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Infrastructure Management Tips


Find advice and best practices on managing the infrastructure of your data center. Here you'll find tips on the physical environment (cooling, power, layout), storage, security, disaster recovery and networking. For server info, see Systems Management tips.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (5) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (78) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (3)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 5
Gartner Data Center Conference 2007
SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Dec 2007
CONFERENCE COVERAGE - At this year's Gartner Data Center Conference the analyst firm Gartner revealed their data center trends forecast, IBM demoed OpenSolaris Unix for the mainframe and more.
Users debate best media for archiving
SearchStorage.com | 11 Jul 2006
ARTICLE - Optical disk is the most reliable, but disk-to-tape is more frequently used for backup and archiving. Users weigh the pros and cons of each.
High performance cabling -- The cat's meow
SearchDataCenter.com | 11 Jul 2005
ARTICLE - According to a new study, data center pros are more willing than ever to adopt Category 6 and Category 6A cabling that can support 10 GBps, even with standards yet to be finalized.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 78
DC Pro: a breakdown of a data center efficiency tool
31 Jul 2008
TIP - Here is a step-by-step guide on how to navigate DC Pro, a new online tool by the U.S. Department of Energy meant to help data centers determine their energy efficiency.
Data center construction runbook -- Chapter 3: Selecting a general contractor
05 Jun 2008
TIP - When building a new data center, it pays to bring the general contractor onboard early, rather than bidding out the process. This ensures you get the most qualified contractors.
Data center construction runbook, Chapter 2: Selecting a winning data center design team
28 May 2008
TIP - Chapter two of our data center construction runbook advises you on how to pick a design firm and which questions to ask potential engineers and project managers.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 3
ASHRAE data center infrastructure book eases bad vibrations
SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Feb 2008
BOOK CHAPTER - ASHRAE's fifth book in its datacom series offers guidelines for easing the effects of shock and vibration on data center physical infrastructure.
Fast Reference: Cabling
SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Mar 2006
FAST GUIDE - The second in a series of fast references, "Cabling" will give you an at-a-glance knowledge of the major types of cables, their basic pros and cons, and the shorthand for each type.
Your guide to network cabling technology
(Or: Everything you want to know about cabling but were afraid to ask)

SearchDataCenter.com | 18 May 2006
FAST GUIDE - This page explains the different types of cabling, gives you the latest news, introduces you to Carrie Higbie, our cabling expert, and gives you her advice.
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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Infrastructure Management Tips: 
Data Center Futures Newsletter, Data Center Management Advisory Newsletter, CICS Newsletter, Enterprise Systems Update Newsletter, DB2 Advisor Newsletter, Systems Management Tips


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