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December 22, 2006The Biggest IT IssuesBy: Ahmar AbbasNo longer is it a constant challenge to find space for power and cooling—instead, it’s a challenge to find enough power and cooling to accommodate the equipment that fills that space. Ahmar Abbas, SVP of the remote infrastructure management division of IT services company CSS Corp (www.csscorp.com), says that the introduction of blade servers and similar technologies has dramatically increased server density.Abbas explains that the number of power-consuming elements inhabiting data centers has also increased—a group that includes firewalls, switches, load balancers, intrusion detection systems, DNS appliances, and mail appliances. Further, the growth of raw storage requirements is also increasing in enterprises of all sizes, with IT managers deploying larger storage and backup systems and constantly upgrading capacity. “The over-capacity that existed after the dot-com bubble has been exhausted, and we are fully in the supply-constrained market,” Abbas says. “Consider that Google, Amazon, and others are building large data centers in Oregon—right next to hydroelectric plants. Congress is even holding hearings and may in the future mandate certain efficiency requirements for data center equipment. So, at least for the next two years, we will remain in this market.” Read full article here. Link | 22 December 06 @ 09:34 | Discuss ( 0,0 comments ) | Views ( 0 Views) Start the Discussion |
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