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So this week is the HP IT Forum in Austin TX and I will be one of the HP attendees. For those of you that aren't familiar with this event (sorry, it is by invitation only), it is a great forum run by HP's IT team. It is a non-sales event; in fact HP sales people are not allowed to attend. Only...
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I read an interesting article in eWeek on “ HP vs. Cisco: Polar Opposites in Data Center Strategies .” The article focused on whether it is better for companies to choose from a collection of partners or a one-stop shop. From my personal experience with my home electronics purchases, I prefer...
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Change is the one constant factor IT and I seem to count on in today’s economic uncertainty. Businesses are quickly discovering that building separate compute, storage and network resources managed by separate IT teams is ineffective and far too complex. As organizations deploy virtual architectures...
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HP is making headlines today with the introduction of an impressive new strategy and architectural framework: HP Converged Infrastructure ( click here to view the news release ). The timing couldn't be better. I've heard from a lot of CIOs lately who have indicated they have more aggressive plans...
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The HP Converged Infrastructure strategy represents HP's IT architecture of the future to help customers gain the benefits of a next-generation data center. This 'breakthrough' direction is based on the extensive work done over the past few years based on the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy...
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HP is making headlines today with the introduction of an impressive new strategy and architectural framework: HP Converged Infrastructure ( click here to view the news release ). The timing couldn't be better. I've heard from a lot of CIOs lately who have indicated they have more aggressive plans...
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The HP Converged Infrastructure strategy represents HP's IT architecture of the future to help customers gain the benefits of a next-generation data center. This 'breakthrough' direction is based on the extensive work done over the past few years based on the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy...
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Here are some more analytics and data visualizations, this time on using outside air to cool a data center. When using this type of strategy, the hourly outside temperature and humidity conditions will drive the overall strategy and control of the HVAC systems. This is why it is critical to develop a...
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10-30-2009
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Filed under: energy, environment, data center, Green, Life Cycle Analysis, energy efficiency, Data Center Strategy, Mission Critical, Mission Critical Space, Data Centers Strategy, Alternative Energy, Data centers, facilities, data visualiztion, energy efficiency analytics
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The FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY,AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE presidential order went into effect on October 5, 2009. The main goal of the order is to "to establish an integrated strategy towards sustainability in the Federal Government and to make reduction of greenhouse gas emissions...
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10-30-2009
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Filed under: energy, environment, data center, Life Cycle Analysis, energy efficiency, Data Center Strategy, Mission Critical, Mission Critical Space, Data Centers Strategy, Alternative Energy, Data centers, facilities, data visualiztion, energy efficiency analytics
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"What a refreshing change" ... This is a direct quote that encapsulated many of the comments I received from CIOs while presenting at the HP IT CIO Forum in Hong Kong earlier this month. They were all very pleased that HP conducts these regionally-focused events as a great way to not only learn...
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HP buys EDS (now HP Enterprise Services). Oracle buys Sun. Dell buys Perot. Xerox buys ACS. A lot of consolidation going on in the Technology Industry and I think there are two primary reasons. First, the economy has made it very difficult for almost every company and now the strong are preying on the...
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Everyone probably has their own view of what IT Transformation entails but one thing is certain, there are many parts to it that have to be considered to be successful. HP offers a workshop to help customers understand the full scope of Transformation and I've borrowed some of that for this posting...
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On September 22, 2009, the EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed the rule on a new greenhouse gas emission reporting program which is a pre-cursor to potential carbon taxing policy. The reporting is for the top carbon emitters in the U.S, primarily from the manufacturing sector where carbon emissions...
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09-24-2009
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my Blog. My name is Mark Grindle and I'm part of HP's Data Center Transformation Practice. I've been in the industry and working with Data Center Infrastructure my entire career and that is a lot more years than I want to think about! During my career...
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One important step for HP ... one leap forward for our customer's converged infrastructure and data center In the daily grind of our jobs, we sometimes forget to step back and enjoy those times when the hard work of a lot of smart people comes to fruition in a way that really makes a difference for...