Technology Papers

Paper 001 — Server Room Cooling Issues & Solutions Explained

This paper, produced in association with APC, details the current trends and outlines the problems associated with increasing I.T equipment power densities. The paper explains technology solutions that can be deployed to deliver mission critical business continuity.

Date: April 2011

Paper 002 — 10G the Next Generation Structured Cabling Explained

This paper has been produced in partnership with Belden, providing an overview of current network technology trends and discusses the real world deployment of 10G Augmented Cat6 cabling.

Date: April 2011

Paper 003 — Server Room & Data Centre Energy Efficiency

This paper highlights the rise in energy consumption of core I.T services and outlines how to improve the energy efficiency of the server room physical infrastructure.

Date: April 2011

Paper 004 — Metrics for Data Centre Efficiency

This Technology Paper provides a high level overview of the measurement strategy which has been formulated by The Green Grid, an association of I.T professionals seeking to dramatically raise the energy efficiency of data centres.

Date: April 2011

Paper 005 — Data Centre Airflow Containment Strategies

This Technology Paper provides an overview of Data Centre passive airflow containment and management strategies which are available help support higher density loads, whilst improving the energy efficiency of the facility.

Date: April 2011

Paper 006 — Power Usage Effectiveness and Overview and Practical Measurement

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and its reciprocal Data Centre Infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE) metrics were in introduced in 2007 by the Green Grid as a method of determining the relative efficiency of a server room or data centre facility. PUE is a figure which is now recognised and reported at board level within many organisations. This Technology Paper provides an overview of PUE and its importance in the drive towards energy efficiency and details how to deliver practical measurement within a data centre facility.

Date: April 2011

Server Room & Data Centre Management Solutions

This brochure details Workspace Technology’s approach and highlights technology options for the provision of comprehensive server room management and monitoring.

Date: April 2011