http://www.ithound.com/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. VMware and CA: Making the Most of Virtualisation The report provides a snapshot of how leading European enterprises are using virtualisation today, and what they’ve learned from their implementations http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2487 Bringing Automation to the Data Center Learn from a leading analyst firm, Hurwitz & Associates, how CA Data Center Automation can help reduce the costs and complexities that plague data center management through various points of entry. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2486 Avoidable mistakes that compromise cooling performance in data centres and network rooms Although facilities staff are often held accountable for cooling problems, many problems are actually caused by improper deployment of IT equipment outside their control. This paper examines the typical mistakes, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes their remedies. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2355 Dell FlexAddress for PowerEdge MSeries Blades Maintaining availability of network and storage resources is one of the biggest challenges faced by server administrators. Availability becomes a key when there are mission critical applications deployed on these resources. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2323 Dynamic Data Center in 2008 - Video This film takes the viewer through the day-to-day work of an IT manager and his modern data center in 2008. The viewers learn how various tasks are handled using a dynamic data center and thus receive a good insight into how a Dynamic Data Center works. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2151 Green Data Center and Virtualization – Reducing Power by Up to 50% An increasing number of enterprises have hit the limits of their data center’s power, cooling and space capacity. Learn how Data center virtualization could reduce energy costs in the data center by up to 50% http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2146 Driving Reduced Cost and Increased Return From the Green Data Center - an IDC report CIOs have many reasons for looking at the energy efficiency of their data centers. This 2008 report from IDC and Fujitsu Siemens details the most important considerations for organizations that are looking to reduce their power consumption and the challenges of environmental sustainability. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2143 Green IT: Reducing your Carbon Footprint with Citrix Virtualisation Going green has become an imperative! Limited energy supply and skyrocketing costs are compelling organizations to take radical measures to reduce their carbon footprint. Learn how Citrix products can help bring environmental and organizational objectives into alignment. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2101 Reliability Models for Electric Power Systems An explaination on the sources of downtime in Electric Power Systems and with an explanation for site-to-site variations in Power Availability. There is a qualitative description of a model, which can be combined with data to provide a method for estimating down time based on site-related factors. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=902 Hazards of Harmonics and Neutral Overloads An educational document that provides an overview of problems related to harmonic currents, with a specific focus on Information Technology equipment. The way that international regulations solved these problems is described. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=904