We’ve recently embarked on an logical extension of the Advanced Services we’ve been providing for efficiency assessments for the last 24 months. Our Facilities Design Specification Service is uncovering some interesting new approaches to energy efficient data center design. Since …Read more.
Posted by Rob Aldrich on September 18, 2009 at 09:30PM
We’ve recently embarked on an logical extension of the Advanced Services we’ve been providing for efficiency assessments for the last 24 months. Our Facilities Design Specification Service is uncovering some interesting new approaches to energy efficient data center design. Since …Read more.
Posted by Rob Aldrich on September 18, 2009 at 08:26PM
As a follow up to my last blog, I’m happy to say that ATIS has taken the final step in publishing a groundbreaking standard for networking energy efficiency. For those who like the details: I’m referring to the newly published …Read more.
Posted by Hugh Barrass on July 22, 2009 at 04:58PM
One of the goals of Data Center 3.0 is to shift the approach for building data center infrastructure and deploy it in a more targeted and granular fashion to make sure budget spend is used more efficiently. One of the …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on May 27, 2009 at 10:37PM
As I have often note in my customer briefings, getting a handle on power and cooling issues in the data center is dependent on the proverbial three-legged stool: energy-efficient facilities, energy-efficient products, and getting educated on designing/implementing/operating energy efficient data …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on May 22, 2009 at 08:17AM
As mentioned on the IPTV broadcast yesterday, the preliminary benchmarking for out new blade servers for our Unified Computing System is pretty darn good—something along the lines of 164% faster than previous-gen Intel-based two-socket systems. I think this not only …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on April 17, 2009 at 02:55PM
I look into my daughter’s crayon box and, besides fond memories, I find many shades and hues of the color Green. I look at networks and networking devices (That’s what I do!) and, once again, see many shades and hues …Read more.
Posted by Mark Leary on March 26, 2009 at 09:58AM
In this installment, our fearless data center architect Doug Alger discusses how Cisco IT handles equipment that needs side-to-side airflow. As to why we need side-to-side airflow in the first place, check out this recent interview with Doug Gourlay. On …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on March 20, 2009 at 09:43AM
According to studies, the primary reasons why organizations update their networks are (in no particular order) systems obsolescence; service shortcomings; cost containment; business shifts, and strengthen security. Many organizations cite all of these reasons for driving network refresh efforts. Some …Read more.
Posted by Mark Leary on March 13, 2009 at 04:06PM
What makes a switch - or any other networking device for that matter - green? Wiktionary defines a red herring as “A clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.” In a recent Fact or …Read more.
Posted by Mark Leary on March 10, 2009 at 09:19PM
Here are some interesting thoughts from Doug Alger on how some companies are looking to deal with their excess data center heat. This is a good example of how thinking is evolving on the topic. While we expect power and …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on March 08, 2009 at 10:45PM
I’ve been involved in networking standards work at Cisco for 12 years and I’m currently helping with a major program that I think will lead to some of the most important standards and developments that I’ve seen during my time …Read more.
Posted by Hugh Barrass on February 02, 2009 at 10:13AM
Well… sort of. Had an interesting “Green” data center discussion at a conference this week that addressed some nuance on the developing taxonomy of energy efficiency in IT. So… to pose a specific question: Will adopting energy efficient solutions from …Read more.
Posted by Rob Aldrich on December 19, 2008 at 08:53PM
You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure With all the hype in the media today it is difficult to weed through the noise to determine what individual steps we can take to shift our global community to more sustainable models. …Read more.
Posted by Rob Aldrich on December 19, 2008 at 01:50PM
My gift to you is a bit of entertainment to get your weekend started off with a smile. Apparently, energy efficiency is still a hot issue (yes, that was a pun) and I am still surprised I get hits on …Read more.
Posted by Omar Sultan on November 21, 2008 at 03:51PM
So I’ve been instructed by more than a few customers to bite the blog bullet coming out of Cisco Live last week, the artist formally known as Networkers. We made a couple of big announcements that I’m personally very excited …Read more.
Posted by Rob Aldrich on July 01, 2008 at 01:36PM
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