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WikitipUnderstand the metrics for green storageIT organizations have an opportunity to participate actively in energy reduction strategies and must act urgently to quantify the problem, change perceptions and benchmark progress. Construct a plan of attack that includes green metrics. The fact is that storage is only a small part of the problem but embracing this reality will allow organizations to preserve service levels, streamline infrastructure and demonstrate ongoing bottom line financial contribution. |
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Virtualization Energizes Cal State UniversityJohn Charles is the CIO of California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) and Rich Avila is Director, Server & Network Operations. In late 2007 they were both looking down the barrel of a gun. The total amount of power being used in the data center was 67KVA. The maximum power from the current plant was 75kVA. PG&E had informed them that no more power could be delivered. They would be out of power in less than six months. A new data center was planned, but would not be available for two years. |
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Storage Virtualization Design and DeploymentA main impediment to storage virtualization is the lack of multiple storage vendor (heterogeneous) support within available virtualization technologies. This inhibits deployment across a data center. The only practical approach is either to implement a single vendor solution across the whole of the data center (practical only for small and some medium size data centers) or to implement virtualization in one or more of the largest storage pools within a data center. | |||
