Data Center Forum for IT Decision Makers

Eaton's complimentary publication of industry insights for more effective IT infrastructure.

For more than 20 years, Eaton has provided the IT community with industry-leading solutions for power quality and efficiency.

Data Center Forum is another way for Eaton to share industry perspectives and valuable Gartner research to bridge the gap between planning and execution in the data center

In this information-rich, quarterly publication you will have access to:

• Unabridged research from Gartner analysts, at no cost to you
• Best practices and perspectives from Eaton industry thought leaders
• Authoritative data, analysis and reports on today's prevalent IT issues
• Resources to enable more informed and intelligent decision-making

Register today to stay current on innovations and solutions to proactively address your power needs.

Every issue of Data Center Forum is available free of charge, compliments of Eaton. But the invaluable Gartner research inside is only available for a limited time.

 

Issue 8- Power Monitoring 101

• Power Monitoring 101
  Visibility into the power that runs your IT systems
  In Power Monitoring 101, Jim Tessier and Ed Spears of Eaton® demystify power monitoring in the data center. What types of information can you extract from the power system? How does it get communicated, and what can you do with it? This easy-read tutorial answers your questions in simple language
  An Eaton editorial by Jim Tessier and Ed Spears, product managers, Eaton Electrical Power Quality
• 2008 Polling Results Show That Data Center Network Managers Are Increasingly Being Tasked With Meeting Application Performance Goals
  Featured research from the Gartner files
  Debra Curtis and Will Cappelli of Gartner explain that it’s not enough to manage network issues; you need to manage performance at the application level, especially now that unified communications is in your court. Preventing power related performance issues is a key element of that effort.
• Green IT: Immediate Issues for Users to Focus On
  Featured research from the Gartner files
  Rakesh Kumar of Gartner looks at looming power, cooling and facilities problems that many data centers will face—and explains why it is so important to be able to measure, model and display data center energy information to control energy consumption.

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Issue 7 has been expired.

Issue 6- Power of Virtualisation

• Cameron Haight of Gartner describes two ways to model the impact of virtualisation on system administration, so ROI projections can be made in full context.
• Philip Dawson of Gartner addresses key issues IT leaders face as they embrace new IT models.
• Chris Loeffler of Eaton describes some of the most pressing power challenges related to virtualisation, and the readily available technologies to address them.
• Dr. Kenneth Uhlman of Eaton describes a converged monitoring and management system that links IT and Facilities into a holistic perspective, aligned with business processes-an essential tool for effectively managing virtualized environments.

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