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• Four considerations for SSD deployment

  While solid state drives offer increased performance, the key to figuring out the role they can play in the data center is balancing that performance against cost.

  By Bob Fine | 02 November, 2009 19:01

  Tags: data centre, solid-state drives, SSD

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  Six Steps to a Green Data Center

  Environmental issues exposed by the media and driven by consumers have placed IT departments under pressure to develop "green" data centers. Factors including the reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in large data centers often provide the impetus for becoming green. A recent report issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights the need for data center efficiency and demonstrates the increased pressure that IT departments are under.

  By Darryl Wilson | 13 October, 2008 09:31

  Tags: data centre, green

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  Running servers in a tent outside: It works

  You've heard about data centers in shipping containers. But how about a data center in a tent? And in rainy Seattle?

  By Nancy Gohring | 26 September, 2008 11:24

  Tags: data centre