Now that the first two phases of the federal government’s long-term data center consolidation effort have been completed, the plan to reduce the number of federal data centers by 40% by 2015 has been put into effect. In June, President Obama issued a memo instructing agencies to adopt a zero-growth strategy for data center space over the near term, to be followed by a reduction … [Read more...]

Raritan’s Power IQ® iPhone app helps data center and lab managers “on the go” quickly view real-time power load (watts and amps) and perform secure remote power control on any server or rack power distribution unit. A live-demo feature is also provided on the iPhone app, which enables users to try the app using servers running in Raritan’s IT Lab. Download the app from iTunes. … [Read more...]