Sep 14 2009 7:50AM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Data Center,
Date Center Cooling,
intel,
HP,
IBM,
Lawrence,
ASHRAE,
American,
Heating,
Air Conditioning,
US Data Center Users Group
According to the new study done tje by leading industry group, almost all Data Centers are cooled to a temperature lower than the required temperature for the normal operation of a Data Center.
The group comprised of representatives Intel, IBM, Liebert, HP and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, found almost all Data Centers in a survey of the US Data Center Users Group were cooled much below temperature than the recommended temperature of 27°C.
The recommended temperature for the Data Centers of 27°C was proposed by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
The study also estimates the potential energy savings that could be achieved if data centres could be operated closer to the recommended limit as being as high as 90% energy savings for CRAHs.
The report can be downloaded here.
Sep 5 2009 8:32PM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS,
Cisco Press Books,
Cisco Books reviews,
Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS review,
Virtual Private LAN Service,
VPLS,
STP,
Spanning Tree Protocol,
Data Center,
interconnect data centers,
MPLS,
VLAN,
aggregation switches,
provider edge routers.
Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS is a book which aims at providing solutions that provide a high speed, low latency network and spanning tree protocol (STP) isolation between data centers based on Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS).
Pic Courtesy: Cisco Press
The book makes interesting reading, especially as it covers in detail about the architecture design and configuration required to interconnect data centers as well as case studies to interconnect Data Centers. This book is targeted to Systems professionals and System engineers who are into designing solutions for interconnecting data centers which ensures high availability Layer 2 connectivity and STP isolation.
The authors Nash Darukhanawalla and Patrice Bellagamba started the book with explaining the need for high availability of the Data Centers, explaining the concept of the high availability clusters, introduction to Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), MPLS traffic engineering.
The authors’ present different flavors of data center interconnect solution using different combination of Spanning Tree modes, VLAN mapping as well other criteria’s along with complete configuration required at the aggregation switches and provider edge routers.
The book is divided into 13 chapters, and it also deals with issues related to layer 2 bridging domains and provides guidance to extend VLANs using Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS). This book contains lot of reference network diagrams which can help the readers to understand the presented solutions in normal mode as well as in failover mode.
I found this book extremely readable and enjoyable and I would recommend this book to the folks who are interested in knowing more about the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS). The book comes with lot of useful information which will definitely help the readers to get familiar with the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) concepts and configuration steps required for interconnecting data centers.
Jul 20 2009 5:32AM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Cisco Systems,
APC by Schneider Electric,
EMC,
Emerson Network Power,
NetApp,
Oracle,
Panduit,
VMware,
Data Center,
Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation,
iPhone,
Cisco Events,
Cisco News,
Network Trends,
network events,
Virtual Event,
Data Center Consolidation,
Unified Computing,
data center of the future,
on demand webcast
Dear folks as you all know on 15th of July 2009, Cisco Systems along APC by Schneider Electric, EMC, Emerson Network Power, NetApp, Oracle, Panduit, and VMware conducted a live virtual event “Data Center of the future”
The event was a great success, I never imagined a virtual event of this standard and the presentations were simply amazing. The interaction was amazing and I was zapped by the virtual environment. For a moment I felt as if I am in the auditorium physically. I really enjoyed each and every presentation.
As I am leaving in the other part of the World time was the major constrain for me. I did miss few presentations, but now I have an opportunity to watch them offline. As Cisco Systems along with its event partners are allowing us to access on demand presentations. If you have missed this event no worries, you have one more opportunity to access the content on demand. You can download the slides as well. Wow.
Jul 13 2009 5:43AM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Cisco Systems,
APC by Schneider Electric,
EMC,
Emerson Network Power,
NetApp,
Oracle,
Panduit,
VMware,
Data Center,
Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation,
iPhone,
Cisco Events,
Cisco News,
Network Trends,
network events,
Virtual Event,
Data Center Consolidation,
Unified Computing,
data center of the future
Since we are in the process of Data Center, these days I am always looking for the resources, seminars, webcast related to the Data Center.
Cisco Systems, APC by Schneider Electric, EMC, Emerson Network Power, NetApp, Oracle, Panduit, and VMware joined hands together to share their vision for the unified computing and data center consolidation. They are conducting a live event on 15th of July 2009.
Pic Courtesy: Cisco Systems.
The Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation virtual event is a one-day live program, where you can access the webcast full of informative presentations that will cover wide range of important topics.
- Increasing business agility
- Reducing total cost of ownership
- Increasing compute and virtual machine scalability
- Achieving immediate productivity gains through consolidation of inefficient, underutilized infrastructure
- Improving energy efficiency and extending the life of your existing data centers
- Starting to lay the foundation for a best-practice architecture to deal with the emerging needs of the 21-century business and new business models
- Accelerating the deployment and reducing the risks
So register now and enjoy the wonderful event, may be you can win an IPhone.
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Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation Virtual Event
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Jul 4 2009 7:38AM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Networking,
Fujitsu Datacenter Technology,
Data Center,
Al Khobar,
Riyadh,
Jeddah,
Events,
Seminars,
Fujitsu Middle East,
Four Seasons Hotel -Riyadh,
Radisson Blu -Jeddah,
Intercontinental - Al Khobar
Starting 5th of July 2009, Fujitsu Technology Solutions is conducting a Data Center Technology Event, if you are residing in Riyadh Jeddah or Al Khobar you have a change to register yourself and be the part of the event. In this event you can witness enterprise infrastructure in a new dimension, with their expertise across a range of technologies. Get an exclusive preview of the world’s most business dynamic IT that easily adapts to any requirement and in use with leading companies worldwide.
Register Now.
Jul 4 2009 6:06AM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
TechWise TV,
Cisco Web Cast,
Unlocking the Potential of Virtualization,
Nexus 1000v,
Virtualization,
Network Interface Virtualization,
Cisco Events,
Cisco Online Seminars,
Cisco VN-Link,
data center virtualization,
Data Center,
virtual servers,
Cisco Systems
Starting July 30th Cisco Systems’ TechWiseTV will be broadcasting the webcast by the title “Unlocking the Potential of Virtualization”. So act now and register for this online Webcast, learn how the revolutionary new Cisco Nexus 1000V, and Cisco VN-Link enable you to automatically empower virtual servers with the same network properties as physical servers. Learn how these new solutions will allow you to dramatically expand and accelerate your data center virtualization initiatives, so you can reap its full benefits.
The agenda is as follows
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Segment 1: The Real Impediments to Virtualization
Virtualization severed a critical link between server and network activities creating a blindness that is hampering true adoption of virtualization benefits.Segment 2: Understanding VN-Link and the Nexus 1000v
Port Profiles will bring a smile to your face as you witness first hand how sanity is not just restored but enhanced beyond what it ever was in the purely physical world.
Segment 3: Network Interface Virtualization
We breakdown the innovation that brings the physical switch back into the mix and greatly expands your deployment options and architectural models.
Segment 4: Virtualization and your Storage Environment
Increased virtualization equals increased demand on the network to access storage – We show what you need to know for eliminating costly storage silos from your network.
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Jun 27 2009 6:24AM GMT
Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Data Center,
Green Data Center,
TIA 942,
TIA 942 Standard,
APC,
Search Data Center,
Data Center Projects: Standardized Process,
Data Center RFP,
Cisco Data Center 3.0,
Cisco Systems,
Nexus 7000,
data center solutions,
Cable Management,
Net Access Cabinets,
Panduit,
R & M
We are working on building a new Data Center for our Organization, mean while I did lot of research and gathered some information on what standards the data center to be established. These days everyone is talking about the green Data centers, which triggered me and I was just thinking about our planet. Yes we will plan a green data center, but to do so we need some guidelines and standards.
I figured out an ideal data center can be only established if we follow the TIA 964 standards. Following resources helped me to come out with an ideal RFP for the tender which we are releasing soon.
First and foremost the document published by Search Datacenter is good you should have a look at this document and the website has many valuable information related to data centers.
APC does have lot of documents, the white paper published by APC by the title “Data Center Projects: Standardized Process” did help me a lot to draft the RFP.
Cisco Systems even though they never build data center but they do provide solutions and does have a dedicated section called Cisco Data Center 3.0 where you can find lot of valuable information.
Other web site which really amazed me was of Panduit, they really have data center solutions, especially the cable management stuff and the specially designed Net Access cabinets for the Cisco Nexus 7000 series Switches.
R & M the Swiss cabling specialist does have special cabling products for the data center as well as their white paper is worth while reading as it contains all the information needed to build a green data center.
Hopefully we try to establish our data center based on the TIA 964 standards and ofcourse it will be green.
