Facebook is exploring a technology that controls temperatures in the data center by automatically moving software workloads among servers according to the air pressure on either side of each machine. The system uses a load balancer to shift tasks among servers based on their particular “cooling needs,” which are related to air pressure in the data center. The idea is to keep … [Read more...]
New Data Center Infrastructure Management Software
Raritan introduced dcTrack® 2.6 DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software with new intelligent connectivity management capabilities to help data center professionals manage both network and power connections more efficiently. With better visibility of end-to-end connections of data center infrastructure resources, untapped capacity can be discovered and used -- … [Read more...]
Intelligent Control of Data Center Infrastructures
IO is offering IO OS®, a data center operating system, as a stand-alone software product. Initially introduced in IO’s modular data center technology platform, IO Anywhere®, IO OS now provides IT and data center teams with intelligent control of both traditional and modular data center infrastructures. Learn more from IO. … [Read more...]
Software Improves Data Center Efficiency
As part of Raritan's Smart Rack initiative to help data centers improve operations and energy efficiency by adding intelligence throughout data center racks, the company introduced Power IQ® 3.1 Energy Management Software with Smart Rack Views and Quick Charts. These new features provide one-click access to key energy and operations information in a rack -- including power, … [Read more...]
Software Protects Water Utilities from Terrorist Attacks and Contaminants
An open-source software developed by Sandia National Laboratories in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency tells utility operators within minutes whether something is wrong with their water, giving them time to warn and protect the public. And it’s improving water quality by giving utility managers more comprehensive real-time data about changes in their … [Read more...]
