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Better Understanding
Understanding Data Center Equipment
Having a solid understanding of the technology
in use inside your data center can go a long way
toward making you a more savvy buyer and Power Equipment
user. Here is information to help.
Better Understanding Power Equipment......................1
Inside Enterprise Storage..........................................11
A Clear View Of Virtualization....................................12
A Look At Some Top Issues & Strategies To Know
Encryption Decrypted................................................13
Keeping Up With Mobile Employees
by Elizabeth Millard exactly what needs to be support-
Mobile employees present a number of
• • • ed with power from a UPS and/
challenges. We talked
LIKE ANY data center technolo- or generators.
with experts to come up
gy, power equipment carries its “To this end, you should eval-
with helpful tips and
own complexity and nuances. uate your environment and iden-
advice in several key
Understanding details such as tify your key systems, along
areas. See page 26.
power placement, monitoring, with how long they could be
and proper sizing can go a long unavailable before they had a
PHYSICAL
way toward keeping a data measurable negative impact on
INFRASTRUCTURE
center running strong. Here are your operations,” he says. “In
■Power Assure and Packet Power have joined to create some top issues and strategies terms of disaster recovery or
an integrated solution that provides a flexible and cost- that can help enterprises stay business continuity planning,
effective way to view and manage energy use..page 7 powered up. this would be considered a busi-
ness impact assessment (BIA).
■Which really is better,modular or traditional data Power Placement
The ultimate purpose of the BIA
center construction? ....................................page 14
The single biggest challenge in is to help determine the impact
■HP calls its modular centers PODs, short for power management is where to that an outage could have on
Performance Optimized Data Centers. They’re built place power, notes Jon-Louis your business.”
into industry-standard 20- or 40-foot shipping contain- Different power solutions solve
ers and sent off to customers..........................page 15 Key Points different problems, he adds. If an
enterprise wants continuous
■TheKyoto wheelis seen by some as an improved
• Understanding where to place power power that doesn’t fail, it will
form of the original heat wheel in that it almost com-
depends on a data center’s environment, probably choose a UPS, with a
pletely separates outside air from inside air....page 16
data, and systems. generator as a backup system.
■Buying Guide:KVMs..................................page 17 “Your ultimate goal for power
• UPS use is always a temporary solution; if
management should be to ensure
■Product Spotlight: KVMs............................page 18 key systems go down, there should be a
that you have enough power to
■Product Spotlight:Power Distribution Units..page 20 generator or an alternate site available. Heimerl, director of strategic security at run your critical systems as long as you
• Monitoring is crucial for detecting power- Solutionary (www.solutionary.com). To need to run them,” Heimerl says.
NETWORKING & VPN wasting devices and seeing trends in meet that challenge, an enterprise needs to For instance, if an enterprise needs to
■Runaware TestDrive offers a try-before-you-buy power usage. have enough information about the envi- make sure an application server doesn’t go
ronment, data, and systems to understand Go to Page 10
approach to cloud computing......................page 17
■Apparent Networks’ mission, in part, is to help com-
panies that are using the cloud to get theperformance
they need from their providers ....................page 22 Should SMEs Be Using Cloud Storage
■Fibre Channel over Ethernetencapsulates Fibre
Channel frames into Ethernet frames, allowing them to
For Primary Data?
run alongside traditional IP traffic....................page 23
■LogicMonitor provides in-depthvisibility into
systemsfound in a typical data center............page 23
■An exploding number ofvirtual machinesper server Cloud Ideal For More Than Just A Data Repository
farm creates new challenges in integrating all of these
VMs into networks. But there are ways to address the Key Points
larger issues and scale networks accordingly......page 24
by George Crump using traditional onsite arrays but with
STORAGE • • • cloud benefits. • Cloud storage for primary data can reduce
■What if the entire storage management process could WproHcAeTssIF cToHuEldE bNeT IRreEnsdteorreagde a ms asnimagpelme eanst CaIns ythoius rperaolmlyi sbee au srienagl ictylo fuodr stthoera SgeM fEo?r pprreoscseusrse a onnd tahuet obmacaktuep m auncdh roefc tohvee srytorage
be as simple as installing a cable modem? This is the installing a cable modem? Simply connect primary data? management process.
promise of cloud storage when used for primary data
a box to your network and then connect it • Cloud storage provides a built-in disaster
in conjunction with a cloud storage controller........page 1 Data Repository
to the Internet, and limitless storage that recovery capability that can be ideal for the
■Product Spotlight:Data Backup................page 30 automatically manages itself is yours. This Cloud storage is often thought of as a SME market that lacks the resources to
is the promise of cloud storage when used repository for data that is not currently equip and maintain a secondary site.
for primary data in conjunction with a being used, such as backup and archive
The Processor.com home page is frequently updated with • Be sure to find a cloud solution that’s
cloud storage controller, a new breed of data. It is no wonder that the bulk of the
new articles and hardware news to help you keep current. specifically tuned for your applications
storage appliance that aims to make the initial success has been around solutions
Visit www.processor.com today. or environment.
experience of using the cloud much like Go to Page 10
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SECURITY
■Getting more hands-on with security begins with |Services Head Leaves Dell |Study Shows High Traffic On Sites
2011 looks far more promising than 2009,
assessing your appeal as a target and yourpossible Offering Counterfeit & Pirated Goods
Dell announced that Peter Altabef, president of which was a historically bad year for ERP, and
vulnerabilities. It could well determine whether that
Dell Services, has stepped down from his posi- In a recent sampling involving just 22 brands, both Oracle and SAP are releasing ERP prod-
next attack succeeds or fails ..........................page 32
tion. Altabef came to his position from Perot research firm MarkMonitor found that Web ucts in the coming months.
■As increasing numbers of small to midsized enter- Systems when Dell acquired the company in sites offering pirated digital content and coun- |
Windows Losing OS Market Share
prises accelerate their shift into the cloud, security is 2009. Steve Schuckenbrock, who was serving terfeit goods generate more than 53 billion vis-
becoming top-of-mind..................................page 33 as head of the Large Enterprise business at its per year. Sites offering pirated digital goods According to “Top Operating System Share
Dell, will take over for Altabef. The exact nature made up the lion’s share of the visits, while Trend” data from Net Applications, Windows
■Advanced evasion techniquesare not a new type
of Altabef’s departure was not disclosed, sites selling counterfeited prescription drugs has been slowly but steadily losing market
of threat per se, but rather a new way to deliver existing
although a statement from Dell said that “the and luxury goods drew only about 92 mil- share in the past two years. Between
threats..............................................................page 34
integration of Perot is complete and it’s been lion visits annually. The firm esti- January 2009 and December 2010,
successful and that’s what he was charged mates that the global impact Windows dropped from
MESSAGING & TELEPHONY
with.” Dell has been placing more emphasis on of online piracy and coun- 93.66% to 90.2% of the
■For Abigail Michaels, the efficiency of daily operations its Services division of late, as the company is terfeiting totals $200 market. At the same time,
depends on having a quality phone systemto answer attempting to lessen its reliance on PC sales billion per year. its Apple-based com-
and respond to tenant needs. It turned to Alteva’s and move to selling software and hardware in Location-wise, the petitors gained ground:
Hosted VoIP Communications............................page 36 corporate data centers, where services will play study determined Mac went from 4.71%
a bigger role. that 67% of Web to 5.02%, and iOS
SERVERS | sites believed to be increased from 0.24%
Q4 2010 Venture Funding
hosting pirated con- to 1.69%. Linux con-
■Buying Guide:Rackmount Servers ............page 37 Reaches Two-Year High
tent and 73% of those tinues to hover slightly
■Product Spotlight: Rackmount Servers......page 38 Venture capital for Q4 2010 experienced the labeled as counterfeit above or below 1%
“highest dealflow and funding of the last eight were hosted in North month-to-month, but Java
SERVICES quarters,” research firm CB Insights reported America or Western ME jumped from 0.22% to
earlier this month, with $6.5 billion in funding Europe. MarkMonitor 0.91%, and the “Other” cate-
■Using acolocation providercan help a data center
occurring via 735 deals. For the entire year, believes that the sheer volume of gory increased from 0.27% to
save money, but IT administrators should consider a
CB Insights cites $23.7 billion in funding on traffic to these sites, in addition to the 1.13%. Analysts at Net Applications
provider’s disaster recovery processes, security prac-
2,792 deals, which represents a 14% gain in varying locations where the sites are hosted expect Windows’ market share to fall below
tices, and other factors before handing over their enter-
funding and 13% gain in deals from 2009. and registered, illustrates that putting an end to 90% sometime this year.
prise’s data ....................................................page 40
Year-over-year numbers for Internet, green piracy and counterfeiting will be a complicated
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Patent Awards Up From 2009
tech/clean tech, and healthcare investments undertaking and that there is no easy fix.
CLIENTS
climbed 21%, 7%, and 2%, respectively. CB According to data from research firm IFI
|
ERP Investments To Slow In 2011
■Although many enterprises are just starting to Insights says the information presents a dual Claims, there was a 31% increase in patent
implement Windows 7, there’s already talk of view of looking at the venture capital market According to a report from Forrester Research, grants in 2010 as compared to 2009. In total,
Windows 8 ................................................page 41 as a whole: Optimists will view the eight-quar- fewer companies are planning to invest in ERP the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted
ter high as an indication of recovery, while (enterprise resource planning) systems in 2011 219,614 patents. IBM was first on the list with
■Giada’s MI-H67 is a tiny but surprisingly
pessimists might see it as too much, too than in 2010. Whereas 29% of surveyed com- 5,896 patents, which was a 20% increase over
powerful motherboardthat’s perfect for a variety
soon, leading them to predict a bubble in the panies were planning to put resources toward 2009. The next 10 on the list were Samsung
of office applications and packed with a number of
near future. The firm says that the Q4 2010 ERP in 2010, only 25% plan to do so in 2011. (4,551 patents), Microsoft (3,094), Canon
advanced features ..............................................page 41
growth was headed by “a red-hot Internet Another 72% are essentially planning to tread (2,552), Panasonic (2,482), Toshiba (2,246),
sector” that reached a five-quarter high for water, and about half are a version or two Sony (2,150), Intel (1,653), LG (1,490), and HP
DATA CENTER
deals and dollars. behind the latest product releases. However, (1,480). IFI Claims found that mobile phone
MANAGEMENT
technology is the primary competitive market,
■Things are different following the “Great Recession.” WATCH THE and there is patent litigation among many of
Instead of being looked upon as cost centers, IT depart- STOCKS This information provides a quick glimpse of current and historical stock the big players.
prices and trends for 13 major companies in the technology market.
ments are increasingly used tofurther enterprises’ |
EHR Spending Projected To Reach
business models and processes..................page 42
$3.8 Billion In 2015
■FedRAMP, or the Federal Risk and Authorization % change from
Company Symbol Year Ago Jan. 6 $ Jan. 20 $ previous issue IDC Health Insights expects that there will be
Management Program, is the government’s plan to unify
AMD AMD $8.99 $8.69 $8.02 ▼7.71% double-digit growth in spending on ambulatory
security requirementsas federal agencies migrate from
CA Technologies CA $23.37 $24.72 $25.46 ▲2.99% and inpatient EMR (electronic medical record)
internal data centers to cloud computing hosts......page 43
Cisco Systems CSCO $23.98 $20.95 $20.77 ▼0.86% and EHR (electronic health record) software
■Data center projects are expensive, so it’s important Dell DELL $14.39 $14.26 $13.60 ▼4.63% between 2009 and 2015. The IDC Health
for IT personnel to make their case effectively and con- Google GOOG $582.98 $613.50 $626.77 ▲2.16% Insights report, titled “U.S. Electronic Health
vincingly when the time comes to seek funding from HP HPQ $51.29 $44.88 $46.78 ▲4.23% and Medical Records 2009-2015 – Meaningful
business management..................................page 44 IBM IBM $129 $148.66 $155.80 ▲4.8% Use Spending Forecast and Analysis,” indi-
cates that total EMR and EHR software spend-
■Althoughbuying used or refurbished equipment Intel INTC $20.84 $20.77 $20.95 ▲0.87%
ing was about $2 billion in 2009, and it’s
McAfee MFE $39.09 $47.36 $47.68 ▲0.68%
can be a great way to get good gear while keeping
expected to grow to $3.8 billion in 2015.
Microsoft MSFT $30.01 $28.82 $28.35 ▼1.63%
costs down, it can also be a treacherous experience
Ambulatory IT heath software spending was
thanks to counterfeiting..................................page 45 Oracle ORCL $24.83 $31.17 $32.31 ▲3.66%
$633.5 million in 2009 and is forecasted to
Red Hat Software RHT $29.06 $46.25 $43.28 ▼6.42%
reach $1.4 billion. Inpatient EMR/EHR was
The Processor.com home page is frequently updated with Symantec SYMC $18.63 $17.69 $17.81 ▲0.68%
about $1.3 billion and is expected to grow to
new articles and hardware news to help you keep current.
NOTE: This information is meant for reference only and should not be used as a basis for buy/sell decisions. $2.4 billion by 2015.
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Are you looking to learn more about data center
or IT topics? Network with some of your peers? plan to jump ship over the next three months,
Consider joining a group of data center |Record Results For Intel |RIM Losing Ground
compared to 10% of Sprint’s and 15% of both
professionals. If you have an event you’d like In Smartphone Market
According to its year-end and fourth-quarter T-Mobile’s and AT&T’s subscribers. That’s
listed, please send an email to
[email protected]. financial results, 2010 was Intel’s best year more than double the previous churn rate for The latest smartphone platform market share
ever. The company banked net income of $3.4 AT&T, and much of it is attributed to the com- numbers from analytics firm comScore show
billion (up 48% annually) for the quarter and pany losing its Apple iPhone exclusivity deal— that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is
- JANUARY -
$11.7 billion (up 167% annually) for the year, in fact, 26% of AT&T iPhone users surveyed losing ground while Google’s Android platform
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making the $1.5 billion it recently paid Nvidia plan to switch to Verizon once the iPhone is is making gains. RIM was still top overall, with
Jan. 31, 9 a.m.
Online Live to settle all outstanding legal disputes—not supported there. Some 42% of AT&T users 33.5% of the market, but that number is down
www.nhnorthflorida.com to mention its earlier $1.25 billion payout to who plan to switch say that they’re doing so 4.1% from August 2010. Google had 26% of
AMD—look like pocket change. Earnings rang because of reception and coverage issues with the market, up 6.4%, followed by Apple with
up as $2.05 per share for the year, up 166% the carrier. 25% (up 0.8%), Microsoft with 9% (down
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over 2009, and 59 cents per share for the quar- 1.8%), and Palm with 3.9% (down 0.7%).
What’s New In Exchange Server 2010 |Forrester Makes
Feb. 1, 1 p.m. ter, an increase of 48% year over year. Samsung led the list of mobile device OEMs,
2011 IT Spending Predictions
New Horizons Fort Worth | with 24.5% of the market, followed by LG,
DRAM Prices To Plummet This Year
4100 International Plaza Forrester Research expects Motorola, RIM, and Nokia. The recent
Suite 200
It could be a cheap year to buy RAM, accord- global IT purchases to analysis from comScore also
Fort Worth, Texas
ing to IHS iSuppli. Even factoring in the explo- increase 7.1% this year, looked at how subscribers are
tinyurl.com/NHFtWorth2111
sive growth of tablets and smartphones, DRAM reaching an estimated using their mobile phones:
Feb. 2, 9 a.m. memory prices could continue a plunge that $1.7 trillion. Forrester 67.1% send text mes-
New Horizons Dallas started in the third quarter of last year. The points out that the sages, 35.3% use the
150 W John Carpenter Freeway
research firm predicts that global DRAM rev- growth rates will be browser, and 33.4%
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enue in 2011 will decline almost 12% to about similar to last download apps.
Irving, Texas
tinyurl.com/NHDallas2211 $35.5 billion, reversing a brief 2009 to 2010 year’s 7.2% but |
Steve Jobs To
rally. Economic uncertainty, a Q3 2010 drop in that the market will
Take Medical Leave
Feb. 3, 9 a.m. average selling prices of (and demand for) shift from primarily
New Horizons San Antonio
computers and other DRAM-using devices, bit hardware purchases Steve Jobs, CEO of
8200 IH-1- West
growth, and high inventory levels are all factors in 2010 to software Apple, has announced that
Suite 500
San Antonio, Texas in the memory price contraction, which could spending this year. IT he will be taking a leave of
tinyurl.com/NHSanAntonio2311 affect 2012 and 2013, as well. spending in the United absence for health reasons.
• • • • • States is expected to grow by Jobs has had a series of medical
|
Central Plains ISSA IBM’s 2011 Revenues
7.5%, according to Forrester, but issues of late, including pancreatic neu-
Feb. 4, 1 p.m. Offer Positive Outlook
Latin America and Eastern Europe, Middle roendocrine cancer in 2004 and a liver trans-
Wichita Marriott Restaurant
9100 E. Corporate Hills Drive IBM has ended its fourth quarter and fiscal East, and Africa will have the highest growth plant in 2009, but it is unclear at this time
Wichita, Kan. 2010 on a positive note, with net income that rates of 9.8%. Western Europe and Central whether the leave is related to these past
issa-cp.org topped analysts’ expectations. The company Europe will have the lowest growth rates, with issues. There has been no clarification as to
• • • • • brought in $29.02 billion in revenue for the an anticipated 4%. how long Jobs will be away, but he did say in a
AITP Research Triangle Park
quarter, ahead of the expected $28.18 billion. letter to Apple employees that he hopes to be
Feb. 10 |Apple Receives Solar Patent
University Club Its net income rose 9% year over year, climb- back to work soon. Apple’s COO, Tim Cook, will
4200 Hillsboro St. ing from $4.81 billion ($3.59 per share) in 2009 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has handle day-to-day operations during Jobs’ leave.
Raleigh, N.C. to $5.26 billion ($4.18 per share); analysts had awarded Apple a patent covering solar power
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www.rtp-aitp.org Report Shows Mixed Sales
predicted per-share earnings of $4.08. In addi- systems for mobile devices. The patented tech-
• • • • • For Computer Manufacturers
tion, the tech company’s gross margin expand- nology could be used to build a solar power
AITP Oklahoma City
Feb. 15 ed to 49%, a slight increase from 48.3% a year system into an external charger or into a device According to a recent Gartner report, Apple’s
aitpokc.org earlier. Looking ahead, IBM predicts adjusted such as a smartphone or tablet, which bodes sales are increasing faster than ever, while the
• • • • • earnings per share of at least $13 for fiscal well for users who have complained about PC market is still dominated by HP and Dell.
AITP Southwest Missouri
2011, ahead of analysts’ expectations of inadequate iPhone and iPad battery life. Of Although PC manufacturers hold the top four
Feb. 15
$12.58 per share. course, receiving a patent does not mean that spots in U.S. computer sales, both HP and Dell
aitpspringfield.org
the company will build—or arrange to have reported losses; Apple reported sales gains,
• • • • • |Cisco Announces
Central Ohio another company build—the technology in however, grabbing 9.7% of the U.S. market in
PCI Compliance Survey Findings
Cloud Computing User Group question; Apple already owns other solar-relat- the fourth quarter, according to Gartner. Apple
Feb. 15, 6 p.m.
Cisco and InsightExpress surveyed 500 IT ed patents, and in fact was granted more than and Toshiba are the only computer manufac-
Platform Labs
decision-makers about the current opinion of 560 patents in 2010 alone. turers to post positive gain—Gartner reported
1275 Kinnear Road
Columbus, Ohio the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data | the total U.S. market dropped 6.6% year over
Survey Shows
www.platformlab.org Security Standard) since its initial deployment year. Gartner listed HP, Dell, Acer, Toshiba,
Enterprise Mobile Apps On The Rise
• • • • • five years ago. According to the findings, 70% and Apple as the top five sellers for the fourth
Central Ohio VMware Users Group
of the respondents cited that their companies In its latest enterprise mobile app survey, quarter 2010.
Feb. 15, 8 a.m.
are more secure with PCI compliance than they Sybase found that a vast majority of the 250 IT
Platform Labs |Apple Posts Record Results
1275 Kinnear Road would be without the requirement. Currently, managers (90%) surveyed plan to deploy more
Columbus, Ohio 85% of organizations are confident they would mobile applications at their companies this Strong holiday sales of iPads, iPhones, and
www.platformlab.org pass a PCI assessment; 78% passed former year. As for what’s motivating the interest in Macs helped Apple post record sales and prof-
• • • • • assessments. The top challenges respondents mobile applications, 63% of respondents say its for the last quarter of 2010. Apple reported
PASS Minnesota
cited related to PCI DSS requirements include cost cutting is a central motivation behind the $6 billion in net income for the quarter, an
Feb. 15
passmn.org informing employees about how to handle new reliance on apps, 51% want apps to increase of 78% from the same quarter in
• • • • • cardholder data and updating old systems. improve productivity, 50% claim that apps will 2009. Revenue rose more than 70% to $26.74
AITP Omaha meet employee needs or requests, and 43% billion, beating analysts’ expectations of $24.5
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Feb. 17 HP To Investigate Hurd’s Departure
consider apps a way to get a leg up on the billion. Mac computer sales grew 22% to 4.1
aitpomaha.com
HP says it will commission outside lawyers competition. Other findings show that 82% of million units, with laptop sales up 37% from the
• • • • •
ISSA Northern Virginia to conduct an investigation into the departure respondents want to host mobile apps in the previous year. Apple sold 16.24 million iPhones
Feb. 17, 5:30 p.m. of Mark Hurd, the company’s former CEO. cloud, and 56% of the sample indicated that during the quarter, an increase of 86% from the
issa-nova.org According to court papers regarding the adapting corporate data for use with mobile same quarter in 2009. iPad sales were up 75%
• • • • • issue, the investigation will inspect “circum- apps and devices is a big priority. from the previous quarter, with 7.3 million sold
SIM Minnesota
stances surrounding the departure of Mark
Feb. 17, 2:30 p.m. |Worldwide Internet Use Survey | Survey: Most Businesses
Northland Inn Hurd and the board’s decision to approve the
Lack Recovery Plan
7025 Northland Drive N. separation agreement between HP and Mr. According to a survey from tech blog Royal
Minneapolis, Minn. Hurd.” Those circumstances include allega- Pingdom, nearly 29% of the 6.8 billion people If your company is lacking a comprehensive
www.simnet.org
tions of sexual harassment and inaccurate in the world, or 1.97 billion, now have access to disaster recovery plan, you’re not alone:
• • • • •
expense reports. The investigation will also the Internet. That’s a 14% increase over last According to Symantec, only 43% of small
AITP Akron-
Outsourcing Data Center Operations include scrutiny of Hurd’s $53 million sever- year. Other impressive figures from the survey businesses have a plan to cope with a net-
Feb. 22 ance package. Currently, Hurd is serving as include 107 trillion emails sent on the Internet work failure, data loss, or other disaster.
Akron, Ohio co-president of Oracle. in 2010, making for an average of 294 billion More than half of the companies that lack a
www.akron-aitp.org
emails per day in 2010, and there are 255 mil- plan contend that they don’t need one
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• • • • • AT&T iPhone Users
lion Web sites as of December 2010, 21.4 mil- because they don’t believe that computers
AITP St. Louis Plan Verizon Switch
Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m. lion of which were added over the course of the are critical to business. The businesses
Crowne Plaza Clayton Now that Verizon will be offering Apple’s iPhone, year. Royal Pingdom also found that there polled experienced an average of six outages
7750 Carondelet Ave. a recent survey reports that industry “churn” is were 152 million blogs, 600 million Facebook during 2010, caused mainly by cyber attacks,
St. Louis, Mo.
on the rise, with many current customers plan- users, 25 billion tweets sent, 2 billion videos power failures, and natural disasters. The
stlouisaitp.org
ning to switch carriers. Researchers at Change- watched per day on YouTube, and 5 billion median cost of downtime is $12,500 per day
Wave found that about 4% of Verizon customers photos on Flickr in 2010. among those surveyed.
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Cloud Taking Over, Slowly
If your enterprise isn’t investing in cloud computing at least at some level, it probably should be. Need
more proof? According to IDC, this year:
• 15% of IT revenue will be cloud-related Top 10
• Public cloud deployment will grow 30%
• Cloud providers will compete for dominant market position, trying to help enterprises move to the cloud
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The Processor Product Releases section Manufacturers:
includes brief overviews of data center products. Do you have a new product that data center/IT
managers would be interested in learning about?
All products listed have been released recently, so use this section to get Send your press release or product information
up to date with what’s new on the market and to find products you need. to [email protected].
management, braided cable sleeving, regular reporting, the company says. cloud environment from a single win-
PHYSICALINFRASTRUCTURE EMI shielding gaskets, thermal manage- PathView Partners can acquire the Cloud- dow, letting IT staff quickly pinpoint
ment, and RF absorber materials. Smart service framework for free. the root cause of performance issues.
■Black Box Auto-Sync Time Clock
LogicMonitor’s escalating alert chains
Black Box announced the release of two ■JouleX Energy Manager ■Black Box VirtuaCore will proactively notify appropriate staff
models of its Auto-Sync Time Clock, a JouleX announced version 2.5 of the JEM Black Box announced the launch of its of any issues via cell phone, email, or
tool for providing automatic time synchro- (JouleX Energy Manager). Functionality in VirtuaCore desktop virtualization comput- SMS alerts. For more on this product,
nization and data storage to aid in compli- version 2.5 extends JEM with the addition er sharing system. VirtuaCore allows see page 23.
ance with industry regulations. The product of JouleX Mobile, a patent-pending, loca- high-capacity processors to be used to
offers a Web-based interface for easy con- tion-based “smart” mobile application for a serve multiple individual users, saving ■McAfee Enterprise
figuration and management. The clock company’s employees to manage the power hardware, energy, and support costs. Mobility Management 9.5
synchronizes to NIST or to an internal/ usage of all their personal productivity Aimed at classrooms, offices, and high- McAfee launched the latest version of
external NTP time source. devices, such as PCs, workstations, moni- density cubicle locations, VirtuaCore also its Enterprise Mobility Management soft-
tors, voice-over-IP phones, and printers. helps companies meet green initiatives by ware, which is a unified endpoint man-
reducing their carbon footprint. agement platform. McAfee EMM 9.5
■Panduit Signature Core Fiber Optic features integration with the McAfee
Cabling System ■BMC Software Cloud ePolicy Orchestrator, an Enterprise App
Lifecycle Management
Panduit announced the Signature Core Store, improved support for iOS 4, PKI
■Black Box Distribution-Style Fiber Cable Fiber Optic Cabling System, a multimode BMC Software announced its Cloud (Public Key Infrastructure) capabilities,
Black Box announced its 10 Gigabit, fiber communications system designed to Lifecycle Management. The solution and more.
Laser-Optimized, 50-Micron, Distribution- offer the best reach and design flexibility introduces a platform-agnostic Service
Style Fiber Cable, available to customers in possible and deliver performance ex- Governor, which is a powerful tool that ■Meru Networks
cut-to-length sections. The EXP10G006A ceeding 10/40/100Gbps Ethernet and applies IT policies to automatically guide Service Assurance Platform
and EXP10G012A cables support 10 the initial placement and ongoing man- Meru Networks released its Service
Gigabit Ethernet applications up to 300 agement of cloud services, rather than Assurance Platform, which the company
meters. Black Box recommends this cabling requiring manual effort. This solution is touts as the first secure “retail-ready”
for LED or laser light sources. designed to support heterogeneity and wireless LAN solution. The platform
prevent lock-in in both public and private enables businesses to improve opera-
■Black Box Fiber Testing, Repair 8/16Gbps Fibre Channel standards. The cloud environments. Each cloud service tions, reduce expenses, and streamline
& Installation Products system is designed to be part of the com- can be sized upon deployment to accom- order fulfillment. Meru’s Service Assur-
Black Box introduced multiple products prehensive HSDT (High Speed Data modate different resource needs and scal- ance Platform is aimed at the retail and
designed to help organizations test, repair, Transport) Solutions. ability requirements. warehouse environments, with a goal of
and install fiber. The Fiber Optic Optical delivering connectivity and mobility in
Break Locator lets users determine distance- ■Power Assure & Packet Power Data ■Cisco Catalyst 3560-C & Catalyst 2960-C unpredictable settings. The company
to-break testing; the Optical Time-Domain Center Monitoring & Measurement Solution Compact Series Switches says that the platform can support wire-
Reflectometers help users determine light Power Assure, a data center infrastruc- Cisco released the Catalyst 3560-C and less applications for secure inventory
loss; the Fiber Cleaver cleaves all 125-μm ture management solutions provider, and Catalyst 2960-C Compact Series Switches location and management, and can result
multimode or single-mode optical fiber; and Packet Power, which makes wireless as part of the Borderless Network portfolio. in CAPEX savings of up to 30% and
four fiber termination kits let users strip, power-monitoring systems, have part- The switches are designed for spaces that OPEX savings of up to 50%.
polish, crimp, and terminate fiber. nered to offer a complete and affordable pose wiring, power, or space challenges,
and they work with a broad range of net- ■New Boundary Technology
■Black Box ServReach Power Reboot Pod work environments, enable flexible device Prism Suite 11.0
Black Box Network Services released placement, and utilize pass-through PoE. New Boundary Technology released
the ServReach Power Reboot Pod to Prism Suite 11.0. The latest release fea-
■F5 BIG-IP Edge Client App
remotely power on, power off, or reboot tures the Prism Deploy, Asset Manager,
& BIG-IP Edge Portal App
connected devices. Users can control the and Patch Manager solutions all in one
ServReach Power Reboot Pod with the F5 released the BIG-IP Edge Client package. Prism Suite 11.0 also lets admin-
ServReach KVMCube KVMoIP. The and BIG-IP Edge Portal apps in the App istrators and IT professionals create rule
Reboot Pod uses one interface to link units data center monitoring solution. Packet Store for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod sets to manage installations and updates
together, supports flexible power redun- Power software gathers power, tempera- touch. Appropriate for F5’s BIG-IP for multiple PCs.
dancy, and maintains infrared links ture, and relative humidity information Access Policy Manager, BIG-IP Edge
between pods to provide a 0U footprint. from its wireless monitoring devices and Gateway, and FirePass, the new apps ■Opnet AppMapper Xpert
then transmits that information to Power enable optimized mobile access for IT Opnet released AppMapper Xpert, soft-
■Cyber Switching csLinux Assure’s Dynamic Power Management managers, contractors, employees, and ware available through SaaS delivery that
2011.01 Firmware Update software in SNMP format. Power others on the network. automatically produces a run-time applica-
Cyber Switching released the csLinux Assure’s Dynamic Power Management tion map to identify the underlying appli-
■LogicMonitor
2011.01 firmware update for the ePower real-time analytics provides visibility cation and infrastructure components that
series iPDUs. The update includes the into operations across facilities. The inte- LogicMonitor has added VMware enable a production application, Opnet
following enhancements: power measure- grated solution provides a flexible and hardware monitoring to its hosted data says. AppMapper Xpert is part of the
ment updates, Cisco EnergyWise v2.5 cost-effective way to view and manage center monitoring solution, helping IT company’s suite for HD application per-
support (with individual outlet manage- energy use. For more information on this managers know the health of critical formance management and uses data
ment), additional CLI targets, and CLI product, see page 7. gathered from other offerings in the suite.
online help updates. Any ePower unit
NETWORKING& VPN ■Smith Micro QuickLink
Hotspot Manager
■Alacritech ANX 1500
Smith Micro Software released the
purchased after Jan. 5, 2011, includes the Alacritech released the ANX 1500 net- latest version of QuickLink Hotspot
2011.01 update. work acceleration appliance, a device that Manager, which is powered by the
the company says can dramatically improve enabling technology of SODA (Secure
■Device Technologies Spring-Fast
the performance of network storage, while On-Device API) 1.0. The integrated inter-
Wire Protection Grommet Edging
reducing the need for NAS devices. The face provided by the QuickLink Hotspot
& Fast-Drop Fiber Management
ANX 1500 utilizes a patented NFS Bridge Manager client allows users to wirelessly
LOGICMONITOR
Device Technologies’ Spring-Fast data caching technology to accelerate the connect to and manage their hotspots. The
Wire Protection Grommet Edging & performance of a storage network. VMware hardware components, includ- result is a better user experience across a
Fast-Drop Fiber Management help pro- ing power supply, fans, disks, and tem- range of devices.
tect critical electronic equipment from ■Apparent Networks CloudSmart perature. The new release brings its
damaging environmental conditions such For PathView Cloud Partners VMware monitoring on par with capabil- STORAGE
as chafing, abrasion, dust, moisture, Apparent Networks announced the ities already present for XenServer,
extreme temperatures, and noise. Along release of CloudSmart, its managed service NetApp, and other data center systems. ■ATTO Technology FastStream
with these two new products, DTI has a framework for PathView Cloud partners. Designed to simplify monitoring of RAID Storage Controllers
complete line of products fitting a broad CloudSmart offers remote performance complex IT infrastructures, the automat- ATTO Technology has released its
range of profile shapes and sizes, includ- management options, including monthly ed solution provides end-to-end visibil- FastStream RAID Storage Controllers,
ing door seals, edge trim, specialty cable monitoring services, troubleshooting, and ity of the entire physical, virtual, and which are independent external RAID
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storage controllers that provide 8Gbps
Fibre Channel or 6Gbps SAS host ■CRU-DataPort RAX SECURITY ■Codenomicon SNMP Trap
connectivity for multiple tiers of This series of 1U rackmount RAID and Codenomicon announced the latest edi-
■Black Box Network Services
SAS/SATA enclosures. According to JBOD storage systems features trayless tion of its security test suite called SNMP
Intelli-Pass Biometric Access Control
ATTO, the SC 8550 controller is the bays for easy drive insertion and removal. Trap. Designed to complement the compa-
For Cabinets
highest performing in its class and fea- Options abound with your choice of inter- ny’s other testing solutions, SNMP Trap
tures transfer speeds of 1,500MBps. The faces, as well as cooling fans, hardware Black Box released its Intelli-Pass bio- helps Codenomicon cover more than 200
controller is engineered to run six encryption, protective drive enclosure car- metric access control system security for protocol simulations. Other recent releases
streams of 10-bit uncompressed HD riers, port multiplication, and more. cabinets, which delivers reliable, accu- include MPEG-2 streaming tests and
video or 30 streams of DVCPro HD Pricing starts at $359. rate, multistage fingerprint identification. Defensics 3.12.
video at once for up to four users with- The bundled software monitors real-time
out needing a switch. All of the Fast- ■Micron RealSSD C400 status information, provides an access ■FalconGaze
Stream models ship with Advanced Data Micron released its RealSSD C400 trail, and enables users to manage the SecureTower 2.1
Streaming proprietary technology, as notebook SSDs, which are based on the enrollment and access of secure cabinets FalconGaze announced its Secure-
well as DriveAssure, CacheAssure, and company’s 25nm process technology. from a single desktop. Tower 2.1 data leak protection software,
MultiPath Director. Using a 6Gbps SATA interface, the 64GB which features the ability to manage and
■CipherOptics CEP10G
to 512GB RealSSD C400 series provides protect data using digital fingerprints.
■Buffalo TeraStation Pro up to 260MBps write speeds (in the CipherOptics released the CEP10G, a SecureTower 2.1 also lets users protect
Storage Solutions 512GB edition) and up to 415MBps read 10Gbps network encryption appliance. databases and supports Oracle, Microsoft
Buffalo Technology launched the speeds. The drives come in 1.8- and 2.5- CipherOptics says that it provides strong SQL Server, SQL Lite, and Postgre SQL.
TeraStation Pro Duo, Pro Quad, Pro inch form factors.
Rackmount, Pro 6, and Pro 8 network ■Imation Defender Collection
storage solutions. The TeraStation ■Primera Technology Software Suite
Bravo 4100-Series Imation announced that removable
Primera Technology says that its Bravo storage tools are coming to its Defender
4100 series of disc printers and publishers protection of data at Layer 2, 3, or 4 Collection Software Suite. The newest
is the fastest in its class. One highlight is without slowing down network speed or update will let SMEs both manage data
the ability to print a full-coverage color reducing availability. The CEP10G fea- on removable storage devices and also
Pro family comes equipped with Intel disc label in just six seconds. Another is tures Group Encryption and Cipher- encrypt the information. Using the soft-
Atom D510 dual-core processors and the series’ separate ink tanks. Pricing Engine compatibility, the company says. ware, users can also disable devices that
runs Buffalo’s SMB software suite. begins at $1,995. Also, it’s fast enough for applications are lost or stolen. Other solutions fea-
The TeraStation Pro 8 features eight that brook little latency, such as voice tured in the suite are the Defender
populated storage bays starting at ■QNAP TS-419U+ Turbo NAS and multicast video, according to Collection Control Server and Defender
$2,999.99. The TeraStation Pro 6 fea- This full-featured rackmount NAS CipherOptics. The system will be avail- Collection Control Client, which handle
tures six bays and starts at $2,499.99. server is aimed at SMEs and work- able as a standalone, point-to-point solu- the local, central data management and
The TeraStation Pro Quad and Pro groups. It sports four 3.5/2.5-inch SATA tion or as part of a CipherEngine-enabled the removable storage management,
Rackmount feature four populated drive bays with hot-swappable drive carriers group encryption solution, the compa- respectively. The suite is one part of the
bays and will start at $1,199.99 and and support for up to 2TB drives, QNAP ny says. General availability for the complete Defender Collection series of
$1,699.99, respectively. The TeraStation says. Its RAID options include types 6 CEP10G will begin in June, although data security and management solutions
Pro Duo features two drive bays and and 5+ hot spare, plus online expansion limited quantities should start to surface from Imation.
starts at $599.99. and migration features. in April. Go to Page 8
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Continued from Page 7 without disrupting the network, which The enhancements are tied to Kofax’s
■Fujitsu TP-X II PoS & TP-X II Coupé
minimizes the load on Microsoft MarkView for Accounts Payable,
■Sentrigo Hedgehog Enterprise 4.1 Exchange, and streamlined operational IT Fujitsu made its TP-X II Point of Sale VirtualReScan, Communication Server,
Sentrigo released version 4.1 of its efficiencies. SonaVault also helps to controller and TP-X II Coupé available to Monitor, Capture, and Transformation
Hedgehog Enterprise database security ensure regulatory compliance, including North American retailers. The models are Modules offerings.
suite, a database activity monitoring sys- Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA. available in a standard or compact Coupé
tem designed for the enterprise. The latest size and feature a high-efficiency power ■Motion Computing Motion CL900
release features enhanced support for ■Vertical Communications MBX IP supply with 80% certified efficiency, Motion Computing announced its ultra-
Sybase and SQL databases in the suite’s Vertical Communications released MBX optional second hard drive and RAID con- light, rugged CL900 tablet PC. The tablet
DBscanner application. DBscanner now IP, a converged IP telephony system for troller, and smaller footprint counters. has up to eight hours of battery life; an IP-
checks for nearly 4,000 potential vulnera- multisite small businesses. Utilizing a sin- 52 rated exterior; a Corning Gorilla glass
■ Giada MI-H67 Mini-ITX Motherboard
bilities, including those that derive from gle scalable platform, the MPX IP system display; and other optional features, such
the installation and setup of the database supports migration from existing MP- Giada’s new MI-H67 Mini-ITX mother- as WLAN, Bluetooth, and Gobi 3000
management systems. 5000, FX-II, and XTS IP systems, the board is perfect for a number of office and mobile broadband support. The CL900
company says. It also meets demands for media applications, including building comes in 30GB or 62GB SSD models and
■Tenable Network Security Log XTS IP, FX/MP, STS, and SBX IP end- small, super-quiet systems for office-based is available with up to 2GB of RAM.
Correlation Engine points. The system is designed for busi- or on-the-go training and presentations. The
Tenable Network Security announced nesses with 50 to 240 users at up to 72 MI-H67 supports multiple CPUs, including ■NextComputing Radius
its LEC (Log Correlation Engine) 3.6 locations. Primary features include inte- Intel Socket 1155 Sandy Bridge Core i7, NextComputing reports that Intel’s
management solution. The software is grated voicemail, unified messaging, auto- Core i5, and Core i3 processors, and it Sandy Bridge processor family is now
designed to analyze and report on logs matic call distribution, CTI integration available in its Radius line of all-in-one
and other events, and includes a Web- with Microsoft Outlook, multi-party con- portable workstations. The 32nm, second-
based management interface for analysis ferencing, call routing, VoIP trunking, one- generation members of Intel’s Core lineup
and reporting. Additionally, LCE 3.6 touch call recording, and call screening. incorporate on-die graphics, performance
can work with or without the Tenable and power consumption improvements,
SecurityCenter. SERVERS and other architectural enhancements.
Radius workstations will use Core i7
■Voltage Security & Merchant Link ■iXsystems iX-2216-10G & iX-1204-10G chips, NextComputing says.
Comprehensive Security Solution iXsystems released the iX-2216-10G
Voltage Security and Merchant Link and iX-1204-10G servers in response to ■Planar Systems Touchscreen Monitors
have partnered to deliver point-to-point the demand for 10GbE technology. The Planar Systems announced a suite of
encryption, cloud-based decryption, and 2U iX-2216-10G and 1U iX-1204-10G projective capacitive touchscreen monitors
tokenization. The goal of the solution is to feature an Intel 5520 chipset and support designed for PoS, PoP, and public access
grant merchants the high performance of dual 64-bit six-core, quad-core, and dual- environments. Features include zero-bezel
Merchant Link Payment Gateway coupled core Intel processors; up to 192GB DDR3 design, pure glass surfaces, driverless
with the decryption and tokenization ser- RAM; Dual Port Intel GbE controllers; usability, and multitouch capabilities.
vices of Voltage SecureData Payments. and remote management. includes the Intel H67 Express chipset. It They also come with a three-year, two-day
can handle a maximum of 8GB RAM and advance replacement warranty to protect
■XRoads Networks Edge2WAN ■Supermicro UP Platforms offers one PCI-E 2.0 x16 and two MiniPCI- against downtime.
XRoads Networks, in a partnership with Based On The Intel P67 & Q67 Chipsets E Slots. The MI-H67 supports multiple
Webroot, announced its Edge2WAN Supermicro launched its next-genera- GPUs and provides four SATA ports. The ■Rugged Notebooks MedTab
“Cloud Firewall” platform. Edge2WAN is tion, high-performance Uni-processor motherboard offers a Gigabit LAN con- Rugged Notebooks recently announced
designed to fill the need for firewall secu- platforms based on the new Intel P67 and troller, two back-panel Wi-Fi antenna aper- a ruggedized tablet for the healthcare mar-
rity measures for cloud-based services and Q67 chipsets that are optimized for Intel tures, and a total of 12 USB ports (eight ket that withstands drops to hard flooring,
will provide security services for multiple 2nd Generation Core i7/i5/i3 processors. USB 2.0 and four USB 3.0). For more on damage from bodily fluids and cleaning
Internet connections. this product, see page 41. liquids, and more. Starting at $2,549, the
MedTab can be operated by touch or sty-
MESSAGING& TELEPHONY ■HP Interactive Technologies lus, and can receive a legal patient signa-
HP released several offerings designed ture. It has a 10.4-inch screen and weighs
■Alteva Video Auto Attendant The Supermicro C7P67 and C7Q67-based for retailers to help their customers in 4.1 pounds.
Alteva released what it claims is the systems support a variety of leading-edge multichannel retailing environments. The
industry’s first on-demand video auto capabilities, including USB 3.0, SATA offerings include the HP Image Barcode ■Samsung Central Station
attendant, which gives companies the 3.0, and optional DOM. Scanner, which reads 1D and 2D barcodes Samsung released the Samsung Central
means to welcome customers with an printed or displayed on mobile devices; Station, which is a unified desktop hub
interactive greeting, complete with routing CLIENTS the HP LD4201, HP LD4210, and HP that connects notebook PCs, displays,
options, to replace an automated recep- LD4710 LCD Digital Signage Displays peripherals, network, and AV, providing
tionist. Users can thus dial into a compa- ■Eurocom Panther 2.0 (42 to 47 inches); and the Independent users with a simple and convenient way
ny’s network and view a video stream vs. Eurocom recently announced that its Software Vendor program. to increase productivity. Available in
audio stream that offers further directions Panther 2.0 mobile workstation includes March, the Samsung Central Station will
■HP t5500 Series
or instructions with graphical cues. AMD’s HD6970M GPU and support come in 23- and 27-inch wired and wire-
for ATI CrossFireX. The support for HP launched a family of thin-client PCs less configurations.
■Sonasoft SonaVault HD6970M joins previous Nvidia GeForce and monitors aimed at enterprises. The
Sonasoft announced SonaVault, an and Quadro series options running in t5550, t5565, and t5570 are intended for ■Veryant vCOBOL Enterprise
email archiving tool designed to help SLI or CrossFireX configurations. The environmentally conscious enterprise Veryant introduced vCOBOL Enter-
companies improve email management Panther 2.0 is designed with a 17.3-inch users who are looking for desktop tools to prise, a platform to migrate legacy
and cut back on PST file proliferation HD screen and a choice of a quad- or enable Web browsing and virtualization. COBOL applications off IBM mainframes
across a company’s network. SonaVault is six-core Intel i7-980X Extreme or Xeon An HP spokesperson touts the products’ as part of strategic cost-cutting, consol-
designed to work out of the box and grant 5500/5600 processor. efficiency, reliability, and productivity. idation, and operational effectiveness
SMBs more control over corporate email initiatives. vCOBOL Enterprise supports
■Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 ■Intermec 70 Series transitions from the mainframe to afford-
Fujitsu announced its ScanSnap S1100, Intermec has launched the 70 Series, its able Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Win-
a USB-powered portable scanner that lets next-generation portfolio of ultra-rugged dows systems by preserving the valuable
users upload scans from a device to their mobile computers. The CN70 is designed business logic developed in long-standing
PC or Mac, in addition to cloud services for field service, transportation and logis- COBOL programs.
while cutting costs and increasing sim- such as Google Docs or Evernote. Scans tics, while the CN70e works best for
plicity. Features include PST file retrieval can also be imported to Word or Excel direct store delivery/route accounting. SERVICES
and archiving no matter the file location using the included software. The CK70 offers capabilities for parcel
delivery in courier, express and postal ■OPNET Cloud Readiness
operations. The CK71 is best for manu- Performance Assessment
Do you have a new product facturing and warehousing. OPNET Technologies introduced its
Cloud Readiness Performance Assess-
■Kofax Enterprise Capture Platform
that data center/IT managers would ment, which is an application migration
Kofax added enhanced abilities to its service for clients looking to take advan-
be interested in learning about? enterprise capture platform, which, the tage of a cloud-based infrastructure. The
company states, add support for new service analyzes applications and their
applications and use cases; improve dependencies and employs proven meth-
Send your press release or related product information usability, system configuration, and odologies and tools to predict how appli-
to [email protected]. administration; and enhance enterprise- cations will perform when migrated to
class systems management and control. the cloud.
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Better Understanding Power Equipment
Continued from Page 1 needs. As a general rule, Heimerl believes To create an effective power monitor-
Key Terms
down at all, then it should be supported that an enterprise may be better off with ing strategy, it’s best to start by consider-
with a UPS, as long as there’s sufficient multiple smaller UPSes than with a single ing what’s being monitored and at what
capacity in that UPS to support key systems comprehensive one. Main power, UPSes, frequency, Siri notes. The various mea- Alternate power, cold site: An offsite
until power is restored, a generator is start- generators, and alternate sites are all part of surement points result in varying levels recovery facility that contains basic data
ed, or an alternate site can supply power. a comprehensive solution, he notes. of accuracy and efficiency. The typical center functions without any systems.
“Remember that a UPS is always a tem- areas where power measurements are These sites provide power and basic
porary solution,” Heimerl adds. “If your Monitoring Power taken are at the facility level, UPS, network infrastructure, but no hardware,
key systems could go down for some peri- One of the most important parts of any upstream PDU, RPP (remote power such as servers, for recovery.
od of time, then you need to be able to power equipment implementation or man- panel), the infeed to the cabinet PDU,
Hot site:A recovery facility that has dedi-
either have a generator that can deliver agement strategy is monitoring. Keeping and at the individual outlet on the cabinet
cated hardware that can take over data
enough power to run your systems or track of how equipment is functioning PDU for device-level measurements.
center operations immediately.
switch to an alternate site.” isn’t a new concept, but there are still “The closer to the device that you mea-
many data centers that aren’t using net- sure your power, the more accurate it will PDU:A power distribution unit is any
Size Wise workable cabinet PDUs to monitor, man- be,” Siri says. “Outlet-level monitoring is device that distributes electric power
To properly size a power management age, and collect power data, according to the most accurate point to measure at and can vary in terms of voltage, plugs,
strategy, an enterprise needs to know how Brandon Siri, senior marketing service within the entire data center.” He adds that and monitoring capability. PDUs can be
many systems it has and what the power representative at Server Technology frequency is also critical. Most data center “dumb,” meaning they have no instrumen-
requirements are. Heimerl notes that it’s (www.servertech.com). managers want to constantly monitor tation or management functions, or they
critical to consider peak power draw and “Power monitoring leads to increased power, but some opt for daily or even can be “metered,” which means equipped
duration of power. uptime, maximizes rack space, lowers weekly monitoring. with a display showing load information.
“If, for instance, you’re supporting a call cost, increases efficiency, and provides a “You really need to consider at what Another option is “switched,” allowing part
center with 20 PCs and each PC consumes means to capture the information to calcu- level of efficiency do you want to monitor, of the distribution to be switched on or off
100 watts of power, you need a UPS that late green metrics,” says Siri. and analyze the cost benefit of being able from a remote location.
can support a draw of 2,000 watts of power Along with monitoring the power on a to use all the available power and detect
Warm site:An offsite recovery facility that
just to run,” he says. “Consider, though, cabinet PDU, environmental information the power-wasting, comatose devices,” Siri
provides data center functions and some IT
that those same PCs starting up, fans spin- can also be monitored using the same IP says. “The realization here is that instanta-
infrastructure like servers and networking.
ning up, [and] disk drives starting could address that both master and expanded neous device-level measurements will
draw 200 to 250 watts or more each, so, cabinet PDUs use. Monitoring can be syn- result in the most precise information and
realistically, a UPS that can support 5,000 chronized with alarms and SNMP notifica- will reliably monitor the power running application specifically geared toward
watts is more appropriate.” tions based on user-defined thresholds, through the devices in the data center.” trending and graphing power measure-
That example doesn’t even include lights, providing instant notification of problems When a data center manager has all the ments over time, in order to see the flux in
phones, HVAC systems, and other power within the cabinet. data, it’s helpful to consider using an data center power. P
Should SMEs Be Using Cloud Storage For Primary Data?
Continued from Page 1 storage via iSCSI that would allow certain storage controller merely needs to be needs. A simple monolithic shared cache
that perform one of those two functions. applications like SharePoint and Exchange given access credentials to the data in the may not address these needs.”
Now, though, by using local storage as a to use cloud storage. These applications in cloud, and all the company’s data for file When it comes to cost, Rodriguez says
cache and with some added intelligence, particular are ideal for a hybrid type of services and key applications is immedi- to make sure that the solution can provide
cloud storage is being considered for use solution because they have a relatively ately available,” Goldstein says. In a dis- space optimization capabilities such
as a primary storage area. small database that points to attached or aster recovery scenario, the cloud storage as deduplication and/or compression.
In fact, one advantage of using cloud as related files. Those files quickly become controller recovers data as it is being “While you are paying as you go with
primary storage is that the need for separate inactive and are ideal for being stored only accessed, making the most effective use cloud storage, you want to do everything
backup and archive processes goes away. A in the cloud.” of Internet bandwidth. you can to minimize costs over the long
file server that leverages the cloud essen- There are other advantages to an iSCSI One added benefit, Goldstein says, is that term,” he says. P
tially backs itself up via its replication gateway, says Nicos Vekiarides, CEO and the failback to the primary data center after
processes, says Nasuni CEO Andres co-founder of TwinStrata (www.twinstrata the disaster is easy. “Simply ‘remount’ the
Counterpoint:
Rodriguez (www.nasuni.com). “Local stor- .com). “A key advantage of a gateway that cloud with the cloud storage controller in
age is essentially turned into a cache to pro- provides iSCSI access is [that] you can use the primary data center. No need to ship
When Not To Cloud
vide excellent local performance to the your own file system on that storage. For storage around the country or worry about
users,” he says. Rodriguez explains: As example, some administrators may want to copying all the data from a secondary site
Cloud storage has plenty of benefits, includ-
users store data on the cache, it is replicated use Windows for file serving, or others may back to the primary,” he says.
ing low startup costs and ease of growth and
to the cloud. Once in the cloud, it is snap- want to use ZFS. iSCSI storage gives you
Complement The Environment storage management, with the downside of an
shotted so that older versions of files can be the flexibility for both.”
ongoing, often monthly, storage expense. But
retrieved in case of deletion or file over- Howells says the use of cloud storage on Howells says the key for successful
what if those benefits could be offered by
write. Snapshots of cloud data can be pre- semistructured data such as email and col- use of cloud storage is a system that
local storage?
served as long as the storage administrator laboration relieves the IT administrator from complements the environment. “Look for
would like. As the local cache fills up, old tedious storage management tasks. All of cloud storage solutions that are specifi- Mario Blandini, senior director of product mar-
data is removed. If a user accesses older the data is replicated to the cloud as it cally tuned for a particular application or keting for Data Robotics (www.datarobotics
data that is not in the cache, it is automati- changes and then can be snapshotted for use use case,” he says. “It should understand .com), believes that it can. “Cloud storage
cally recovered for them from the cloud. later, he says, and the local storage automat- how to integrate into that environment. has its role, but much of how and when it is
The result is that several major interrup- ically maintains the working set of data. Today excellent use cases are data sets used depends on the user experience. One
tions to an IT administrator’s day are now “There is no longer the need to add where a large amount of the capacity is of the reasons its initial traction has been so
eliminated. First, any data that can lever- additional storage capacity or buy and inactive but there is a need to keep it strong in backup and archive is that those are
age this cloud architecture can be removed install new storage systems. The cloud close at hand just in case it is needed ‘background’ tasks. Foreground tasks like
from the backup process. Second, the storage is automatically provisioned as the again. Specific examples include file production databases, rich media creation,
management of local capacity is now auto- environment needs it. This also means the servers, email, and group collaboration and editing are not as well suited to that type
mated. No need to decide between delet- expense of costly system upgrades and the software,” Howells says. of storage model today,” Blandini says.
ing old files and expanding hard drives. downtime they may bring is eliminated,” TwinStrata’s Vekiarides says that IT
There is also the issue of cost. One of the val-
Finally, user recovery of old data is now Howells says. administrators need to consider the flexi-
ues of cloud storage is that the storage you
transparent. “Even files that have been Not only does using cloud storage help bility of the appliance to meet application
need does not have to be paid for upfront.
deleted can now be recovered via a right- resolve backup and storage management performance requirements. “Different
With the cost of a 1TB server hard drive about
click within windows,” Rodriguez says. issues, it is also ideal for disaster recov- applications have varying needs and ser-
$100, storage is rather affordable, so enter-
ery. Josh Goldstein, vice president of vice-level requirements. Some applica-
Not Just File Services prises need to be sure to conduct a long-term
marketing and product management for tions may have different working set sizes.
cost analysis. “If the simplicity of cloud storage
Using cloud storage for primary data is Cirtas (www.cirtas.com), points out that Some may be more latency-sensitive, and
can be had in a local shared storage system
not limited to file services. Ian Howells, many SMEs don’t have the luxury of a some may only be able to use the cloud for
and work as part of an offsite backup solution,
chief marketing officer at StorSimple second data center for offsite backups or background replication with a full local
then it may make more sense to keep the
(www.storsimple.com), says, “A local disaster recovery. copy. Translation? The caching intelli-
storage in-house. In the end, a balanced use
storage appliance can be used that has “In these situations, cloud-based prima- gence needs to vary across applications as
of both technologies may be the wisest deci-
enough capacity for active data and then ry storage is ideal. Data is inherently off- each has different attributes. At the same
sion for the SME,” he says.
leverage the cloud for less active data. site and accessible from anywhere. time, the caching has to be dynamic so
This appliance could then present block Should a disaster occur, a standby cloud that it can address changing application