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Category Archives: Power Consumption/Energy Efficiency
John Siemon on The Great Cable Debate
In the October 2012 of Network magazine (Middle East), the cover story is “The Great Cable Debate: Two cabling giants debate whether UTP [unshielded twisted pair] or STP [shielded twisted pair] cables are best for 10GBASE-T networks” where it has … Continue reading
Warmer Data Centers with Shielded Cabling and VersaPOD Cabinets
It is OK to raise temperatures in the data center? According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and equipment manufacturers, it is. New recommendations in ASHRAE 72-74 (22-23C) suggest it is no longer necessary … Continue reading
Video: St Andrew’s University’s Energy Efficient Data Center
Future-Tech, a specialist in data center design and construction, provides this excellent case study video about their implementation of an energy efficient data center at St Andrew’s University in Scotland. The data center cabinets you’ll see in the video are … Continue reading
Case Study – Cabling a LEED Platinum-Certified Building
In pursuit of the USGBC’s highest green building certification for its new headquarters, William Tao Associates, an engineering firm based in St. Louis, designed a converged “smart building” infrastructure. Taking advantage of IP-based technology, they converged the majority of their … Continue reading