Green Data Center and Virtualization Reducing Power by Up to 50% Pages 10

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Green Data Center and Virtualization Reducing Power by Up to 50% Pages 10"

Transcription

1 Green Data Center and Virtualization Reducing Power by Up to 50% Pages 10 Issue August 2007 Contents Executive Summary 2 Blade for Blade, Power is the Same 3 PAN Lowers Power by Reducing Server/CPU Count by 50% 6 PRIMERGY BladeFrame s Data Center Virtualization Architecture 7 CoolFrame Technology Reduces Data Center Air Cooling Load Up to 83% 8 Summary 9

2 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 2 / 10 Executive Summary The evolution of distributed computing has led to an explosion in data center complexity as the number of servers, storage devices, and local and wide area networks has grown exponentially. At the same time, processors continue to get more powerful but applications remain rigidly tied to specific servers, leading to low server utilization across the data center. This makes today s environment extremely complex and difficult to manage, yielding high costs for: Hardware and software to meet peak loads, high availability and disaster recovery Operational expenses for space, power and cooling Personnel-intensive administration of redundant power, LAN, SAN and management networks As a result of these industry trends, businesses are spending an increasingly large portion of their IT budgets on maintenance and power and cooling. According to IDC, in 2006 businesses world-wide spent about $55.4 billion on new servers and approximately $29 billion to power and cool those machines. That is almost half the cost of the equipment itself for every $1 spent on the server, $0.5 is spent on energy to power and cool it! The amount of money that businesses will spend to power and cool the data center is only going up, so it is critical for IT departments to get control over its computing, storage and network resources. For every $1 spent on new server spend, $0.50 is spent on energy to power and cool it (Figure 1: IDC) Worldwide Server Installed Base, New Server Spending, and Power and Cooling Expense Source: IDC 2007 IDC March 2007 CIO Strategies to Build the Next-Generation Data Center by Vernon Turner Data center complexity and the large number of servers in the data center are the primary drivers of increased energy consumption for power and cooling. An increasing number of enterprises have hit the limits of their data center s power, cooling and space capacity. IT leaders need to consider the following questions: 1) How can I most efficiently use only the processing power I need within each server? 2) How can I eliminate a majority of the components that are drawing power and generating heat (servers, switches, disk drives, etc.) while maintaining high levels of service to my customer? 3) How can I efficiently remove heat from my data center? Data center virtualization is key to achieving these goals, and alone could reduce energy costs in the data center by up to 50%. Data center virtualization creates dynamic pools of processing, storage and networking resources that can be applied as needed, when needed, to applications. PRIMERGY BladeFrame s data center virtualization architecture is called the PAN (Processing Area Network). The PAN transforms many common hardware components into software, thus dramatically reducing the overall cost and complexity in the data center. The PAN architecture allows IT to 1) deliver power efficiently by supplying only the power needed at the right time; 2) reduce data center complexity by up to 80% and the number of servers/cpus that need to be cooled by up to 50%; and 3) provide an additional 25% reduction in data center cooling with advanced system-level cooling technologies, such as the CoolFrame solution.

3 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 3 / 10 Blade for Blade, Power is the Same BladeFrame Allows You to Power Only What You Need The majority of power in blade servers is consumed by the CPU and memory. Therefore, chip manufacturers are focused on developing processors that provide better performance-per-watt, and the ability to dynamically adjust performance based on CPU utilization (e.g. optimize the performance-per-watt for each CPU). The remaining 30 40% of the power is consumed by disk drives, networking, I/O, peripherals and power. Processors and memory consume the majority of power in a server: Source: Full-System Power Analysis and Modeling for Server Environments, by Dimitris Economou, Suzanne Rivoire, Christos Kozyrakis, and Partha Ranganathan Hardware vendors are using the same components in their servers, so there are very few differences from a power perspective when comparing a blade to a blade. The real impact on power and cooling occurs with data center virtualization, which reduces server/cpu count and power costs by up to 50%. Servers that you don t have are the best kind, because they don t need to be powered or cooled. Traditional blades are just a change in form factor compared to rack mount servers. Blades as a form factor provide modularity and consolidate external I/O requirements, but without virtualization, remain rigidly tied to the OS/application and therefore do not impact the number of servers required in the data center. Comparing PRIMERGY BladeFrame Processing Blade (pblade ) modules to traditional blades, highlights some of the advantages of the PRIMERGY BladeFrame PAN architecture. Power requirements are the same for PRIMERGY BladeFrame pblade modules and competitive blades. On average, power requirements are the same for each blade configuration because each hardware vendor uses the same components. Figure 3 and 4 illustrate that performance/power and power/blade only slightly vary for a variety of server configurations. Reduction in physical complexity lowers data center power requirements. PRIMERGY BladeFrame requires ~15-20% less power/blade in some configurations compared to traditional bladed architectures (e.g. 4-socket configurations). Through the PAN architecture, many common hardware components are eliminated (NICs, HBAs, disk drives, CDROMS, external switch port consolidation) and controlled in software. The PAN dramatically reduces the number of physical components that exist in the data center, and therefore, reduces the amount of power drawn and heat emitted. Shared-nothing architectures allow you to only power what you need. PRIMERGY BladeFrame appears to require ~15-20% more power/blade in some configurations compared to traditional bladed architectures (e.g. higher density 2-socket configurations). However, shared architectures power and cool the entire system whether you have two or 16 blades installed. PRIMERGY BladeFrame has a shared-nothing architecture, so you only power what you need. Figure 5 illustrates how a shared-nothing architecture is more efficient regardless of whether the system is partially- or fully-utilized. PRIMERGY BladeFrame pblade modules are optimized for the highest efficiency. Each PRIMERGY BladeFrame pblade has its own power supply and fan; right-sized to operate at peak efficiency at the maximum rated output power. Power/cooling is not oversized for larger memory or CPU configurations. Efficiencies in shared architectures are lower when the system is not fully loaded or is operating above the maximum rated power.

4 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 4 / 10 Performance/power varies slightly between vendors depending on the server configuration (Figure 3: Vendor Power Calculators with diskless, SAN connected servers) BladeFrame Power/blade varies slightly between vendors depending on the server configuration (Figure 4: Vendor Power Calculators with diskless, SAN connected servers) BladeFrame

5 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 5 / 10 PRIMERGY BladeFrame only powers what you need 25% more energy efficient than shared architectures that are only 20% utilized (Figure 5: Vendor Power Calculators) BladeFrame: Shared Nothing Power measurements are based on power sizing tools, which do not reflect application environments (e.g. configuration, application, ambient temperature, and other factors). A more realistic value under typical conditions is assumed to be 80% of the maximum provided, which is assumed for IBM s power calculator results.

6 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 6 / 10 PAN Lowers Power by Reducing Server/CPU Count by 50% - Servers that You Don t Have Don t Need to be Powered or Cooled Servers/CPUs that you don t have are the best kind, because they don t need to be powered or cooled. The PAN architecture reduces the number of servers/cpus in the data center by up to 50%. Data centers typically buy enough servers to support an application at its peak demand while ensuring high availability and disaster recovery with additional servers. This environment is often replicated for test, development, QA, production and disaster recovery. That capacity is trapped and cannot be shared between applications or departments as business demands change. The end result is data centers are filled with hundreds to thousands of servers and all the supporting infrastructure including network switches, storage networks, cables and cooling systems. Each of these components requires power, cooling and real estate, which drive up operational costs for organizations. The best way to reduce the amount of power and cooling required in the data center is to eliminate servers, which also eliminates the resulting surrounding infrastructure. PRIMERGY BladeFrame s data center virtualization architecture simplifies the data center and eliminates the complexity causing most of today's power and cooling challenges. This architecture enables the ability to dynamically provision resources based on business demands, provide cost effective high availability and disaster recovery. This eliminates up to 50% of the servers/cpus supporting an application and dramatically reduces data center complexity in the data center by up to 80%. One BladeFrame customer has an environment that requires 70 production servers, of which 50% is highly available. Traditional server architectures would require 105 servers to support production with high availability. PRIMERGY BladeFrame lowers power requirements by 35% by eliminating the need for 33 of these servers. PAN reduces server/cpu count by up to 50% by up to 50% (Intel-x5355, 2-socket/32GB). (Power Requirements in Watts) BladeFrame

7 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 7 / 10 PRIMERGY BladeFrame s Data Center Virtualization Architecture PRIMERGY BladeFrame's Processing Area Network (PAN) architecture combines stateless, diskless processing blades with unique virtualization software (PAN Manager software) to dramatically reduce data center complexity and deliver an agile, highly-available infrastructure. PAN Manager replaces hardware infrastructure with software and eliminates manual, resource-intensive systems administration tasks through integrated automation. Rather than tie specific operating systems and applications to a server, PAN Manager creates pools of compute, storage and network resources that can be dynamically allocated as needed. In conjunction with the BladeFrame system, PAN Manager software delivers a fully virtualized computing infrastructure in an integrated, highlyavailable system. PRIMERGY BladeFrame s PAN architecture combines a pool of diskless, stateless processing nodes connected via a high-speed, low-latency fabric and centrally managed with a front-end controller. Through virtualization, the PAN can repurpose servers when needed, as needed (on the fly). This reduces the need to have servers: Specified for the intended peak capacity plus some extra overhead for comfort. Configured as passive standby servers or overly clustered active machines. This capability eliminates the need for servers that were provisioning only for high availability. Dedicated development or UAT servers without sharing computing resources across applications. Sitting idle in a DR mode and not used for development or QA environments. One system can serve as backup to production systems at multiple production data centers (N+1 DR). The role of virtual machine technology For less mission-critical applications those that don t require HA/DR or the full capacity of a single processing resource consolidation using virtual machine technologies is often used to reduce power and cooling requirements. For example, one server hosting four virtual machines might draw 600 W (operating at 60% utilization) compared to four dedicated physical resources drawing 1200 W (400W for each server, operating at 15% utilization). PRIMERGY BladeFrame s PAN architecture provides the ideal platform for managing a virtual machine environment. The PAN provides a single management domain for configuring, allocating, repurposing and managing both physical and virtual servers. In addition, the PAN provides a flexible pool of resources for delivering cost effective high availability, N+1 failover, disaster recovery, dynamic repurposing and other critical services available through PAN Manager software. Whether consolidating hundreds of servers onto virtual blades or deploying the most mission-critical applications on physical blades, the PAN provides management and physical simplicity. Managing hypervisors within the PAN allows for servers to be right-sized, eliminating idle CPU cycles that are being cooled for no reason.

8 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 8 / 10 CoolFrame Technology Reduces Data Center Air Cooling Load Up to 83% Current data centers are designed for power densities of 550 W/m 2 to 1380 W/m 2. With the rapid adoption of blades and hypervisors, rack power densities may be exceeding the data center s ability to cool effectively with standard HVAC systems. Increases in temperature associated with larger power consumption have been shown to reduce the reliability and efficiency of systems. Every 10 degree temperature increase over 21C can decrease the reliability of electronics by 50% (Source: Uptime Institute). Given these challenges, reducing data center complexity in order to lower power requirements and increase the efficiency of cooling dense systems is critical. Rack-level cooling solutions can dissipate heat generated from the rack to reduce the overall room temperature and load on HVAC systems. The CoolFrame solution integrates Emerson Network Power's Liebert XD cooling technology with the BladeFrame 400 S2 system. Adding CoolFrame to a BladeFrame 400 S2 reduces the heat dissipation of the rack to the room from as much as 20,000 watts to a maximum of 1,500 watts. Each additional server that is added to the BladeFrame results in zero watts emitted into the data center. Business Benefits of CoolFrame 23% reduction in data center cooling energy costs of a BladeFrame 400 S2 environment 83% reduction in data center cooling load (eliminating 1.5 kw of fan load per rack) Decrease real estate requirements from 23,4 m 2 to 11,9 m 2 (based on quad-core 4-socket servers). Estimates for provisioned data center floor space is approximately /m 2 according to industry analysts Operational Benefits of CoolFrame Not WATER refrigerants safe and reliable No additional power requirements No impact on cable management and serviceability No additional footprint required no initial planning required today for cooling requirements, changes can be made in future with no impact on real estate or data center operations Cool only the servers that need additional heat dissipation avoid overcooling the whole data center with inefficient air cooling mechanisms The Liebert XD is a waterless cooling solution that delivers focused cooling through an infrastructure that includes a pumping unit or chiller and overhead piping system with quick-connect fixtures. Flexible piping connects Liebert XD cooling modules to the infrastructure, making it easy to add modules or reconfigure the system. With the CoolFrame solution, Liebert XD cooling modules become integral to the rear of the BladeFrame 400 S2 system. A single pumping unit or chiller provides 160 kw liquid cooling capacity for up to eight BladeFrame 400 S2 systems.

9 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 9 / 10 Fluid Based Cooling Solutions Design CoolFrame HP-MCS IBM Cool Blue Footprint 4 Floor Tiles 7.5 Floor Tiles 5 Floor Tiles same as without Capacity 20 kw 30 kw 15 kw Efficiency 94% 100% 50% Reliability and Energy Utilization No extra fans Fans and pumps required for each cabinet No extra fans Summary Comparing power requirements for blade configurations where processor utilization is high demonstrates near equivalence in power consumption for similar processors. PRIMERGY BladeFrame offers a dramatic advantage of lower overall power consumption based on: PAN architecture that reduces the number of required servers/cpus by up to 50% Shared-nothing environment that allows you to power only what you need, lowering power consumption over the typical usage period with high and low server utilization Powerful virtualization software that eliminates NICs, HBAs, local disks and external switch ports that contribute to power consumption

10 White Paper Issue: August 2007 Green Data Center and Virtualization Page 10 / 10 PAN Architecture provide significant architectural and density advantages PAN Architecture HP c-class IBM BladeCenter Chassis and Environment Value: Investment protection, architecture, real estate requirements Chassis 42U Rack Same infrastructure over past five years 10U Chassis 4 chassis/rack New chassis versus p-class 9U Chassis 4 chassis/rack New chassis versus BC1 Blades Single form factor Half height and full-height Single wide and double wide Architecture Virtualized No physical NICs, HBAs, Disk Drives, CDROMs Shared nothing power/ cooling Theoretical Processing and Power Density Traditional Physical NICs, HBAs, Disk Drives, CDROMs Shared power/ cooling Value: Power calculations include infrastructure. Real estate requirements based on theoretical server density AMD 2 x 2.4 Dual-Core 4GB 96 cores/rack 358 Watts/blade 256 cores/rack 293 Watts/blade Intel 2 x 3.0 Dual-Core 16GB AMD 4 x 2.4 Dual-Core 32GB Quad-Core 8.6 kw/rack 96 cores/rack 458 Watts/blade 10.9 kw/rack 192 cores/rack 578 Watts/blade 13.8 kw/rack 384 cores/rack Power/cooling infrastructure in place to scale past current blade configurations Enable any frame to support the fastest chip sets 18.7 kw/rack 128 cores/rack 504 Watts/blade 16.1 kw/rack 256 cores/rack 738 Watts/blade 23.6 kw/rack No quad-socket configurations means densities capped without fork-lift upgrades As chipsets become more dense, enclosures can only be partially filled Traditional Physical NICs, HBAs, Disk Drives, CDROMs Shared power/ cooling 224 cores/rack 263 Watts/blade 14.7 kw/rack 224 cores/rack 304 Watts/blade 17 kw/rack 224 cores/rack 556 Watts/blade 15.6 Watts/rack No quad-socket configurations means densities capped without fork-lift upgrades As chipsets become more dense, enclosures can only be partially filled Architecture Value: Energy efficiency lowers energy requirements and costs. Fully modular blade with self contained power/cooling protects infrastructure investments and guarantees system-level uptime Shared infrastructure versus distributed power System Requirements Cooling Distributed power Blades that are not running are powered down and not drawing any power Blades take advantage of most efficient power supply at time Deliver the correct amount of power for that blade at an efficient operating point Power and cooling depends on configuration Front to back Less physical cables and components to restrict air flow Each system is isolated and independent Shared power/cooling Power supplies and fans are always on (inefficiencies for partially loaded systems) System has most efficient power supplies and fans only at time of release System downtime and cost required with forklift upgrade of power/cooling infrastructure System-level management tool required for optimizing efficiencies of power supplies and fans (Thermal Logic) 6x2250 W power supplies Up to 10 fans for base system Shared power/cooling Power supplies and fans are always on (inefficiencies for partially loaded systems) System has most efficient power supplies and fans only at time of release System downtime may be required with forklift upgrade of power infrastructure System-level management tool required for optimizing efficiencies of power supplies and fans (Power Executive) Fully loaded system risks performance impact or power redundancy 4x2900 W power supplies Up to 12 fans for base system Vector Cooling required to control air flow through the system Delivery subject to availability, specifications subject to change without notice, correction of errors and omissions excepted. All conditions quoted (TCs) are recommended cost prices in EURO excl. VAT (unless stated otherwise in the text). All hardware and software names used are brand names and/or trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright Fujitsu Siemens Computers, 08/2007 Published by department: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Enterprise Server Business Extranet:

Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 www.idc.com

Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 www.idc.com WHITE PAPER Solutions for the Datacenter's Thermal Challenges Sponsored by: IBM and Intel Jed Scaramella January 2007 Matthew Eastwood IDC OPINION Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701

More information

Managing Data Center Power and Cooling

Managing Data Center Power and Cooling White PAPER Managing Data Center Power and Cooling Introduction: Crisis in Power and Cooling As server microprocessors become more powerful in accordance with Moore s Law, they also consume more power

More information

NEC Micro Modular Server Introduction. NEC November 18,2014

NEC Micro Modular Server Introduction. NEC November 18,2014 NEC Micro Modular Server Introduction NEC November 18,2014 Market Trend Cloud Computing Public cloud service market is growing. It is expected over 20% of annual growth. Cloud services used in companies

More information

Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX420 S1 Out-of-the-box Dual Node Cluster Server

Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX420 S1 Out-of-the-box Dual Node Cluster Server Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX420 S1 Out-of-the-box Dual Node Cluster Server Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX420 S1 Out-of-the-box Dual Node Cluster Server High availability for lower expertise

More information

CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blade Servers

CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blade Servers CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blade Servers Simplifying IT The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers address the challenges of an evolving IT environment by delivering

More information

Improving Economics of Blades with VMware

Improving Economics of Blades with VMware Improving Economics of Blades with VMware Executive Summary Today IT efficiency is critical for competitive viability. However, IT organizations face many challenges, including, growing capacity while

More information

Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 M1 Multi-Node Server Enclosure

Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 M1 Multi-Node Server Enclosure Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 M1 Multi-Node Server Enclosure Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 M1 Multi-Node Server Enclosure Scale-Out Smart for HPC, Cloud and Hyper-Converged Computing

More information

OPTIMIZING SERVER VIRTUALIZATION

OPTIMIZING SERVER VIRTUALIZATION OPTIMIZING SERVER VIRTUALIZATION HP MULTI-PORT SERVER ADAPTERS BASED ON INTEL ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY As enterprise-class server infrastructures adopt virtualization to improve total cost of ownership (TCO)

More information

HP recommended configuration for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: HP LeftHand P4000 SAN

HP recommended configuration for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: HP LeftHand P4000 SAN HP recommended configuration for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Table of contents Executive summary... 2 Introduction... 2 Solution criteria... 3 Hyper-V guest machine configurations...

More information

Developing a dynamic, real-time IT infrastructure with Red Hat integrated virtualization

Developing a dynamic, real-time IT infrastructure with Red Hat integrated virtualization Developing a dynamic, real-time IT infrastructure with Red Hat integrated virtualization www.redhat.com Table of contents Introduction Page 3 Benefits of virtualization Page 3 Virtualization challenges

More information

Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 S1 Blade Server

Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 S1 Blade Server Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 S1 Blade Server The Dynamic Cube Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX Blade Servers meet all the requirements of medium-sized companies as well as the branches and data centers of large

More information

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration White Paper Published: August 09 This is a preliminary document and may be changed substantially prior to final commercial release of the software described

More information

IBM System x Enterprise Servers in the New Enterprise Data

IBM System x Enterprise Servers in the New Enterprise Data IBM System x Enterprise Servers in the New Enterprise Data IBM Virtualization and Consolidation solutions beat the competition and save you money! 118% better performance 36% better performance 40% lower

More information

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration Table of Contents Overview of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Features... 3 Dynamic VM storage... 3 Enhanced Processor Support... 3 Enhanced Networking Support...

More information

Power Efficiency Comparison: Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis and IBM FlexSystem Enterprise Chassis

Power Efficiency Comparison: Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis and IBM FlexSystem Enterprise Chassis White Paper Power Efficiency Comparison: Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis and IBM FlexSystem Enterprise Chassis White Paper March 2014 2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document

More information

IT White Paper MANAGING EXTREME HEAT: COOLING STRATEGIES FOR HIGH-DENSITY SYSTEMS

IT White Paper MANAGING EXTREME HEAT: COOLING STRATEGIES FOR HIGH-DENSITY SYSTEMS IT White Paper MANAGING EXTREME HEAT: COOLING STRATEGIES FOR HIGH-DENSITY SYSTEMS SUMMARY As computer manufacturers pack more and more processing power into smaller packages, the challenge of data center

More information

Data Center Equipment Power Trends

Data Center Equipment Power Trends Green field data center design 11 Jan 2010 by Shlomo Novotny Shlomo Novotny, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Vette Corp. explores water cooling for maximum efficiency - Part 1 Overview Data

More information

Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 S1 Blade Server

Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 S1 Blade Server Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 S1 Blade Server Blade Made Easy Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX Blade Servers provide a faster, simpler and lower-cost way to build and run an IT infrastructure in your midsize organization,

More information

Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms

Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms By Jim Spitaels White Paper #43 Revision 2 Executive Summary The power requirement required by data centers and network rooms varies on a minute

More information

An Oracle White Paper November 2010. Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node: The Always On Single-Instance Database

An Oracle White Paper November 2010. Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node: The Always On Single-Instance Database An Oracle White Paper November 2010 Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node: The Always On Single-Instance Database Executive Summary... 1 Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node Overview... 1 Always

More information

Desktop Consolidation. Stéphane Verdy, CTO Devon IT

Desktop Consolidation. Stéphane Verdy, CTO Devon IT Desktop Consolidation Stéphane Verdy, CTO Devon IT Agenda - Desktop Consolidation Migrating from PCs to Hosted Desktops Desktop Centralization Deployment Graphics Compression PCs vs. Thin s TCO User segmentation

More information

HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 technical brief

HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 technical brief Technical white paper HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 technical brief Scale-up your Microsoft SQL Server environment to new heights Table of contents Executive summary... 2 Introduction...

More information

BC43: Virtualization and the Green Factor. Ed Harnish

BC43: Virtualization and the Green Factor. Ed Harnish BC43: Virtualization and the Green Factor Ed Harnish Agenda The Need for a Green Datacenter Using Greener Technologies Reducing Server Footprints Moving to new Processor Architectures The Benefits of Virtualization

More information

Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center

Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center White Paper Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center Custom-made servers bearing energy-efficient processors are key to today s cloud computing-inspired architectures. Tom

More information

WHITE PAPER Server Innovations: Examining DC Power as an Alternative for Increasing Data Center Efficiency and Reliability

WHITE PAPER Server Innovations: Examining DC Power as an Alternative for Increasing Data Center Efficiency and Reliability Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 www.idc.com WHITE PAPER Server Innovations: Examining DC Power as an Alternative for Increasing Data Center Efficiency

More information

The New Data Center Cooling Paradigm The Tiered Approach

The New Data Center Cooling Paradigm The Tiered Approach Product Footprint - Heat Density Trends The New Data Center Cooling Paradigm The Tiered Approach Lennart Ståhl Amdahl, Cisco, Compaq, Cray, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, Sun,

More information

Cloud-ready network architecture

Cloud-ready network architecture IBM Systems and Technology Thought Leadership White Paper May 2011 Cloud-ready network architecture 2 Cloud-ready network architecture Contents 3 High bandwidth with low latency 4 Converged communications

More information

Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms

Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms White Paper 43 Revision 3 by James Spitaels > Executive summary The power requirement required by data centers and network rooms varies on a minute

More information

Power Efficiency Comparison: Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis and Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure

Power Efficiency Comparison: Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis and Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure White Paper Power Efficiency Comparison: Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis and Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure White Paper March 2014 2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This

More information

Cloud Computing. Chapter 8 Virtualization

Cloud Computing. Chapter 8 Virtualization Cloud Computing Chapter 8 Virtualization Learning Objectives Define and describe virtualization. Discuss the history of virtualization. Describe various types of virtualization. List the pros and cons

More information

The Future of Computing Cisco Unified Computing System. Markus Kunstmann Channels Systems Engineer

The Future of Computing Cisco Unified Computing System. Markus Kunstmann Channels Systems Engineer The Future of Computing Cisco Unified Computing System Markus Kunstmann Channels Systems Engineer 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Data Centers Are under Increasing Pressure Collaboration

More information

Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX600 S3 Blade Server

Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX600 S3 Blade Server Datasheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX600 S3 Blade Server Advanced Blade Ecosystem - the ideal platform for branch offices and medium-sized companies The PRIMERGY BX Blade Servers are the ideal choice for the data

More information

June 2009. Blade.org 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

June 2009. Blade.org 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Contributions for this vendor neutral technology paper have been provided by Blade.org members including NetApp, BLADE Network Technologies, and Double-Take Software. June 2009 Blade.org 2009 ALL RIGHTS

More information

W H I T E P A P E R B l a d e S e r v e r s f o r t h e M a sses: Cost Advantages in Midsize and Enterprise Markets

W H I T E P A P E R B l a d e S e r v e r s f o r t h e M a sses: Cost Advantages in Midsize and Enterprise Markets W H I T E P A P E R B l a d e S e r v e r s f o r t h e M a sses: Cost Advantages in Midsize and Enterprise Markets Sponsored by: HP John Humphreys January 2008 Executive Summary Global Headquarters: 5

More information

How To Buy An Fujitsu Primergy Bx400 S1 Blade Server

How To Buy An Fujitsu Primergy Bx400 S1 Blade Server Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 S1 Blade Server BLADE MADE EASY - tailor-made for medium-sized companies Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX Blade Servers meet all the requirements of medium-sized companies as well

More information

Case study: End-to-end data centre infrastructure management

Case study: End-to-end data centre infrastructure management Case study: End-to-end data centre infrastructure management Situation: A leading public sector organisation suspected that their air conditioning units were not cooling the data centre efficiently. Consequently,

More information

Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX1000 S1 with 38 cloud server nodes

Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX1000 S1 with 38 cloud server nodes Data Sheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX1000 S1 with 38 cloud server nodes The Cool-Central architecture for Scale-Out Cloud Data Centers: Scale Big- Spend Small PRIMERGY CX1000 is a new product category within

More information

I D C T E C H N O L O G Y S P O T L I G H T. I m p r o ve I T E f ficiency, S t o p S e r ve r S p r aw l

I D C T E C H N O L O G Y S P O T L I G H T. I m p r o ve I T E f ficiency, S t o p S e r ve r S p r aw l I D C T E C H N O L O G Y S P O T L I G H T Optimizing Blade Ser ve r s f o r V irtualization: I m p r o ve I T E f ficiency, S t o p S e r ve r S p r aw l August 2011 Adapted from IDC Blade Market Survey:

More information

Data Center Consolidation

Data Center Consolidation Solution Brief: Data Center Consolidation MODERNIZING YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH EGENERA CLOUD SUITE SOFTWARE Egenera, Inc. 80 Central St. Boxborough, MA 01719 Phone: 978.206.6300 www.egenera.com Introduction

More information

WHITE PAPER Forecasting Total Cost of Ownership for Initial Deployments of Server Blades

WHITE PAPER Forecasting Total Cost of Ownership for Initial Deployments of Server Blades WHITE PAPER Forecasting Total Cost of Ownership for Initial Deployments of Server Blades Sponsored by: HP Kelly Quinn Jed Scaramella June 2006 Daniel Fleischer John Humphreys Global Headquarters: 5 Speen

More information

Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 S2 Multi-Node Server Enclosure

Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 S2 Multi-Node Server Enclosure Data Sheet FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX400 S2 Multi-Node Server Enclosure Scale-Out Smart for HPC and Cloud Computing with enhanced energy efficiency The PRIMERGY CX400 Cloud extension servers are Fujitsu

More information

MSU JTDI Implementation. James E. Hurst, III System Administrator Intergraph Corporation

MSU JTDI Implementation. James E. Hurst, III System Administrator Intergraph Corporation MSU JTDI Implementation James E. Hurst, III System Administrator Intergraph Corporation Overview My Background CIBAC JTDI Hardware CIBAC JTDI Software Question & Answer Live Demonstration Question & Answer

More information

High Density Data Centers Fraught with Peril. Richard A. Greco, Principal EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc.

High Density Data Centers Fraught with Peril. Richard A. Greco, Principal EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc. High Density Data Centers Fraught with Peril Richard A. Greco, Principal EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc. Microprocessors Trends Reprinted with the permission of The Uptime Institute from a white

More information

WHITE PAPER: Egenera Cloud Suite for EMC VSPEX. The Proven Solution For Building Cloud Services

WHITE PAPER: Egenera Cloud Suite for EMC VSPEX. The Proven Solution For Building Cloud Services WHITE PAPER: Egenera Cloud Suite for EMC VSPEX The Proven Solution For Building Cloud Services Build, Manage and Protect Your Cloud with the VSPEX Certified Egenera Cloud Suite Today, organizations are

More information

IBM BladeCenter H with Cisco VFrame Software A Comparison with HP Virtual Connect

IBM BladeCenter H with Cisco VFrame Software A Comparison with HP Virtual Connect IBM BladeCenter H with Cisco VFrame Software A Comparison with HP Connect Executive Overview This white paper describes how Cisco VFrame Server Fabric ization Software works with IBM BladeCenter H to provide

More information

Reasons to Consider Blades for the Next Wave of Virtualization

Reasons to Consider Blades for the Next Wave of Virtualization Enterprise and midsize businesses are increasingly turning to blade servers as the platform of choice to deliver the next generation of virtualized applications. Blade servers can yield significant cost

More information

IT@Intel. Comparing Multi-Core Processors for Server Virtualization

IT@Intel. Comparing Multi-Core Processors for Server Virtualization White Paper Intel Information Technology Computer Manufacturing Server Virtualization Comparing Multi-Core Processors for Server Virtualization Intel IT tested servers based on select Intel multi-core

More information

Performance characterization report for Microsoft Hyper-V R2 on HP StorageWorks P4500 SAN storage

Performance characterization report for Microsoft Hyper-V R2 on HP StorageWorks P4500 SAN storage Performance characterization report for Microsoft Hyper-V R2 on HP StorageWorks P4500 SAN storage Technical white paper Table of contents Executive summary... 2 Introduction... 2 Test methodology... 3

More information

Enabling an agile Data Centre in a (Fr)agile market

Enabling an agile Data Centre in a (Fr)agile market Enabling an agile Data Centre in a (Fr)agile market Phil Dodsworth Director, Data Centre Solutions 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without

More information

Datacenter Efficiency

Datacenter Efficiency EXECUTIVE STRATEGY BRIEF Operating highly-efficient datacenters is imperative as more consumers and companies move to a cloud computing environment. With high energy costs and pressure to reduce carbon

More information

Accelerating Data Compression with Intel Multi-Core Processors

Accelerating Data Compression with Intel Multi-Core Processors Case Study Predictive Enterprise Intel Xeon processors Intel Server Board Embedded technology Accelerating Data Compression with Intel Multi-Core Processors Data Domain incorporates Multi-Core Intel Xeon

More information

How To Build A Cisco Uniden Computing System

How To Build A Cisco Uniden Computing System Data Sheet Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis Cisco Unified Computing System Overview The Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS ) is a next-generation data center platform that unites computing,

More information

Solve your IT energy crisis WITH An energy SMArT SoluTIon FroM Dell

Solve your IT energy crisis WITH An energy SMArT SoluTIon FroM Dell Solve your IT energy crisis WITH AN ENERGY SMART SOLUTION FROM DELL overcome DATA center energy challenges IT managers share a common and pressing problem: how to reduce energy consumption and cost without

More information

Calculating power requirements for HP ProLiant rack-mounted systems

Calculating power requirements for HP ProLiant rack-mounted systems Calculating power requirements for HP ProLiant rack-mounted systems technology brief Abstract... 2 Introduction... 2 Key parameters... 2 Input line voltage... 2 Device VA rating... 3 Device input power...

More information

System and Storage Virtualization For ios (AS/400) Environment

System and Storage Virtualization For ios (AS/400) Environment Date: March 10, 2011 System and Storage Virtualization For ios (AS/400) Environment How to take advantage of today s cost-saving technologies for legacy applications Copyright 2010 INFINITE Corporation.

More information

Say Yes to Virtualization: Server virtualization helps businesses achieve considerable reductions in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Say Yes to Virtualization: Server virtualization helps businesses achieve considerable reductions in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Say Yes to Virtualization: Server virtualization helps businesses achieve considerable reductions in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Virtualizing servers is yielding dramatic cost savings

More information

Data Center Efficiency in the Scalable Enterprise

Data Center Efficiency in the Scalable Enterprise FEATURE SECTION: POWERING AND COOLING THE DATA CENTER Data Center Efficiency in the Scalable Enterprise 8 DELL POWER SOLUTIONS Reprinted from Dell Power Solutions, February 2007. Copyright 2007 Dell Inc.

More information

Optimizing Power Distribution for High-Density Computing

Optimizing Power Distribution for High-Density Computing Optimizing Power Distribution for High-Density Computing Choosing the right power distribution units for today and preparing for the future By Michael Camesano Product Manager Eaton Corporation Executive

More information

Performance Report Modular RAID for PRIMERGY

Performance Report Modular RAID for PRIMERGY Performance Report Modular RAID for PRIMERGY Version 1.1 March 2008 Pages 15 Abstract This technical documentation is designed for persons, who deal with the selection of RAID technologies and RAID controllers

More information

SOLUTION BRIEF KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR LONG-TERM, BULK STORAGE

SOLUTION BRIEF KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR LONG-TERM, BULK STORAGE SOLUTION BRIEF KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR LONG-TERM, BULK STORAGE IT organizations must store exponentially increasing amounts of data for long periods while ensuring its accessibility. The expense of keeping

More information

Datasheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX1000 S1 with 38 CX120 S1 The Cool-Central Architecture

Datasheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX1000 S1 with 38 CX120 S1 The Cool-Central Architecture Datasheet Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX1000 S1 with 38 CX120 S1 The Cool-Central Architecture New Cloud server infrastructure platform for Scale-Out data centers Scale Big - spend small PRIMERGY CX1000 is a new

More information

Summary. Key results at a glance:

Summary. Key results at a glance: An evaluation of blade server power efficiency for the, Dell PowerEdge M600, and IBM BladeCenter HS21 using the SPECjbb2005 Benchmark The HP Difference The ProLiant BL260c G5 is a new class of server blade

More information

HP ProLiant DL385 G7 - A Review

HP ProLiant DL385 G7 - A Review White Paper HP ProLiant DL385 G7 The Next Generation HP ProLiant Server Line: Contents Executive Summary Hardware Requirements for Hosting Virtual Machines Introducing the HP ProLiant G7 Server Line >

More information

Getting More Performance and Efficiency in the Application Delivery Network

Getting More Performance and Efficiency in the Application Delivery Network SOLUTION BRIEF Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 Product Family Intel Solid-State Drives (Intel SSD) F5* Networks Delivery Controllers (ADCs) Networking and Communications Getting More Performance and Efficiency

More information

The Advantages of Multi-Port Network Adapters in an SWsoft Virtual Environment

The Advantages of Multi-Port Network Adapters in an SWsoft Virtual Environment The Advantages of Multi-Port Network Adapters in an SWsoft Virtual Environment Introduction... 2 Virtualization addresses key challenges facing IT today... 2 Introducing Virtuozzo... 2 A virtualized environment

More information

Simplifying Data Center Network Architecture: Collapsing the Tiers

Simplifying Data Center Network Architecture: Collapsing the Tiers Simplifying Data Center Network Architecture: Collapsing the Tiers Abstract: This paper outlines some of the impacts of the adoption of virtualization and blade switches and how Extreme Networks can address

More information

Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 www.idc.com

Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 www.idc.com Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 www.idc.com W H I T E P A P E R O r a c l e V i r t u a l N e t w o r k i n g D e l i v e r i n g F a b r i c

More information

Introduction to Hitachi Group Environment- conscious Data Center Programme for inspiring change

Introduction to Hitachi Group Environment- conscious Data Center Programme for inspiring change Introduction to Hitachi Group Environment- conscious Data Center Programme for inspiring change DATA CENTRE LOCATIONS Forum Kouvola, Finland Hitachi in Europe September 2011 By Ian Blond Head of Data Centre

More information

Green HPC - Dynamic Power Management in HPC

Green HPC - Dynamic Power Management in HPC Gr eenhpc Dynami cpower Management i nhpc AT ECHNOL OGYWHI T EP APER Green HPC Dynamic Power Management in HPC 2 Green HPC - Dynamic Power Management in HPC Introduction... 3 Green Strategies... 4 Implementation...

More information

The Efficient Enterprise. Juan Carlos Londoño Data Center Projects Engineer APC by Schneider Electric

The Efficient Enterprise. Juan Carlos Londoño Data Center Projects Engineer APC by Schneider Electric Ee The Efficient Enterprise Juan Carlos Londoño Data Center Projects Engineer APC by Schneider Electric Keystrokes Kilowatts Heat OUT Electricity IN Need for bandwidth exploding Going hyperbolic! 30,000

More information

IBM Enterprise Linux Server

IBM Enterprise Linux Server IBM Systems and Technology Group February 2011 IBM Enterprise Linux Server Impressive simplification with leading scalability, high availability and security Table of Contents Executive Summary...2 Our

More information

ENABLING VIRTUALIZED GRIDS WITH ORACLE AND NETAPP

ENABLING VIRTUALIZED GRIDS WITH ORACLE AND NETAPP NETAPP AND ORACLE WHITE PAPER ENABLING VIRTUALIZED GRIDS WITH ORACLE AND NETAPP Generosa Litton, Network Appliance, Inc. Monica Kumar, Frank Martin, Don Nalezyty, Oracle March 2008 WP-7037-0208 EXECUTIVE

More information

RED HAT ENTERPRISE VIRTUALIZATION FOR SERVERS: COMPETITIVE FEATURES

RED HAT ENTERPRISE VIRTUALIZATION FOR SERVERS: COMPETITIVE FEATURES RED HAT ENTERPRISE VIRTUALIZATION FOR SERVERS: COMPETITIVE FEATURES RED HAT ENTERPRISE VIRTUALIZATION FOR SERVERS Server virtualization offers tremendous benefits for enterprise IT organizations server

More information

7 Real Benefits of a Virtual Infrastructure

7 Real Benefits of a Virtual Infrastructure 7 Real Benefits of a Virtual Infrastructure Dell September 2007 Even the best run IT shops face challenges. Many IT organizations find themselves with under-utilized servers and storage, yet they need

More information

Server Platform Optimized for Data Centers

Server Platform Optimized for Data Centers Platform Optimized for Data Centers Franz-Josef Bathe Toshio Sugimoto Hideaki Maeda Teruhisa Taji Fujitsu began developing its industry-standard server series in the early 1990s under the name FM server

More information

Virtualized High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions

Virtualized High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions Virtualized High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions Microsoft on the IBM System Storage DS5000, IBM System x Servers, & IBM BladeCenter Highlights Windows Server 2008 and with MSCS failover cluster

More information

Figure 2: Dell offers significant savings per chassis over HP and IBM in acquisition costs and 1-, 3-, and 5-year TCO.

Figure 2: Dell offers significant savings per chassis over HP and IBM in acquisition costs and 1-, 3-, and 5-year TCO. WHITE PAPER OCTOBER 2008 Total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dell, HP, and TCO comparison Dell Inc. (Dell) commissioned Principled Technologies (PT) to compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of three blade

More information

Consolidate and Virtualize Your Windows Environment with NetApp and VMware

Consolidate and Virtualize Your Windows Environment with NetApp and VMware White Paper Consolidate and Virtualize Your Windows Environment with NetApp and VMware Sachin Chheda, NetApp and Gaetan Castelein, VMware October 2009 WP-7086-1009 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...

More information

Motherboard- based Servers versus ATCA- based Servers

Motherboard- based Servers versus ATCA- based Servers Motherboard- based Servers versus ATCA- based Servers Summary: A comparison of costs, features and applicability for telecom application hosting After many years of struggling for market acceptance, it

More information

IBM BladeCenter S Big benefits for the small office

IBM BladeCenter S Big benefits for the small office IBM BladeCenter S Big benefits for the small office Highlights All in one integrates servers, SAN storage, networking and I/O into a single chassis No special wiring needed uses standard office power plugs

More information

Always On Infrastructure for Software as a Ser vice

Always On Infrastructure for Software as a Ser vice Solution Brief: Always On Infrastructure for Software as a Ser vice WITH EGENERA CLOUD SUITE SOFTWARE Egenera, Inc. 80 Central St. Boxborough, MA 01719 Phone: 978.206.6300 www.egenera.com Introduction

More information

Liquid Cooling Solutions for DATA CENTERS - R.M.IYENGAR BLUESTAR LIMITED.

Liquid Cooling Solutions for DATA CENTERS - R.M.IYENGAR BLUESTAR LIMITED. Liquid Cooling Solutions for DATA CENTERS - R.M.IYENGAR BLUESTAR LIMITED. Presentation Goals & Outline Power Density Where we have been- where we are now - where we are going Limitations of Air Cooling

More information

David Lawler Vice President Server, Access & Virtualization Group

David Lawler Vice President Server, Access & Virtualization Group Data Center & Cloud Computing David Lawler Vice President Server, Access & Virtualization Group 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 We Are Facing Unparalleled Growth 1.7 billion+ people on

More information

NETAPP WHITE PAPER USING A NETWORK APPLIANCE SAN WITH VMWARE INFRASTRUCTURE 3 TO FACILITATE SERVER AND STORAGE CONSOLIDATION

NETAPP WHITE PAPER USING A NETWORK APPLIANCE SAN WITH VMWARE INFRASTRUCTURE 3 TO FACILITATE SERVER AND STORAGE CONSOLIDATION NETAPP WHITE PAPER USING A NETWORK APPLIANCE SAN WITH VMWARE INFRASTRUCTURE 3 TO FACILITATE SERVER AND STORAGE CONSOLIDATION Network Appliance, Inc. March 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION... 3 2 BACKGROUND...

More information

DataCenter 2020: first results for energy-optimization at existing data centers

DataCenter 2020: first results for energy-optimization at existing data centers DataCenter : first results for energy-optimization at existing data centers July Powered by WHITE PAPER: DataCenter DataCenter : first results for energy-optimization at existing data centers Introduction

More information

How To Write An Article On An Hp Appsystem For Spera Hana

How To Write An Article On An Hp Appsystem For Spera Hana Technical white paper HP AppSystem for SAP HANA Distributed architecture with 3PAR StoreServ 7400 storage Table of contents Executive summary... 2 Introduction... 2 Appliance components... 3 3PAR StoreServ

More information

Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption

Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption By John Judge, Member ASHRAE; Jack Pouchet, Anand Ekbote, and Sachin Dixit Rising data center energy consumption and increasing energy costs have combined to elevate

More information

Top 5 Reasons to choose Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V over VMware vsphere 5

Top 5 Reasons to choose Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V over VMware vsphere 5 Top 5 Reasons to choose Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V over VMware Published: April 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document is provided "as-is." Information and

More information

Cloud Infrastructure Foundation. Building a Flexible, Reliable and Automated Cloud with a Unified Computing Fabric from Egenera

Cloud Infrastructure Foundation. Building a Flexible, Reliable and Automated Cloud with a Unified Computing Fabric from Egenera Cloud Infrastructure Foundation Building a Flexible, Reliable and Automated Cloud with a Unified Computing Fabric from Egenera Executive Summary At its heart, cloud computing is a new operational and business

More information

NEC Corporation of America Intro to High Availability / Fault Tolerant Solutions

NEC Corporation of America Intro to High Availability / Fault Tolerant Solutions NEC Corporation of America Intro to High Availability / Fault Tolerant Solutions 1 NEC Corporation Technology solutions leader for 100+ years Established 1899, headquartered in Tokyo First Japanese joint

More information

Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Physical Infrastructure White Paper #27. Tom Brey, IBM Operations Work Group

Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Physical Infrastructure White Paper #27. Tom Brey, IBM Operations Work Group Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Physical Infrastructure White Paper #27 Tom Brey, IBM perations Work Group 1 Virtualization Two Steps WP #19 USING VIRTUALIZATIN T IMPRVE DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY

More information

Virtualization and the Green Data Center

Virtualization and the Green Data Center TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Virtualization and the Green Data Center Server virtualization can help reduce energy costs by up to 50 percent. Running a more energy-efficient IT operation is a high priority for

More information

WHITE PAPER Driving Reduced Cost and Increased Return From the Green Data Center

WHITE PAPER Driving Reduced Cost and Increased Return From the Green Data Center WHITE PAPER Driving Reduced Cost and Increased Return From the Green Data Center Fujitsu Siemens Computers Thomas Meyer March 2008 RECOMMENDATIONS CIOs have many reasons for looking at the energy efficiency

More information

THE PATH TO A GREEN DATA CENTER. Hitachi Data Systems and Brocade. Joint Solution Brief

THE PATH TO A GREEN DATA CENTER. Hitachi Data Systems and Brocade. Joint Solution Brief THE PATH TO A GREEN DATA CENTER Hitachi Data Systems and Brocade Joint Solution Brief Hitachi Data Systems The Growing Need for Green Data Center Solutions 50 percent of data centers worldwide will have

More information

Power efficiency and power management in HP ProLiant servers

Power efficiency and power management in HP ProLiant servers Power efficiency and power management in HP ProLiant servers Technology brief Introduction... 2 Built-in power efficiencies in ProLiant servers... 2 Optimizing internal cooling and fan power with Sea of

More information

Enterprise Data Centre

Enterprise Data Centre Members Meeting The Challenges and Changes for the Data Centre Manager 1 Continuity Forum Members Meeting May 2009 Introduction Increase awareness of IT energy usage Understand processes and practices

More information

Technical Brief: Egenera Taps Brocade and Fujitsu to Help Build an Enterprise Class Platform to Host Xterity Wholesale Cloud Service

Technical Brief: Egenera Taps Brocade and Fujitsu to Help Build an Enterprise Class Platform to Host Xterity Wholesale Cloud Service Technical Brief: Egenera Taps Brocade and Fujitsu to Help Build an Enterprise Class Platform to Host Xterity Wholesale Cloud Service ... Egenera needed an enterprise class platform to host their wholesale

More information

The best platform for building cloud infrastructures. Ralf von Gunten Sr. Systems Engineer VMware

The best platform for building cloud infrastructures. Ralf von Gunten Sr. Systems Engineer VMware The best platform for building cloud infrastructures Ralf von Gunten Sr. Systems Engineer VMware The Problem Overwhelming complexity >70% of IT budgets just to keep the lights on

More information

Server Consolidation for SAP ERP on IBM ex5 enterprise systems with Intel Xeon Processors:

Server Consolidation for SAP ERP on IBM ex5 enterprise systems with Intel Xeon Processors: Server Consolidation for SAP ERP on IBM ex5 enterprise systems with Intel Xeon Processors: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership An Alinean White Paper Published by: Alinean, Inc. 201 S. Orange Ave Suite 1210

More information

Rittal Liquid Cooling Series

Rittal Liquid Cooling Series Rittal Liquid Cooling Series by Herb Villa White Paper 04 Copyright 2006 All rights reserved. Rittal GmbH & Co. KG Auf dem Stützelberg D-35745 Herborn Phone +49(0)2772 / 505-0 Fax +49(0)2772/505-2319 www.rittal.de

More information