All signs point to 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet gathering steam in the coming year. 

Tidbits and predictions include 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigiabit Ethernet. Expect to see plenty of 10 Gigabit on server motherboards. You can even expect to see some 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN-on-a-motherboard by early next year. All of which means 10 Gigibit at the edge and the start of 40 Gigabit in the core.

10 Gigabit Ethernet is a good starting point at the edge. It increases the bandwidth capacity for the backbone, and reduces network latency. And because it’s Ethernet, there’s built-in plug-and-play with existing equipment, reducing administration and operating costs.

Moreover, with 10 Gigabit Ethernet, there’s a clear roadmap to 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet, which will be vital in meeting the growing bandwidth requirements that come with cloud computing.

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A new era in IT is upon us.  The 2011 Technology Training Summit and Expo will give you the knowledge you need to get ahead during this new Technology Era!

Virtualization has changed the game and affected every aspect of the data center.  It is not just about server virtualization – desktop virtualization, voice, video, mobility, collaboration, unified fabric, cloud, and tablet devices all impact how we do business now. We had the initial Technology Training Summit on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in King of Prussia, PA.  There were multiple training sessions and an expo where you had the opportunity to:

• Get the latest information and technology updates related to the data center, collaboration, wireless, and much more
• Experience live demonstrations showcasing the latest technologies
• Meet leading technology experts from major vendors and network with your industry peers.

There were many manufacturers including Cisco, Emerson Network Power, EMC, and VMware in attendance to answer questions and provide information on their specific technology and solution offerings.  Over 100 IT people from multiple industries attended the informational sessions this past Thursday. 

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Learn more about the latest technologies and trends in the industry and how they apply to your top IT initiatives by joining us at one of the upcoming events.  

NEXT EVENT:  October 20, 2011 at Art's Quest in Bethlehem, PA

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Every 3 to 4 months, DVL hosts a small Data Center Users' Forum.  The mission of the DCUF is to provide a commercial free forum where members collaborate on relevant mission-critical issues, new technologies, customer testimonials, and best practices affecting reliability, availability, and lowest cost of operation.

This week, the DCUF, which includes IT and facilities professionals from multiple industry types, discussed various topics including:  aisle containment systems, bridging the gap between IT and Facilities, outsourcing vs. keeping everything in-house, showing how valuable technology is to the bottom line, how to prove ROI, audits, root cause analysis, the impact of government regulations on data centers, what's the cost of your company's reputation?, free cooling, natural disasters, and redundancy.

For more information about the Data Center Users' Forum/DVL:

Over 200 Data Center professionals converged on the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ on September 20-21 to hear about best practices, latest trends, newest innovations in the mission critical world for this year's local 7x24Exchange Fall Conference.

eBay's Dean Nelson delivered this year's keynote address via 2-way web cameras.  Dean spoke of eBay's expansion and how they are rethinking the way data centers are being designed, built, and used.  Other presentations from industry experts included end-user panel discussions, CoLo markets, Cloud Computing, RFID technology, medium voltage UPS, and energy usage in the data center.

The day and a half long conference is an annual event held at the Borgata by the 7x24Exchange Delaware Valley Chapter and Metro New York Chapter.  

For more information about the 7x24Exchange, click here.

DVL Group is a founding member of the 7x24 Exchange Delaware Valley Chapter.

Stung by concerns that using Google is bad for the planet, the Internet search giant has revealed exactly how much electricity the company uses and how much greenhouse gases it produces in an effort to show its business model is environmentally friendly.

Experts say it's true: Watching a video on Google's Youtube site is indeed more energy-efficient than watching a DVD that had to be manufactured, packaged, shipped and purchased. 

> Read the BusinessWeek Google article now

Data Center power use didn't grow nearly as fast as predicted the past five years.  You can thank new data center designs and becoming cloud ready.

- Are you fully ready?  The types of stresses that a cloud initiative can place on your data center are changing as quickly as the definition of cloud computing itself.  

- Learn the best practices now.  With Avocent from Emerson Network Power, you have a proven set of hardware and software options that can help you improve efficiency, adapt quickly, manage power and connectivity, and ensure availability.

> Learn the steps to making your data center cloud ready.

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