A floor plan strongly affects the power density capability and electrical efficiency of a data center. This paper provides structured floor plan guidelines for defining room layouts and for establishing IT equipment layouts within existing rooms. 

About a billion people worldwide do not have access to telecommunications services, mostly from lack of a power grid that can support network infrastructure. Traditional wireless networks for remote locations rely on costly generators that are hard on the environment. Read this whitepaper to learn about cost effective and eco-friendly alternatives. 

Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems. 

Wells' Dairy needed to provide cost-effective services and promote business continuity and agility. It deployed the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system and Hyper-V™ virtualization technology. Today, it has a scalable server consolidation solution and a data center that is saving more than US.$12,000 in annual electrical costs. 

The calibration method described in this article can be applied to any analog measurement such as pressure, amperage, weight, length or force. 

Specifying data center density has yet to conform to an established standard within the industry. This paper describes the science and practical application of an improved method for the specification of power and cooling infrastructure for data centers. 

This eGuide will discuss physical considerations for data center network design, how best to build your network infrastructure, and how to monitor and manage your data center network. 

The chapters in this Techfocus eBook will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data center conceptualization and cost analysis, and negotiating with contractors. 

Communications as a service (CaaS) is a hot new market that promises to grow quickly. Small and medium businesses (SMBs) that need enterprise-class communications services already do business with service providers. This study focuses on the factors that are driving CaaS and how service providers can take advantage of them. 

This guide is intended for both IT staff, voice system managers, as well as CIOs. It describes the issues decision makers need to understand as they set out to build a winning unified communication strategy. 

Read this paper to learn how System Center desktop solutions enable IT to empower users by streamlining the connection of any authorized user to the applications or resources they need—regardless of their location or connectivity. 

With DirectAccess, users can easily navigate to internal file shares and access documents from a remote location just as if they were connected within the office. Management is also streamlined. Watch this video to learn more.