Data centre design and site selection, Data centre cooling infrastructure, Data centre backup power and power distribution
Business case for green technology, Data centre energy efficiency, Data centre energy efficiency regulations
Server virtualisation platforms, Desktop virtualisation platforms
Server hardware technology, Windows servers and management tools, Linux servers and management tools, Unix servers and management tools, Mainframe servers and management tools
Configuration and change management, Performance, monitoring and optimisation, Data centre capacity planning, ITIL and IT governance, Clustering for high availability and HPC
Cloud computing services, Colocation and managed service providers
Data centre physical security, Data centre disaster recovery planning, Data centre IT security and compliance
Definition
The United Kingdom Climate Change Act is the world's first legally binding environmental sustainability framework. Passed in November 2008, the initiative aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to the 1990 baseline. Under the Climate Change Act, the UK aims to become a low-carbon economy.
Complying with Carbon Reduction Commitment regulation helps avoid hefty fines and brings reputational benefits. Learn how to become a CRC 'good performer' and reap the benefits.
Comply with Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme by measuring and improving data centre energy efficiency, buying allowances and redesigning power setups.
CRAC systems are a key part of a data centre facility. For an effective data centre energy efficiency action plan, match the facility to the needs of the IT estates and optimise CRAC units.
The traditional VSAM storage tactic sees renewed use as mainframe virtualization grows.
No longer limited to one- and two-socket boxes, the Energy Star for Servers label now applies to real enterprise-class hardware.
Requests for more time to accommodate corporate review leads to extension.
The evolution of virtualization has promoted more efficient data centers. Now IT shops can reduce power and hardware costs while increasing performance.
VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite 5.0 gives customers advanced features, but the price tag has some customers eyeing less expensive options from VKernel and Microsoft.
Multi-hypervisor management sounds great, but the tools lack critical features. Our advisory board members discuss this market’s future and potential.
One way to try desktop virtualization is by running Citrix XenDesktop on VMware vSphere. Explore XenApp on VMware, too.
Time is money, and in your VMware infrastructure, network time synchronization ensures that your ESXi hosts are timed to work correctly with other hosts and services.
If you’re using VMware ThinApp for application virtualization, you should know the difference between its deployed and streaming execution modes.
While you can't avoid all mobile security risks, best practices and the right security software helps. Use these best practices to mitigate your company's mobile security risks.
Desktop virtualization and BYOD go hand-in-hand. But both are cultural changes and VMware View has its share of challenges, starting with the profile management feature.
IGEL thin clients support nearly every major desktop virtualization product and remote desktop protocol, providing an alternative to HP and Wyse.
ForeFront Protection 2010 for Exchange helps keep spam and viruses at bay. But did you know you can also use its custom email filters to enforce corporate email policies?
Third-party add-ons are supposed to aid and protect Outlook, right? They may be hurting more than they’re helping if not properly configured.
Are you relying on complicated performance monitor counters to track your Exchange servers’ health? If so, you may want to give SCOM a try.