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Emerson’s Modular, Scalable Row-Based UPS Receives ENERGY STAR Certification

by Mike Rinaldi on 10/19/12 3:21 PM

Columbus, Ohio [October 18, 2012] Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today announced that the North American version of the modular, row-based Liebert APM^T uninterruptible power supply (UPS) has received ENERGY STAR certification. The Liebert APM UPS is available globally.

A transformer-free, on-line UPS with best-in-class efficiency, the Liebert APM enables capacity on demand with the addition of internal FlexPower core assemblies. The assemblies allow the system to expand for capacity or redundancy in 15 kW increments up to 45 or 90kW within a single cabinet.

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Topics: Emerson Network Power, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, kW per rack, data center infrastructure management, robust data center, Green Technology, energy, Energy Star

Is your organization trained on the new NFPA 70E requirements?

by Mike Rinaldi on 9/24/12 3:30 PM

New NFPA Electrical Safety Rules Mean Changes for Your Data Center

A service professional is working on a piece of electrical equipment. Hes done it hundreds of times before, but in a moment of carelessness or by total accident, an arc flash occurs. Most of us think this couldnt happen to us. The truth is that electrocutions are the fourth leading cause of traumatic occupational fatalities, and according to the American Society of Safety Engineers, more than 3,600 workers suffer disabling electrical contact injuries annually.

Check out the Is Your Data Center Prepared for an Outage? whitepaper

To help prevent electrical injuries and deaths, the new 2012 version of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace makes important changes in the areas of safety, maintenance and training.

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Proper gear and procedures are critical when working with energized electrical equipment. Employees working on electrical equipment without adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) risk serious injury or death when an electrical arc occurs.

Is your organization trained on NFPA 70E requirements?

Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, data center design, data center infrastructure management, robust data center, electrical distribution, reduce downtime, data center outages, critical air conditioning

LEED Silver Data Center

by Mike Rinaldi on 9/7/12 11:42 AM

NTT: Taking the LEED lead in Hong Kong

NTT Communications now operates Hong Kongs first LEED:EBOM certified data center. Taylor Man, NTT Com Asias Executive Vice President for New Business, explains why the standard is becoming so important for the countrys data center industry.

The focus on Corporate social responsibility (CSR) by governments, regulators and increasingly customers is driving sustainability in the data center sector. And market volatility, focus on expenditures and rising operational costs has further led to demands for process efficiency, the streamlining of operations and lower energy usage.

While operating right at the heart of bustling at the heart of bustling Hong Kong, NTT Communications started to look for ways of being more green. We found the answer with LEED:EBOM, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standard issued by the Green Building Council for Existing buildings, Operations and Maintenance).

NTT became the first data center in Hong Kong to receive LEED Silver certification EBOM for its Hong Kong Data Centre after proving large energy savings due to efficiency measures. The data center is in a seven-floor building, which covers 212,000 sq ft that was launched in 2009. It provides high-availability services and has been built to handle mission critical environments, with a Tier III infrastructure.

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Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, PUE, robust data center, Containment, electrical distribution, Green Technology, energy, critical air conditioning

Do You Prefer Hot Aisle or Cold Aisle Containment?

by Mike Rinaldi on 8/7/12 3:13 PM

Separating the hot and cold air in a data center is one of the keys to improving energy efficiency. Containment systems don't have to be fancy or expensive. Containment systems have been in use at least since 2004, but there's an ongoing debate about whether it is best to contain the hot aisle or cold aisle.

Do you use containment in your data center? If so, do you contain the hot aisle or cold aisle?"

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Topics: Emerson Network Power, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, kW per rack, PUE, robust data center, Containment, DVL, pod, data center outages, energy, critical air conditioning

The Data Center Infrastructure Challenge

by Mike Rinaldi on 8/1/12 10:45 AM

[Data Center Journal]

To support the increasing demands of the enterprise, data centers have become denser and more complex. Unfortunately, data center managers often must rely on fragmented, historical data to manage this complexity. One specific consequence of the lack of real-time visibility across data center systems is significant inefficiencies in the allocation of physical resources, including power, cooling and space. With the added challenges of increasing energy costs and stricter regulatory requirements, these inefficiencies are hindering overall growth and have become an industry-wide problem.

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The problem is that the tools used to provide access and control of IT systems are different from those used to monitor the physical facilities infrastructure, and in the past the two sets of tools have not been able to “talk” to one another. This situation has required organizations to purchase multiple products for KVM, service processor management, power monitoring and sensor control.

What has been missing is true, real-time data center infrastructure management (DCIM).

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

Emerson’s Modular, Scalable Row-Based UPS Receives ENERGY STAR Certification

Is your organization trained on the new NFPA 70E requirements?

New NFPA Electrical Safety Rules Mean Changes for Your Data Center

LEED Silver Data Center

NTT: Taking the LEED lead in Hong Kong

Do You Prefer Hot Aisle or Cold Aisle Containment?

The Data Center Infrastructure Challenge

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