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FEATURE PACKAGE Smarter Cooling Strategies
Cloud Computing: What You
Need To Know Now
What’s the big picture when it comes to cloud
computing, and where are enterprises find-
ing the most success? We talked with some Passive Liquid Cooling At The Rack Level Cuts Power Usage & Cost
industry insiders to find out.
The average operating cost by the connected heat-transfer
of data centers has grown doors is then transferred to
three times faster than capital the chilled water supply by
investment in new IT equip- using a stainless steel plate
ment. Factors for this uncon- heat exchanger.
trolled total cost of ownership
Cold Front
include cooling equipment
capital expense, inefficient Black Box has introduced
designs, high installation costs, the Cold Front™ data cen-
rising energy bills, and ongo- ter cooling solution, which is
ing maintenance. An efficient, composed of Heat-Transfer
reliable passive liquid cooling Doors and a Coolant Manage-
system can help mitigate some ment System. It uses a closed-
Cloud Computing: The Big Picture.............................28 of these costs by ensuring loop circulatory system and
Enterprise Success In The Cloud...............................29 proper heat dissipation, which can cut power and cooling
Weighing Your Cloud Options....................................30 is critical for achieving maxi- costs by 50%. Cold Front
Top Tips For Cloud Computing Implementation.........31 mum equipment performance offers data centers consistent
and avoiding downtime. and scalable cooling to meet
PHYSICAL
In typical data center instal- their changing demands.
INFRASTRUCTURE
lations, the infrastructure The system’s controller pro-
■ The Cold Front passive liquid cooling heat that’s required to support vides intelligent monitoring
transfer door from Black Box reduces the ambient perimeter or in-row cooling and interfaces with building
noise because it only cools the hot air exiting the produces significant noise. management systems and Web
servers.......................................................page 1 This is due to the high volume management tools for high reli-
of air being moved around the ability. The versatile Coolant
■Product Spotlight:
data center. The Cold Front Management System features
PDUs & UPSes.................................................page 18
passive liquid cooling heat- redundant variable-speed
■ AVTECH Room Alert 32E and 32W environmental transfer door reduces the pumps, actuators, and control
monitoringhardware logs conditions and provides ambient noise because it only valves to maximize system
historical graphing...........................................page 20 cools the hot air exiting the availability.
servers. The cold air returned Cold Front supports five
■ Power Assure PAR4 is a rating system developed
to the room also acts as a times the computing power
with Underwriters Laboratories that accurately
room cooling element, thus eliminating the the need for pressurized raised floors, air of air-cooled facilities and requires no
measures data center server power usage on a
need for conditioned air being blown into plenums, or exhaust chimneys, it also rearrangement of your enclosure. It
transactions-per-watt basis...........................page 20
the data center. Plus, it is scalable, so you makes secondary pump systems used for returns cooled air into the data center,
■Product Spotlight: can add units as you add computing. condensate unnecessary. providing up to 35kW of cooling, and
Environmental Monitoring................................page 22 eliminates the need for hot-aisle/cold-
Coolant Management System
aisle configurations so you can place
■ Future Facilities specializes in data center Heat-Transfer Doors
The coolant management system com- computing equipment where you want it.
visualizationtechnologies that help SMEs view
The heat-transfer door is a component ponent works with heat-transfer doors to The system is available in two base ver-
their physical spaces and plan moves, adds,
of a passive liquid cooling system that provide consistent data center cooling that sions: a floor-mount model that boasts up to
or changes...............................................page 27
uses chilled liquid passing through the grows as computing capacity increases. 260kW of cooling capacity, supports up to
■ As a self-contained standalone cabinet, the door to cool the exhaust air from a cabi- On a primary loop, it attaches to a chilled 20 Heat-Transfer Doors, is easy to maintain,
Micro-Container from Methode Electronics comes net before it re-enters the data center. It water system or a dedicated chiller. On and can be placed next to IT enclosures or
with the capabilities to store and monitor systems requires no fans or electricity because it its secondary loop, the system connects to outside of the white space entirely, and a
efficiently.................................................page 33 uses the server fans to move the hot air heat-transfer doors, providing as much as smaller, 6U rackmount system that supports
through the door. 260kW of cooling capacity, depending on up to 20kW of cooling capacity and pro-
NETWORKING & VPN The door uses a closed-loop circulatory the model. vides a cost-effective way to support one or
system, and its specially designed perfo- The passive liquid cooling system two Heat-Transfer Doors. P
■ Magma manufactures PCI and PCI Express
rations and coil maintain airflow through maintains the isolated secondary loop
Expansion Systems designed to add extra slots
the cabinet. The passive design has no supply temperature above the dew point
to servers, desktops, and portable computers..page 33
moving parts, increasing efficiency and of the data center, preventing condensa-
eliminating the need for fans and there- tion and ensuring efficient cooling. The
fore reducing noise. system does this by monitoring tempera- Contact:
The Processor.com home page is frequently updated with
A heat-transfer door replaces the existing ture and pressure conditions and increas- For more information, visit www.blackbox
new articles and hardware news to help you keep current.
rear door on a cabinet, requiring little if any ing and decreasing flow as conditions .com/go/ColdFront or call [phone]
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SERVERS
more productive. Surprisingly, the 500 work- storage were the least used at 31% of the savvy
❙
■Product Spotlight: Advertised Broadband Speeds ers in the United States and the UK surveyed consumers and 20% of the non-savvy.
Blade Servers..................................................page 34 Now Closer To Reality for the report would give up other work-related
❙
Smaller IT Firms Fight For
The FCC released “Measuring Broadband amenities for mobile device freedom; 58% would
STORAGE Involvement In Healthcare IT Operations
America,” a report detailing the delivered download give up free coffee at the office for their choice
■ When experts are asked if it’s OK to toss paper speeds of DSL-based, cable-based, and fiber- in mobile device, 39% would pass on free food, According to a recent CompTIA report, small to
based broadband. According to the findings, the 30% would give up choice of office supplies, and midsized IT firms are unable to enter the health-
documents after converting to an electronic man-
advertised speeds are seemingly a lot closer to 26% would give up their free parking. care IT market on a large scale because of current
agement system, one answer seems to be con-
actual speeds than previously found in the organi- legislation. CompTIA suggests slight changes to
stant: It depends.......................................page 36
zation’s 2010 assessment. The majority of carriers such policies could allow IT firms to collaborate
■ If your data management strategies are limited by were within 20% of their advertised speeds. Fiber- with smaller healthcare providers that are not
the lack of capabilities in your hardware or software to-the-home services delivered the best speeds, able to implement the technology, such as elec-
platforms, then your enterprise could use what OCZ offering 114% the advertised rates, according to tronic health records, on their own. Concerns in
Technologyhas to offer................................page 37 the report. Cable services delivered 93% of adver- CompTIA’s report include the lack of IT service
tised speeds on average, and DSL averaged 82% offerings for smaller healthcare offices; the lack of
CLIENTS
advertised speeds. The report also released basic funding to train current IT professionals; and the
■ Nothing beats the flexibility and convenience information regarding broadband speed and ser- imbalance in outreach, referrals, and communica-
of mobile devices—except a shattered screen, vice for uninformed consumers. tion to all sizes of healthcare and IT firms.
cracked case, or damaged components. Is it worth ❙ Malware Increasing On Android OS ❙ VanRoekel Named New U.S. CIO
it for enterprises to pay the often-higher costs for
Lookout Mobile Security released a report that The White House announced that Steven
ruggedized equipment?...........................page 38
reveals Android smartphones are 2.5 times more VanRoekel will succeed Vivek Kundra, who
SECURITY likely to suffer malware threats than just six months became the first federal CIO in 2009, as the
ago. The number of malicious Android apps sky- federal government’s chief information offi-
■ The Milton Security Group Edge7200 network rocketed in about six months from 80 infected cer. VanRoekel, a former Microsoft execu-
access management appliance helps control apps in January to more than 400 infected apps in tive and the managing director of the Federal
who accesses a company network with identity- July. Now, the company says, Android users have Communications Commission, says his main
based parameters.....................................page 39 a 30% probability of clicking on a malicious link. ❙ goals are to cut costs and narrow the productiv-
Study Shows Consumers
■ Buying Guide: Malware affected 500,000 Android users in the Still Confused By Cloud ity gap between the public and private sectors.
Email Security Appliances................................page 39 first half of the year alone. Not only are malware Productivity growth in the private sector has
occurrences on this mobile OS increasing, but the In spite of its prevalence, cloud computing con- been about 1.5% per year, according to the
■ Product Spotlight: attacks are getting more sophisticated—including tinues to confuse many. A study by NPD Group OMB, but growth in the government sector has
Email Security Appliances................................page 40 the use of “malvertising,” which is advertising that discovered that just 22% were familiar with the been less than a third of that.
leads the user to compromised sites. term, despite the fact that more than three-quarters
❙
DATA CENTER LinkedIn Shows Profit
were using cloud-based services, such as email,
❙
MANAGEMENT Many Workers Elect To Choose
tax preparation software, and online gaming, LinkedIn surprised Wall Street analysts by deliv-
Mobile Devices
■ Here are some tips to keep in mind as you among others. The study looked at “savvy” and ering a second-quarter profit and doubling its
A recent survey released by Sybase indicated “non-savvy” participants and found that those more sales. In its first earnings statement since its ini-
research companies offering used and refurbished
that many (about half of respondents) would familiar with cloud computing made better use of it, tial public offering in May, the company posted
equipment...............................................page 44
prefer to bring mobile devices of their choosing although this depended on the type of cloud activity quarterly income of $4.5 million, and sales more
into the workplace. Respondents also revealed that was being examined. Email tended to be the than doubled to $121 million. The site’s mem-
that they would enjoy using work-related mobile cloud service used most often, with 84% for the bership also grew 61% to 115.8 million, and the
apps; 56% said such apps would make them savvy and 68% for non-savvy. Disk backup and site received 7.1 billion page views, an increase
of 80%. The company’s revenue from premium
subscriptions rose 60%, and revenue from
WATCH THE
This information provides a quick glimpse of current and historical stock advertising and recruiting services more than
STOCKS
prices and trends for 13 major companies in the technology market. doubled. LinkedIn says it expects revenue of
$121 million to $125 million in the third quarter.
% change from ❙
Courion Releases Mobile Devices
Company Symbol Year Ago Aug. 4 $ Aug. 18 $ previous issue
Survey Findings
AMD AMD $6.42 $6.50 $5.79 ▼ 10.92%
Apple AAPL $249.88 $377.37 $366.05 ▼ 3% Courion released the results of a survey designed
CA Technologies CA $18.39 $20.44 $18.99 ▼ 7.09% to gauge companies’ confidence level in controlling
Cisco Systems CSCO $22.22 $14.82 $15.01 ▲ 1.28% access to corporate data by mobile devices and
Dell DELL $12.04 $15 $13.76 ▼ 8.27% cloud services. Almost 70% of the survey’s respon-
Google GOOG $467.97 $577.52 $504.88 ▼ 12.58% dents said their employees use personally owned
HP HPQ $40.76 $32.54 $29.51 ▼ 9.31% mobile devices to connect to the corporate net-
The Processor.com home page IBM IBM $128.50 $171.48 $163.83 ▼ 4.46% work, but 21% either don’t have a policy controlling
is frequently updated with new Intel INTC $18.90 $20.85 $19.77 ▼ 5.18% the use of mobile devices on the company network
articles and hardware news LinkedIn LNKD n/a $95.52 $81.18 ▼ 15.01% or don’t know if one exists. Fifty-seven percent of
Microsoft MSFT $24.44 $25.94 $24.67 ▼ 4.9% the respondents said they were confident that they
to help you keep current.
Oracle ORCL $23 $28.88 $25.19 ▼ 12.78% could control access to resources on the network.
Visit www.processor.com today.
Red Hat Software RHT $31.41 $36.63 $33.33 ▼ 13.72% However, only 34% expressed confidence when
Symantec SYMC $13.37 $17.12 $15.81 ▼ 7.65% asked about access through the cloud, and 40%
were confident they could control access with lap-
NOTE: This information is meant for reference only and should not be used as a basis for buy/sell decisions.
tops and mobile devices.
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S TAT S & F A C T S
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SATA Group Announces Third-Party Support Garnering Favor
Providing The Latest Insight & Information
New Storage Spec Among ERP Users
From Leading Research Firms
The Serial ATA International Organization More and more ERP (enterprise resource
announced a new storage specification that is planning) software customers are consider-
a hybrid of SATA and PCI-E technologies. The ing third-party support providers to handle
Storage Demands new specification, called SATA Express, uses their software needs, according to a survey
the hardware interface of PCI-E and the software conducted by analyst firm Constellation
of SATA. This means that SATA Express devices Research. In a polling of 244 participants,
KEEP GROWING will be recognized by the host system as regular 57% expressed an interest. This figure was
SATA devices, obviating the need for users to 15 points higher than last year’s 42% and a
upgrade devices to use the new spec. The current major leap from 2009’s 20%. For the major-
SATA 3.0 spec can provide 6Gbps throughput on ity (90%), cost was the primary reason for
a single lane, but the new technology will offer considering the switch. Right behind financial
8Gbps with one lane using PCI-E 2.0 or 16Gbps factors was dissatisfaction with the perceived
over two lanes with PCI-E 3.0. SATA Express value they were getting from vendor-provided
should be released by the end of the year. support (80%). The age of many ERP imple-
mentations is also fueling the rush for change.
❙
Mertens In As CEO At Sirius
❙
Computer Solutions Private HIEs See More Rapid Growth
Than Public HIEs
Joe Mertens, president of Sirius Computer Solu-
tions since January 2008, has taken over as CEO Since last year, the number of operational
of the company. He replaces company founder health information exchanges has more
Harvey Najim, whose duties have been steadily than doubled to 228, and private exchanges
lessening since Mertens became president. Najim are experiencing more rapid growth than
will now take on a more active role in the Harvey E. public exchanges, according to a report
Najim Family Foundation, a supporter of children’s by research firm KLAS. The report, titled
charitable organizations he started in 2006. Sirius “Health Information Exchanges: Rapid
officially became a billion-dollar-plus company at Growth in an Evolving Market,” revealed
the end of 2010 after acquiring Omaha, Neb.,- that the number of functioning private sector
based MSI Systems Integrators and is now a large exchanges increased from 52 to 161 since
player in the arena of assisting enterprises moving last year. By comparison, the number of
into cloud computing. public exchanges grew from 37 to just 67 in
a year. Reasons behind the disparity include
❙
Government Agency CIOs
government regulations to secure long-term
It’s no secret that enterprises are under increasing pressure to store the massive Take On New Duties
funding and physician concern about the
amounts of data created in today’s digital society. But how much more capacity is need-
CIOs at federal government agencies will soon integrity of data in public exchanges.
ed? And how are enterprises rising to the challenge? TheInfoPro set out to answer those
be taking on additional roles. Adding to their
questions in a recent survey of decision-makers at midsized and large enterprises. ❙ Cisco Results Better Than Expected
responsibilities of policymaking and infrastructure
maintenance, reform will be a major duty, including Cisco reported net income for its fiscal fourth
Networked storage capacity will grow an estimated 24% this year.
cost-cutting, eliminating waste and unnecessary quarter of $1.2 billion, a drop of 36.3% from
* 44% of organizations expect to increase spending
spending, and ensuring projects are completed on the same quarter last year but slightly above
* 31% expect spending to stabilize
time and within budget. Steven VanRoekel, the Wall Street predictions. Revenue rose 3.3%
new U.S. CIO, made official announcement of the to $11.2 billion. Cisco has been working to
Traditional backup software solutions are being threatened by virtual
changes in a White House blog post. VanRoekel cut costs for the past several quarters by
server protection choices.
emphasized that federal CIOs will now be respon- restructuring its management, killing several
* Half of survey respondents are using snapshots and replication
sible for “lowering operational costs, terminating product lines, and laying off 9% of its work-
and turning around troubled projects, and deliver- force. CEO John Chambers says the new
Appliances are gaining interest, although they’re not yet considered a trend.
ing meaningful functionality at a faster rate while strategy has cut $1 billion in annual operat-
enhancing the security of information systems.” ing expenses. Cisco expects revenue in the
VanRoekel succeeds Vivek Kundra, who resigned current quarter to grow by 4%, double what
for a post at Harvard. Wall Street analysts had predicted.
❙ ❙
Oil Stocks Surpassed By Tech Prices IBM Makes Storage Breakthrough
Tech stocks showed surprising strength for the Researchers at IBM have created an ultra-
week ending August 13. Very briefly, Apple fast storage system capable of scanning 10
became the most valuable stock in the country, billion files in only 43 minutes. The system is
surpassing Exxon Mobil. Exxon did come back composed of 10 eight-core servers with 6.8TB
and close higher for the day. Tech stocks from of solid-state memory, which stores metadata
companies such as Intel, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, the system uses to access requested infor-
and HP also did well. Some analysts still mation. The storage system uses a version
express concern, however, that the economy of IBM’s General Parallel File System, which
With The Cloud could slip back into the doldrums. Mark Jensen allows all of the processor cores to write to
of Deloitte & Touche sees an improving econo- and read from the disks in parallel, increasing
my, but one that has not been improving as fast responsiveness. The system can read files
as many would like. Market conditions, he says, at a rate of almost 5GBps. A previous IBM
INCREASING IN POPULARITY
could still “bring everything to a halt.” storage system, tested in 2007, could scan 1
billion files in three hours.
❙
HTC Hits Apple In Patent
Infringement Case
HTC has fired another volley
against Apple involving a patent
Storage administrators are moving to the cloud—gradually, according to a recent survey dispute. The Taiwan-based com-
from Storage Strategies NOW. pany is accusing Apple of violating
three patents pertaining to com-
57% of companies plan to adopt cloud storage, starting with email and then moving to munications between systems and
front-office applications and backup data. wireless devices. There has been
an ongoing dispute between the
When will they start the cloud adoption? two firms in an effort to come out
* 22% say they already have started on top in the mobile device market.
* 16% say in the next six months In the suit, filed in a U.S. District
* 27% say between six months and a year Court in Delaware, HTC is seeking
* 17% say between a year and 18 months damages and a ban on the sale
and importation of the infringing
What are their expectations? products in the United States. HTC
* 16% expect it to reduce capital and operational expenditures is claiming Apple infringed on its
* 14% expect to reduce TCO patents in products such as Macs,
* 14% expect it to increase business agility the iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV.
Last year Apple filed suit against
HTC for 20 alleged patent violations.
August 26, 2011 Processor.com Page 5
News
leading roadblock to cloud implementation suc- Samsung had copied parts of the iPad and
❙ ❙
Adtran Buys Bluesocket Smartphone Apps
cess. A mere 15% and 13% claimed upfront costs iPhone in its Galaxy Tab and Galaxy smartphone.
Fail To Protect User Passwords
Adtran acquired Bluesocket, a virtual wireless and security are the leading roadblocks, respec- Samsung countersued, arguing that Apple had
LAN vendor, which provides its vWLAN 802.11n tively. However, when justifying the transition to A report from viaForensics reveals that smartphone also infringed on its intellectual property.
software that helps IT manage its wireless cloud computing, 68% say cost reduction, 24% applications are improperly storing usernames and ❙
China Reports 480,000
infrastructure. The recently finalized acquisition say flexibility or scalability, and 21% say reduced passwords, potentially exposing sensitive data.
Trojan Attacks In 2010
will accommodate the growing number of Wi-Fi- complexity are the leading motivators. The top The report states that 76% of popular apps on
enabled devices in the enterprise, especially those recommendation (from 40% of the respondents Android and iOS store usernames as plaintext and A Chinese government agency reported that China
using virtualization. According to Bluesocket, involved in the study) is to plan more than antici- 10% actually store passwords as plaintext with no was the target of about 480,000 Trojan attacks
its software centralizes management tasks and pated before moving to the cloud. encryption. Social networking apps, during 2010. About 221,000 of those
system-level control tasks through a virtual WLAN ❙ attacks came from outside China, with
Apple Files Yet Another Complaint
controller. The company claims to have the first about 15% originating in the United
Against HTC
virtual wireless offering: its vWLAN option for States and another 9% from India, the
VMware. Analysts expect this buyout will make The ITC (U.S. International Trade Commission) report said. The agency also reported
Adtran a viable competitor in the WLAN market. is looking into another complaint against HTC that 35,000 Web sites in China were
Details of the acquisition were not released. made by Apple. Patents for scrolling operations hacked, including more than 4,600
and touchscreen displays were allegedly infringed government sites. The report comes
❙
Survey Reveals Unix Users’
upon; five total patent infringements are being after McAfee released findings that
Cloud Preferences
investigated in this round. Apple recently filed other a hacking group had stolen sensitive
A recent survey released by Gabriel Consulting claims of patent infringement against HTC earlier information from 72 organizations
Group found that Unix users are more likely this year. Apple is asking the ITC to ban the impor- and companies in 14 countries since
to use private cloud solutions vs. public cloud tation of the Taiwan-based company’s devices. which are some 2006. Some analysts say China was
offerings in their enterprises. After interview- These complaints are added to the lawsuits already of the most downloaded apps responsible for the attacks.
ing 306 Unix data center managers and staff, in progress; both companies have filed infringe- according to the company, are ❚
Google Tries To Block
less than 30% are using public clouds for any ment lawsuits against the other. the least secure; 74% of the 19
Microsoft Witness In ITC Case
tasks, listing security, availability, and quality ❙ apps tested failed viaForensics’
F5 Buys Crescendo Networks’
of service as main concerns. However, 50% private communication data tests. Financial apps Google filed a motion with the International
Intellectual Assets
of respondents are building a private cloud for were slightly more secure, but out of the 32 apps Trade Commission to block the testimony of
their enterprise. Respondents also revealed that F5 Networks has acquired the intellectual property tested, only 14 completely passed security tests. a Microsoft expert witness in a trial between
moving to the cloud is slightly less about money assets of Crescendo Networks, which specializes Eight of the apps in this category failed, meaning Microsoft and Motorola. Google says the wit-
and more about flexibility and speed; 50% say in application delivery and load balancing prod- the app stored sensitive data on the device. ness, Robert Stevenson, should not be allowed
flexibility and speed are their main motivators ucts. The transition will take place immediately, as to testify because Microsoft allegedly allowed
❙
Apple Blocks Samsung
vs. 44% who cited cost as their main motivation. Crescendo’s lead development team of engineers him to look at the Android source code, break-
Tablet Sales In EU
has already moved to F5’s location in Tel Aviv. ing a confidentiality agreement between Google,
❙
Study Shows Workflow Changes
Crescendo’s assets will be integrated into F5’s Apple won an injunction from a German court Microsoft, and Motorola. In the case against
Are Inhibitors To Cloud Adoption
Traffic Management Operating System, according that blocks Samsung from selling its Galaxy Motorola, Microsoft alleges that Motorola phones
TheInfoPro conducted a study regarding enter- to the company. The asset buyout comes after Tab 10.1 in all European nations except the running Google’s Android software violate cer-
prise cloud adoption and found that many IT Crescendo filed for bankruptcy and began liquida- Netherlands. Apple is seeking to have the injunc- tain Microsoft patents. A protective order in the
decision makers believe the change in day-to-day tion proceedings; details of the purchase were not tion extended to the Netherlands in a court in the ITC case prohibits Microsoft or Motorola from
business life by transitioning to the cloud is the released. The few companies now dominating the Hague. Samsung could face a fine of $350,000 showing the Android code to outside technical
biggest obstacle to cloud adoption. More than application delivery controller market include F5 per incident if it is found in violation of the injunc- advisors without giving Google prior notice and a
50% of respondents listed internal change as the (with the largest share), Citrix, Radware, and Cisco. tion. Apple sued Samsung in April, saying that 10-day period to object.
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Dokmee from Office Gemini is a cost-effective document Global DataGuard announced the availability of the enhanced
Staco Energy FirstLine BMS is a unique wireless battery
management solution providing companies with a centralized Signature Selection Capability for customized detection of
monitoring system consisting of a Data Collector, where
location to store and manage all their critical business files. network vulnerabilities. Configurable through the unified man-
information is displayed through graphs and bar charts on the
With multiple editions available, Dokmee meets the needs of agement console’s tools menu, the new Signature Selection
6.4’’ LCD touch screen monitor, a Battery Measurement Kit for
any size company. feature automatically fine tunes signatures based on a cus-
each battery cell to measure terminal voltage, impedance, and
With Dokmee 4.0, users will enjoy faster installation and tomer’s specific network requirements. The signature selection
temperature, a String Measurement Kit to measure system
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voltage and current, and battery string voltage, impedance
with improved key features: creating new file cabinets, setting and Exposures-based (CVE) signature rule sets to vulnerabili-
and temperature. Real-time status is compared to battery
up active imports and OCRs, ties and then loads IDS/IPS detection rules that specifically look
configuration settings and network paramater settings, with
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deviations recorded in an events log and used to trigger e-mail
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New workflow management set, as needed, if it relates to activity that a customer’s application
UPS batteries and provides real-time condition status.
features include automatic docu- requires in order to function.
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SKYTEX SKYTAB S- C ITT
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ACK OLUTIONS PTIME EVICES NC NODAL
O F W M R R P M C M GS-S S F
PEN RAME ALL OUNT ACK EMOTE HYSICAL ONITOR ONSOLE ANAGER ERIES WITCH AMILY
The Open Frame Wall Mount Rack from RackSolutions Austin, TX based Uptime Devices, Inc. is released the Gnodal announced the
adjusts to nine different configurations, making it ideal for Remote Physical Monitors (RPM). Uptime RPM employs release and general avail-
almost any application. The rack is perfect for networking intelligent Daisy Chain Sensor® technology, is the most ability of its GS-Series
equipment with a front mount of up to 21U of space and efficient way to leverage sensors for monitoring up to 250 dif- Switch Family, providing
a top and bottom rack space of up to 9U. The Wall Mount ferent sensors to plug into one RPM. Daisy Chain Sensor® the highest density, lowest
Rack comes in 12U, 15U and 21U heights as well as depths technology sets the standard in data center physical monitor- latency Top-of-Rack 10 and
of 9”, 12” and 17”. The open ing. Compatible with the leading management solutions and 40-GbE solutions available
design promotes optimal air flow hardware, the RPM system allows customers to simply plug on the market. Built for scalability, the GS-Series maintains
while offering a weight capacity in and protect their IT and infrastructure investments. Uptime its ultra-low latency and high throughput as the system size
of up to 400 lbs. Side panels, Devices created the Daisy Chain Sensor® and developed grows, making it an ideal infrastructure for low latency appli-
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SET3 C B F
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See pages
3 & 27.
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A D E T E 7.2
TOMIC ATA VENT RACKER NTERPRISEV G SQLE E
T A D C S I & E M REEN NTERPRISE DITION
HE TOMIC ATA LOUD ECURITY NFORMATION VENT ONITORING
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See page 32.
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E I G B
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UTHENTICATION LATFORM ATA ENTER DITION
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layer of security to the enterprise environment. remapped sector erasure for ATA/SATA/
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See page 37.
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