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editor’s note
Intelligence in the data centre – don’t get left behind
This column has already suggested that we’re moving into the era of the Intelligent Data Centre, and the announcement by Redwood that it is entering the European market is just one more confirmation of this development. Redwood claims that its building-performance lithing provides on average a 75 percent reduction in energy usage from lighting in data centres, and serves as a single system to monitor disruptions to uptime. Customers include Facebook, where Redwood has delivered a 38 percent increase in energy efficiency at 24 percent lower costs.
Readers can make up their own minds as to the benefits of the Redwood solution, however, it is to be hoped that this example of a new entrant to the data centre market serves to remind us all that the old order is changing rapidly, and that there’s a whole tranche of new companies focusing on the data centre space. As with any emerging, vibrant market, not everything on offer will be particularly useful or robust, but just because a company doesn’t have a 50 year track record in the data centre space, doesn’t mean that its technology and products must be held at arm’s length for the next 50 years.
Carry out due diligence, look at customer references, make sure that you’re not setting yourself up as the fall guy when the new solution does anything but what it says on the tin, but don’t keep new ideas at bay just because they are being sold to you by a new, and unfamiliar, name. Many, if not all, of today’s most dynamic businesses are precisely that because they’re open to new ideas. And remember, the best approach to take is the radical one. Server virtualization has great potential, but are you implementing it as part of an overall IT optimization strategy, or just as a means to disguise the fact that you’ve lost control of the company’s server estate?
Phil Alsop Editor
contents
What’s Hot 04 World news 08 The analyst 10 Powering the Cloud 12 Datacentre Solutions Awards 14 Datacentre Transformation Conference 15 SNIA SSSI Forum 46 Data Centre Alliance update
Facilities 20 Breaking new ground on efficiency 32 NHS welcomes overhead cooling 34 Intelligence in the data centre 42 Early adoption breeds success
ICT 18 Big Data - not on my virtual server! 36 How healthy is your IT infrastructure?
Cloud 26 Monitoring: a pivotal role in the Cloud 30 Moving into the Cloud with confidence 40 Managing risk and governance 44 Security is not a separate issue
In the Spotlight 50 Eddie Desouza, EnLogic Systems
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