May 2012


Focusing on Your Task at Hands

This article, based on a session given at Data Center World March 18-22, talks about knowing what specifically drives your company and making decisions based on those conclusions.

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Achieving Low-Cost Optimal Cooling

CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis can pinpoint the optimal thermal solution and pay for itself through lower costs, greater energy efficiency and improved reliability.

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Data Migration in a Cloud: Transfer Rates Vary Widely

Moving 12 TB of data among cloud accounts took anywhere from 4 hours to 116 hours, depending upon the cloud provider, where the data was moving and the number of data movers involved. What's best for you?

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Security Lags Behind Virtualization Projects

One survey shows that 94 percent of respondents said network security concerns are stalling next generation data center deployments, with just 1 percent predicting their security virtualization projects would advance within the next 12 to 18 months.

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Inside This Issue

In the News

Catch up on the latest industry news:

• IT Compensation Up a Smidge
• One-in-Four Companies Lose Data
• Cisco and NetApp to Flex

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Proposed Changes for ASHRAE/IES Energy Standard

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AFCOM's Local Chapter Program Meeting Dates

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