This paper is the second in a two-part series exploring the innovation barrier – the point at which testing can no longer keep pace with development in the equipment manufacturing industry. It examines the innovation barrier’s symptoms – from slowdowns in development to mounting quality issues – and the potential impact on equipment manufacturers. 

Access this exclusive resource to discover the efficiency benefits of containment and learn about the differences between hot-air and cold-air strategies. 

This white paper details how self-contained high-density zones enable a reliable operation of high-density equipment without impacting a low-density data center. 

Access this exclusive resource to learn how to avoid mistakes when installing cooling systems and racks in data centers or network rooms. This paper examines these typical mistakes, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes simple remedies. 

This resource introduces what a UPS is and explores what kinds of UPS are available. Discover how to select the right UPS and accessories for your needs. 

Avoiding unscheduled downtime and equipment failure while trying to maintain quality standards is paramount. Producing high-quality goods and optimizing resources is the ultimate goal of any manufacturing organization. Predictive maintenance, fueled by predictive analytics, helps minimize downtime and saves money. Read this paper to learn more. 

<p>This case study points out the challenges of operating a heterogeneous infrastructure and describes the virtualization and refresh strategy one organization deployed to address them.</p> 

With rising energy prices and increasing building costs, a data center’s running costs can have a big impact on your operational expenses. Try our online data center energy efficiency self-assessment tool to gauge your current energy usage and see how you can help reduce your data center operational costs. 

Learn why one of the world’s largest media companies chose Silver Peak virtual WAN Optimization for their cross country replication challenges including an on-demand media database requiring 7 x24 access.  Complicating the challenge was a lack of space in the state-of-the-art data center for additional physical hardware. No problem. 

This white paper recommends a specific virtualization architecture and explores its key characteristics and capabilities. Discover the risks of virtualizing older servers and learn how to avoid them here. 

Read this paper for resources to help you determine how much powering and cooling the data center is costing your organization, and learn how the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 can help reduce these requirements. 

Ready to work in the cloud? Get a detailed overview of cloud computing technology—common types of architectures and services and perceived risks impacting widespread adoption. Learn best practices for optimizing critical systems for cloud deployment in existing facilities, including optimizing power architectures for high availability. 

This talk covers, through a series of examples, how data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software tools can simplify operational processes, cut costs, and speed up information delivery.