Efficiently cooling and powering big data centers; Blade servers vs. rack servers

Data Center News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Force10 Networks, Inc. Building the Reliable Business Network Join Force10 Networks, our strategic partners and guest speaker Abner Germanow, director of IDCs enterprise networks services for an event that highlights the application and data trends that are driving the need for reliability and flexibility through the business network. Learn more or register for this complimentary best practices seminar! Network World's Data Center News Alert, 06/12/07 Podcast: Efficiently cooling and powering big data centers, 06/07/07:  With everyone talking about global warming, "going green" is the trendy thing to do. For a large data center operator such as Equinix, green is a little harder to do when you're talking about the power requirements of a small city and a lot of heat that must be dissipated. Joining the program to discuss the company's efforts at being more energy efficient is Margie Backaus, chief business officer at Equinix and an employee since Day 1 of the company. (14:02) Video: Mainframes are alive and well at Hewitt Assoc., 06/11/07:  Hewitt Associates keeps it mainframe systems humming by offloading processing to a cluster of Linux servers. Dan Kaberon, director of computer resource management at Hewitt, explains how and why on this week's Voices from IT Roadmap. Review: Blade servers vs. rack servers, 06/11/07:  Because IBM has been a top performer in recent server tests, for this hands-on exploration of blades vs. rackable servers, we tested IBM's state of the art in both categories and focused on performance, power consumption and manageability. From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. HP, VMware each launch new virtualization options, 06/06/07:  HP is upgrading its virtualization software offerings to help data center managers better manage their virtual environments, while VMware is offering a virtualization capability for Web hosting companies. APC shows off fuel cells for the data center, 06/06/07:  APC has demonstrated a fuel cell unit that fits into a standard data center rack, aimed at displacing traditional diesel generators whose job is to supply backup power. The fuel cell is aimed at installations where environmental concerns outweigh cost. It could also be a pointer for future, greener data centers. Enter to win a free book on Microsoft PowerShell:  Windows PowerShell Unleashed is a hot title on Vista's new scripting tool/command-line shell that helps administrators automate common system management tasks. We have 15 copies of the book to give away.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. Wireless networks: The burning questions 2. Marriott's converged network 'horror story' 3. Beware of fake Microsoft security alerts 4. Vista not playing well with IPv6 5. Word author banned for being lucky 6. Cisco finally releases Linksys One 7. Top 15 USB geek gadgets 8. 10 free virtualization tools worth noting 9. Bill Gates' Harvard commencement speech 10. Pre-vacation checklist for IT professionals MOST-READ REVIEW: Clear Choice Test: Blades vs. Racks

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