After Lopoco recently announced their PAR4 rating “most efficient certified to date” for their servers, EnterpriseTech interviewed founder and CEO Andrew Sharp for more details. From the article: Andrew Sharp didn’t necessarily want to be back in the server business after a decade-long hiatus. But when Sharp went to buy a server for his home office, he was shocked at the inefficiency, in terms of power usage and processor overcapacity, in the general purpose X86 […]
Upsite Technologies’ Lars Strong recently contributed his industry perspective on AFM and managing cooling capacity for Data Center Journal. From the article: Introduction Everyone is trying to improve airflow management (AFM) because cooling infrastructure is one of the biggest expenses in a data center. Lowering the cost of cooling through improved AFM is a practical, simple way to reduce operating expenses. Recovering stranded capacity can also enable operators to increase computer-room density. AFM is more than […]
Lopoco was recently recognized for released the “more efficient” servers “certified to date,” as noted in the piece posted on EnterpriseTech. From the article: Low Power Company, Inc. (Lopoco) today announced that its LP-4250-6H server line has been named “Most Efficient Certified to Date” by Power Assure’s PAR4 Energy Efficiency Rating. According to the certification, Lopoco’s LP-4250-6H received an absolute PAR4 energy efficiency value of 2,108 and a 2012 Vintage PAR4 value of 1,508, the highest result of all servers to […]
Mission Critical recently released a piece discussing Audit-Buddy and the recent updates to the data center temperature and humidity monitor, as created and produced by Purkay Labs. From the article: Purkay Laboratories, Inc. has updated its AUDIT-BUDDY™ standalone temperature and humidity monitor that measures free air in the white space, spot checks air quality, and measures zones not covered by BAS or DCIM systems. The update saves users additional time by enabling them to capture […]
Lopoco’s LP-4250 server line earns highest energy efficiency rating from standard adopted by Underwriters Laboratories and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change October 10, 2013 11:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Low Power Company, Inc. (Lopoco) today announced that its LP-4250-6H server line has been named “Most Efficient Certified to Date” by Power Assure’s PAR4® Energy Efficiency Rating. “Lopoco is extremely pleased to receive this prestigious certification that recognizes the efficiency advantages of our […]
TelecomBloger recently posted about Future Facilties ACE metric. From the article: The software company Future Facilities North America (Future Facilities NA), a leading provider of software for the design of data centers and operational management and IT-support equipment, has introduced the attention of experts its new methodology for assessing the performance of the data center called the ACE Score. The presentation took place at the International Conference Data Center World 2013 which was held in late […]
Upsite Technologies’ recent release of the Cooling Capacity Assessment has most recently been explored by Mission Critical. From the article: Upsite Technologies, Inc. has announced their newest offering, theEnergyLok Cooling Capacity Assessment. The new service combines Upsite’s industry knowledge and Cooling Capacity Factor (CCF) methodology to help data centers assess their cooling infrastructure and identify savings opportunities that could be realized through applying Airflow Management (AFM) best practices. Only 13% of the data centers Upsite […]
Data Center Knowledge recently featured Upsite’s Lars Strong and his industry perspective on coldspots in data centers. From the article: Data centers exist to provide continuous power, connectivity and proper intake air temperatures to IT equipment. Hot spots are a well-known difficulty that occurs when IT intake temperatures are above the recommended maximum. Now, cold spots have become the new challenge, and opportunity, for data center operations. A cold spot is any IT intake temperature […]
The article explores Upsite’s recent release of the updated CCF white paper. From the article: Company Upsite Technologies, the leading provider of systems and solutions for the optimization and control the air flow inside the data center, has updated its popular collection of recommendations Cooling Capacity Factor (CCF) White Paper, the first version of which was published in April of this year. The updated collection includes a variety of practical information gathered by experts Upsite Technologies […]
BPM thought leaders co-author new book on iBPMS: Impact and Opportunity Prestigious annual BPM Awards ceremony at Gala Dinner October 03, 2013 03:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time iBPMS Expo 2013 CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BPM.com, the leading source for news, research and online forums on Business Process Management (BPM), announces that the new book titled “iBPMS: Impact and Opportunity” will launch officially at the iBPMS Expo, held October 14-17 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago. “The need for […]
