6 ways to a more efficient data center; Daylight Savings Time issue reappears on IT radar

Data Center News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Belden Belden Signal Transmission Solutions Belden is a provider of a wide array of signal transmission solutions -- including cabling, connectivity, cable management and wireless products for commercial networking/data center applications. Key solutions include structured cabling systems, high-density technologies/products, and state-of-the-art wireless LAN systems. Belden's optical fiber, copper and wireless solutions typically exceed industry standards. Network World's Data Center News Alert, 09/18/07 6 ways to a more efficient data center, 09/13/07: Until recently, many organizations didn't have to think about their data center infrastructure more than once a decade. As long as there was enough space to house the new server rack, cooling and power needs would work themselves out. But those times are quickly passing as the demand for computing power increases and puts a strain on electricity supplies. Daylight Savings Time issue reappears on IT radar, 09/17/07: The Daylight Savings Time scramble of last spring may be in need of a cleanup this fall for companies that spent the summer rolling out new servers, desktops and time-sensitive applications. Virtualization, Web services key to DVDPlay’s success, 09/13/07: Without virtualization, Web services and other IT tools, there would be no DVDPlay. So says Jens Horstmann, founding vice president and CTO at the nascent DVD rental company and a speaker at the recent Network World IT Roadmap event in Santa Clara, Calif. Network World Storage Buyer's Guide If you're in the market for anything from a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer's Guide with close to 200 products divided among specific, storage market segments. Click here to research products now! Why running a data center is like performing open heart surgery, 09/13/07: Key to DVDPlay’s business is ensuring that IT runs as efficiently as possible. Otherwise, the business model that calls for renting DVDs for just $1.49 per night would quickly become unworkable. Thunderstorm predictions made more accurate with supercomputer, 09/11/07: The prediction of thunderstorms has never been an exact science. But a research team from the University of Oklahoma and the federal government is poised to dramatically improve weather forecasting with supercomputer analyses of the individual cells that make up severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

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