer on the tech front. The Dell-HP battle for 3PAR is still raging, Intel surprised everybody with their McAfee acquisition, and VMware and Citrix are very much in a buying mood as well.

The chief question is: so what?

Back when I was a journalist for Techworld, we were thinking about fazing out mergers and acquisition news in favour of practical tips for the workplace. Reason was very simple: IT Pros did not read (cl… Continue

Posted by Michiel van Blommestein on September 1, 2010 at 12:06am

For your viewing pleasure: John Cleese

Just a quick post today before the weekend, and this one is based on something the Green Data Center Blog posted earlier today.

John Cleese may be getting old, and I have seen him doing promotion for more than one tech company (so he is not the most independent of minds, so to speak). But in all honesty, the man is still a legend. The following clip is about creativity,… Continue

Posted by Michiel van Blommestein on August 28, 2010 at 1:00am