Archive for the ‘Topics’ Category

DataCenter 2020: First research results

by , published: May 20th, 2010
CeBIT

Diane M. Bryant, Chief Information Officer at Intel Corporation, and Olaf Heyden, member of the board of management and Head of ICT Operations at T-Systems.

The companies were able to reduce their power usage effectiveness (PUE) from 1.9 to less than 1.4 at their test data center in Munich. This value shows how much of the energy used is actually converted into computing performance. Since not only the processors but also the server cooling system, for example, use energy, this value has been at 1.9 on average. Read more

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Our partners/sponsors: Liebert Hiross – part of Emerson Network Power

by , published: May 18th, 2010

Since January 2007, Liebert Hiross has been part of Emerson Network Power, a division of the Emerson Group with annual sales of over 20 billion US dollars, 140,000 employees and 277 production sites worldwide. Liebert Hiross products and services include power supply modules (UPS) and products for the air conditioning and monitoring of electronic data processing centers.
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Our partners/sponsors: JOKIEL Schaltanlagen GmbH

by , published: May 18th, 2010

JOKIEL Schaltanlagen GmbH, the family-owned company headquartered in Amberg in Bavaria, Germany, has been building control cabinet systems for more than 25 years. Their switching systems are deployed in many industries, for example, in building technology (heating, ventilation, climate control and refrigeration), in filter, wastewater, and materials handling equipment, in sewage treatment plants, in mechanical engineering and in the automotive industry. JOKIEL offers its customers everything from a single source, starting with planning through to the final switching system and all of the respective end-to-and services.
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Data Center cooling – Interview with Dr. Rainer Weidmann and Dr. Michael K Patterson

by , published: May 18th, 2010

1. The energy consumption in data centers becomes an increasingly crucial matter in terms of energy balance and costs. Energy efficiency moves in the center of attention. Which role play air-conditioning and cooling in using a data center more energy efficient?
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Our partners/sponsors: Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

by , published: May 17th, 2010

Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is a turnkey provider of electrical installations for residential and commercial buildings. Over the last few years, this globally operating family enterprise, which is headquartered in Blieskastel in the Saarland region of Germany, has significantly expanded its product range. It spans power distribution and metering systems to cable management and room connection systems all the way to building automation and switching programs. In 2009, the roughly 10,000 employees working at 24 production sites and 63 sales organizations around the world generated revenues of more than €1.3 billion.
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