Mike Rinaldi

How much power, cooling, and space do you have in your data center?

by Mike Rinaldi on 5/1/12 11:33 AM

Are you looking for a tool that Facilities and IT can use?

"IT has the need to manage the racks so when Facilities takes down services, they know what is effected. The tool will also help them know what resources are available - power, space, and network".

What are the obstacles/challenges of Data Center Infrastructure Management?

See a DEMO of how Liebert/Emerson has integrated server management and control and cooling/power to optimize your Data Center performance through Trellis at DVL on May 9 or 10.

Click the link to sign up and attend.

Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, cloud computing, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, PUE, robust data center, DVL, reduce downtime, data center outages

What does Trellis mean?

by Mike Rinaldi on 4/27/12 1:29 PM

Trellis may refer to:

1. An architectural structure often used to support plants

2. A special kind of graph, often used in coding

3. A lattice

4. Quantization, a method of improving data compression, often used in video compression

5. An outodoor garden frame which can be used for partitioning a common area

6. A trestle, a bridge that consists of a number of short spans

Trellis

In the Data Center world - the Trellis platform represents a groundbreaking innovation from Emerson Network Power - one that bridges the gap between IT and Facilities. Trellis helps IT and Facilities connect, communicate and control all assets within the data center. The intelligence build into the platform allows you to execute decisions in real-time and then immedidately validate and assess the impact on your critical infrastructure.

Learn more about Data Center Infrastructure Management & Trellis at the DVL event on May 9 or 10:

Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, reduce cost, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, robust data center

Are you prepared for the top 10 Data Center surprises?

by Mike Rinaldi on 4/23/12 2:47 PM

Get prepared for the top 10 Data Center surprises at DVL

Emerson released a list of 10 common surprises for data center and IT managers and offered tips on how to be prepared for them. The list, released at AFCOM Data Center World Spring, includes information on a surprising cause of data center downtime, what data center managers might not know about that next server refresh, and the growing trend sneaking up on virtually every IT manager.

“When you are a data center or IT manager, very few things are more unsettling than the unexpected,” said Peter Panfil, vice president of global power, Emerson Network Power. “We hope this list helps IT professionals better anticipate these issues and prepares them with the appropriate technologies, solutions and best practices.”

data center challenge

Get Prepared for the Top 10 Data Center surprises (click below).

Download Top Data Center Surprises (click below).

Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, kW per rack, data center infrastructure management, robust data center, DVL, electrical distribution

Are You Looking For a Tool that Data Center Facilities & IT Can Use?

by Mike Rinaldi on 4/18/12 10:50 AM

Will you be using a DCIM solution within 2 years?

While many management organizations have already invested in technology resources (people, processes and tools) to manage data center infrastructure, critical gaps still remain in the physical infrastructure, virtual infrastructure and IT workloads. The Trellis platform provides a fundamentally new perspective on managing the entire data center in that it recognizes:

The importance of real-time data to understand the true capacity of available infrastructure
The criticality of interdependencies between logical and physical layers
The need for holistic management capabilities and visibility of IT and physical infrastructures
The need for more powerful management tools that offer a rich, visual view of the infrastructure and can guide design and change management

DCIM

Check out our Data Center Energy Management Seminar

Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, data center design, kW per rack, data center infrastructure management, robust data center, DVL, electrical distribution

7x24 Exchange Data Center Event | April 17 in King of Prussia

by Mike Rinaldi on 4/11/12 4:45 PM

7x24Exchange Delaware Valley Chapter

This FREE event is open to End Users ONLY

Measurable Cost Savings In The Data Center

April 17, 2012

Radisson Valley Forge

King of Prussia, PA

7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The Vendor Technology Forum is a first of its kind event for the Delaware Valley Chapter, with an End User only audience. End Users will see six presentations from Vendors discussing leading edge innovation that produces Measurable Cost Savings In The Data Center. Attendance is free to End Users. Attend this forum to learn what is next for cost savings in your Data Center, network with your End User peers in the industry, and interact with leading solutions providers.