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Survey: Energy Usage and Staffing Shortages Challenge Data Centers
Elie Byrne
September 20, 2023Data center operators say their most pressing management concerns are finding ways to reduce energy consumption and dealing with a persistent IT staff shortage, a new survey by the Uptime Institute shows.
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Join Legrand at AFCOM Data Center World, May 8-11!
Nicholas Polk
May 04, 2023Are you ready to revolutionize your data center experience? We sure are! The Legrand team is thrilled to announce that we're heading to AFCOM Data Center World, May 8-11 , to give attendees a first look at our two new intelligent rack PDU designs from our brands, Raritan and Server ...
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Intelligent PDUs & the Data Center Part 2: Enhancing Power Quality Monitoring and Intelligence
Nicholas Polk
April 20, 2023When monitoring power usage at data centers, more than surface-level observation is required. The crucial aspect is to monitor what's happening at the outlet level. Relying solely on rack power distribution units that offer a basic overview of electricity consumption puts too much at risk...
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Benefits of Renewable Energy in the Data Center Industry
Nicholas Polk
March 02, 2023Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly important as the world seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. Data centers, which are energy-intensive facilities that house and manage servers and other technology, can also benefit from using renewable energy.
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Thoughts on Quantum Computing
Marc Cram
January 18, 2022Quantum computing is different from today’s conventional computers. Modern computers rely on strings of 1’s and 0’s to represent information and perform Boolean logic functions or perform arithmetic operations. The realm of the quantum computer is different ...
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Cooling IT in Data Centers
Saman Berookhim
December 20, 2021What goes up must come down. While rack and cabinet computer densities are increasing in the data center space, so are the temperatures. At the heart of rising rack densities are newer generations of central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) that generate higher thermal power densities in ...
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The Shape of the Post-Pandemic Data-Center Industry
RJ Tee
August 27, 2021In an industry dominated by computers and technology, this blog from Server Technology highlights the role that people have played in helping us ride out the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Now Trending in the World of IoT
RJ Tee
July 21, 2021This blog from Server Technology provides an update from Marc Cram and 451 Research on the evolving internet of things (IoT) marketplace.
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A Word from Legrand about Security
RJ Tee
May 04, 2021Comprehensive data center security includes internal networks. This article discusses recent high-profile security breaches and its approach to securing intelligent rack PDUs.
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Cloud Adoption Grows, But On-Premise Data Centers Still Dominate
RJ Tee
April 05, 2021Cloud adoption is accelerating, but enterprises predominantly will rely on in-house data centers and other on-premise infrastructure for the next two years, a recent study shows.
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