4 Attributes of a DCIM System that Will Go the Distance
The number of vendors selling data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions is constantly growing and the solutions are varied to say the least. Some focus on specific measurement functions...
View ArticleWhy data centers with a PUE greater than 2 could be obsolete in the next 5 years
I caught up with Paul-Francois Cattier, Global VP Data Center for Schneider Electric at Data Centres Europe 2012 in Nice and asked him about his presentation – the title of... Read more »The post Why...
View Article7 Tips for Reducing Physical Data Center Infrastructure Energy Consumption
I recently came across one of our Schneider Electric white papers from a couple of years ago that was all about reducing energy consumption attributed to physical infrastructure in federal... Read more...
View ArticleStandardized, Modular, Scalable…Blah Blah Blaaah…
These terms have been discussed and promoted ad nauseam for years. Perhaps so much so, that my mere use of them in this title risks significantly reducing the number of... Read more »The post...
View ArticleMaking the Case for Modular Data Centers
I was recently asked to participate on a panel for a podcast discussing modular data centers and, in preparation, put together a few notes on the topic. As I reviewed... Read more »The post Making the...
View ArticleData Center Predictions for 2013: Flash Memory, SDNs, Hybrid Cloud and More
As the new year begins it’s time for all good bloggers to do what comes naturally: compile lists! Far be it from me to buck this time-honored tradition (one that pre-dates... Read more »The post Data...
View ArticleChico’s New Modular Data Center Saves Money While Packing Plenty of Power
Nothing gets across the value of a technology solution quite like a customer telling the story in his own words. That’s exactly what Steven Ross, Vice President of Technology for... Read more »The...
View ArticleBringing Clarity to Modular Data Center Architectures
Anyone who pays even scant attention to data center issues has no doubt been hearing the term “modular” with increasingly greater frequency, and with good reason. As we’ve covered previously,... Read...
View ArticleLearn How a Modular Data Center May Lower Your Tax Bill
Regular readers of this blog know we’ve covered many times the benefits of modular, scalable data center infrastructure, including speed of deployment, ease of scalability and lower overall costs....
View ArticleXperience Efficiency Session Outlines a Better Approach to Data Center...
In 2010, the U.S. federal government launched its ambitious Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), with the aim to close 40% of its 3,133 data centers by 2015. That’s 1,253... Read more...
View ArticleBuilding Future State Data Centers
Schneider Electric’s Paul Francois-Cattier Highlights Reasons To Move Away From Traditional Data Center Builds. I recently attended Data Centres Europe 2013 in Nice, and caught up with Paul-Francois...
View Article“Watts per Square Meter”: the Wrong Way to Specify Density
The traditional method for specifying power density using a single figure such as watts per square meter (or foot) is an unfortunate practice that often leads to confusion as well... Read more »The...
View ArticleHow To Plan Your Data Center For Your Business Requirements
I met with Paul-Francois Cattier, VP Datacenters, Schneider Electric whilst at Data Centres Europe 2013 in Nice. I asked him how companies could start to address designing their data... Read more...
View ArticleGet Up to Speed on Data Center Facility Modules at Energy University
Schneider Electric has long been bullish on the concept of data center facility modules, and with good reason. They are faster to deploy than traditional data center build-outs and deliver... Read more...
View Article12 Ways to Save Energy in Your Data Center
Like most people, I love a good list – top 10 this, 15 best that, whatever it might be. So I was most interested to see a new e-book from... Read more »The post 12 Ways to Save Energy in Your Data...
View Article4 Key Considerations of a Data Center Design/Build Strategy
I recently joined the Data Center Service Provider (DCSP) team here at Schneider Electric and have been asked to contribute to our blog site. So welcome to my first-ever blog... Read more »The post 4...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t Standardization and Modularity a Bigger Part of the Data Center...
In their report “Prefabricated Modular Data Centers; 2014 and Beyond”, 451 Research - a leading analyst serving the data center market – says that the way most operators plan, design and build... Read...
View ArticleHow Schneider Electric helps Interxion meet its requirements to standardize...
I caught up with Lex Coors, VP DTEG and Chief Engineering Officer, Interxion when he visited “Power to the Cloud” in Dubai to address the Middle East’s largest gathering of... Read more » The post How...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Data Center Modularity
The growing demand for data center space, coupled in many cases with pressure to get it built quickly, is forcing the industry to re-examine how these centers can be developed... Read more » The post...
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White Paper Outlines Even More Benefits of Prefab Modular Data Centers
It’s no secret that prefabricated modular data centers offer a number of advantages as compared to “stick built” data centers, including speed of deployment, predictability, scalability, and lifecycle...
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