As data centers strive to become highly available as well as effi cient, an important aspect of the entire data center infrastructure that needs special attention is their power distribution strategy. an EPA study mentioned that the power consumption costs of a data center can account for as much as 30 percent of a company’s
Managing servers in order to maximize their availability represents a critical objective for most IT staff. In particular, server administrators need to know where the systems are located; what hardware and software is present on each; whether the server is secure; and if the server is performing optimally and functioning properly. However, they also need
To manage costs, capacity and operations, today’s dynamic data centers require new tools to understand assets and how they’re used in order to deliver consistent, reliable and fast service to the business. Find out more about what’s required and how you can achieve this in your company, in this white paper.
In this white paper Ben Grimes, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Avocent Corporation, stresses the importance of corporate IT strategy in the current tough economic climate. The CTO goes on to give his personal insight on what companies can do to contain costs and improve processes when they feel the effects of
Cynics say that corporate sustainability strategies are all very well when times are good. But, they ask, how long will firms continue these policies if the financial downturn affecting us all bites harder? Actually, it becomes more, not less important, argues Dinah McLeod, head of the sustainability practice at BT Global Services.
Thinking about cutting back your company’s efforts in this arena to cope with the downturn? Well, think again. Sustainability has become a core business issue that offers rare opportunities in a tough climate… Running your business on sustainable lines is a necessity for successful financial performance as well as a significant business opportunity with real
The new I.NET Business Factory data centre, established in Milan in 1994 and merged into BT Italia in 2008, taps underground water for sustainable cooling. It is a market leader in security and business continuity solutions for Italian internetoriented businesses, but most importantly provides customers with the assurance that their mission critical data and applications
A trust mark is a form of advertising that informs online shoppers that your site has been authenticated by a trusted third party and that they can shop with confidence. And like all display advertising, it has to be seen in order to work. In this white paper, find out more about Internet trust marks,
After its success with the VeriSign Secured® Seal, contemporary furniture supplier Dwell of the UK decided to find out how much further help the VeriSign® Extended Validation (EV) Certificate would provide. The green bar boosted conversion rates by 13.8% and monthly sales by £18,000 — a 48,000% return on investment. Find out more by downloading
Since early 2007, online companies are able to definitively demonstrate their identity to customers — and customers can confirm this identity before trusting sites. This opportunity comes as a result of the greatest development in the Web’s secure backbone in over 10 years. It is the introduction of a new kind of SSL Certificate, the