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The Benefits Of SSDs
OCZ Uses Its Storage Experience To Develop Innovative SSD Technology
It’s common knowledge that business, In order to meet its goals, OCZ had to Z-Drive R4 SSDs feature
and even innovation, is based on supply innovate and take a different approach power fail protection to pre-
and demand. But as a consumer, what can than other companies. Instead of vent data loss during poten-
you do if you have a demand but there is rebranding and selling drives, the com- tial power outages and are
no company out there supplying you with pany started designing and manufactur- also highly versatile. They
what you need? If you’re Ryan Petersen ing its own products. In fact, Indilinx, combine hardware and soft-
and his colleagues, you go out and start which designs SSD controllers, is a part ware storage management
your own business. of the OCZ Technology Group and its with VCA (Virtualization
“We founded OCZ after coming to realize Controller Architecture) 2.0,
that no company at the time was producing so you don’t have to invest
the specific product we as a group of com- in multiple types of SSDs
puter enthusiasts were looking for, and what and hard drives to handle
was worse, no one would take our input,” different storage needs. And
says Petersen, president and CEO of OCZ OCZ has designed these
(www.ocztechnology.com). “For that rea- drives to be customizable
son, we founded OCZ with a determination and easily configurable for
to develop best-of-breed products that real- almost any environment.
ly addressed customer needs and provided “The Z-Drive R4 is
added value.” available in a half-height
The employees at OCZ understand what version, designed for space-
users want because they themselves have constrained 1U servers
experienced what it’s like to not have the and multi-node rackmount
solutions you need readily available. The servers, and a full-height
company always looks to the customer when version,” Petersen says.
deciding what technologies to invest in and “Both configurations sup-
how to make those technologies better. port single-level cell (SLC)
or multi-level cell (MLC)
NAND flash memory with reduced write
“The Z-Drive R4 is designed to be both easier
amplification to extend drive life more than
three times the manufacturer’s rating of
to deploy and manage than historical high-bandwidth
the NAND.”
Long-Term Benefits Of SSDs
storage solutions, often with not just a lower total deployment
OCZ has been looking toward the future
ever since it was founded, and today is no
cost, but with a lower cost per gigabyte compared
different. The company will continue to
be innovative with its products and pro-
to high-throughput SAN solutions.”
vide solutions for the ever-changing issues
that IT-related businesses face. Petersen
- OCZ’s Ryan Petersen sees a future where PCI-E-based SSDS and
SSDs in general will be a mainstay in server
rooms everywhere, and so the company has
put itself in a position to meet the present
The Move To SSDs
components are used at every level of amounts of data without incurring unsus- and future needs of companies.
OCZ got its start manufacturing DRAM- OCZ’s line of SSD products. tainable costs. To help overcome this obsta- “In addition to the Z-Drive R4, OCZ
and NAND-based storage from 2002 onward. OCZ also puts a focus on helping custom- cle, OCZ is manufacturing Z-Drive R4 is the only company to offer SSDs with
But as technology evolved, the company ers with implementation and day-to-day use PCI-E SSDs that are less expensive and eas- the complete spectrum of interfaces
understood it would need to adapt and begin of SSDs. “When it comes to support, we ier to use than other possible alternatives. and NAND types, including interfaces
building new drives with solid-state technolo- have put great emphasis on being a tech- “No matter what the size of the organiza- like SATA, PCI-E, and SAS, as well as
gy. “In 2007, we realized that as MLC NAND nical resource for our clients and have a tion, IT architects are now more than ever options in MLC, eMLC, and SLC NAND,”
became more prevalent in the market, SSDs dedicated team of OEM account managers facing the challenges of managing ever- Petersen says. “We don’t believe that a
would become the storage medium of the and FAEs (Field Application Engineers),” increasing amounts of data,” Petersen says. single shoe will fit all clients, and as with
future,” Petersen says. The company decided Petersen says. “The Z-Drive R4 is designed to be both all OCZ enterprise products, customer-
to shift its focus primarily to SSDs and “push easier to deploy and manage than histori- specific configurations and functionality
SSD Innovation & The Z-Drive R4
the envelope in terms of performance and reli- cal high-bandwidth storage solutions, often are available upon request.” P
ability,” Petersen says. But OCZ also wanted Companies are producing more informa- with not just a lower total deployment cost,
to make these SSD solutions more affordable tion than ever before, and the challenge but with a lower cost per gigabyte com- Contact:[phone]
and accessible to all types of customers. is having enough room to store massive pared to high-throughput SAN solutions.” www.oczenterprise.com
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❙ AMD Lays Off 1,200 believe their businesses will be targeted in ❙ IT Certifications and give employees the ability to act on informa-
future APT attacks. The study also found that tion they receive from social media, IBM says.
Have Less Impact On Pay
AMD announced that it will lay off about 1,200 almost one-third of the organizations surveyed Enterprise social networks also need to be inte-
employees over the next five months in an believe that they’re vulnerable to future attacks. New data from research company Foote Part- grated with business applications, the company
effort to cut costs. AMD, which is struggling Almost half of the organizations classified as ners shows that the pay premium for IT certi- says. IBM sponsored a series of online meetings
from weak growth in the PC market, says the being prepared for APTs, based upon security fications is continuing to drop. Foote Partners for the World Wide Web Consortium earlier this
layoffs will save about $10 million in the current procedures and safeguards, also reported that says that employers are paying 7% more for month to help promote the standards.
quarter and about $118 million employees with IT certifications, but they’re ❙
Lawsuits Filed
next year. The layoffs are the paying 8.5% more for workers with non-certified
Over DoJ Data Collection
first big move from AMD’s new IT skills. Foote says this is partly because many
CEO, Rory Read, who was companies are outsourcing the most tech- The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the
hired in August. AMD says it intensive jobs involving data centers, networks, ACLU have filed lawsuits that ask the Depart-
will use the money it saves to and servers. The data also shows that consult- ment of Justice and the FBI to turn over infor-
invest in new energy-efficient ing firms and managed service providers are mation related to the collection of electronic
chips for mobile devices such paying lower salaries for workers with IT certi- data and other information under the Patriot
as tablets and smartphones, an fications because there is an excess of those Act. The suits are related to Section 215 of the
area of the market where the workers in the job market. According to Foote, Patriot Act, which allows the FBI to ask for a
company is mostly absent. the data shows that many companies are plac- court order to acquire any records, documents,
ing more emphasis on business acumen when or data related to a terrorism investigation. The
❙
HP Makes Exec Changes
hiring IT workers. EFF and ACLU filed suit because they believe
HP CEO Meg Whitman ❙ the FBI could be using an overly broad inter-
Cloud-Based DNS More Reliable
appointed John Hinshaw as the company’s they are vulnerable. The respondents believe pretation of Section 215, giving it almost limit-
Than In-House Systems
executive vice president of global technol- the groups most likely to target their business- less authority to obtain information about U.S.
ogy and business processes. In the new post, es with APTs are activist groups, organized A study from ThousandEyes, a SaaS pro- citizens, including digital records and Internet
Hinshaw will oversee HP’s information technol- crime rings, competitors, foreign governments, vider that optimizes Web and enterprise browsing patterns.
ogy and administrative services. Hinshaw, a for- and terrorists. applications, found that U.S. Web sites that ❙
Cloud Services Not Paying Off
mer Boeing and Verizon Wireless executive, will ❙ outsource their DNS services to third-party
Model Metrics Sees Surge For Vendors Yet
join the company on Nov. 15 and will report to managed service providers have significantly
In Mobile Cloud Demand
Whitman, who became CEO in September. HP higher availability than companies that oper- A report from Enterprise Strategy Group found
also appointed Craig Flower, an HP employee Cloud computing services provider Model ate those services themselves. The study, that cloud providers and resellers aren’t real-
since 1984, to the post of senior vice president Metrics announced that it is seeing three times commissioned by Verisign, looked at the izing the gains in revenue from cloud services
and CIO. The new appointments follow several more demand for its mobile cloud services this maximum, minimum, and average availability that they expected. ESG says that, although
executive departures at HP, including Shane year. The company also says that 80% of its of 1,000 of the largest Web sites during the cloud providers and resellers have made prog-
Robison, the company’s chief strategy and customers include plans for smartphones and second quarter of 2011. ThousandEyes found ress in investing in infrastructure and gaining
technology officer. tablets in their cloud deployment programs. To customers, they won’t start to see major returns
help meet the increased demand for mobile until cloud services gain more awareness
❙
Businesses Targeted By
cloud services, the company says it has added among end users, which in turn will drive
Advanced Persistent Threats
new services dealing with mobile device plat- demand. Service providers and ven-
A report from research firm Enterprise Strategy forms. It has also launched a cloud-based dors will also boost demand once
Group found that almost two-thirds of infor- mobile application called Digital Sales they start offering more channel
mation security managers believe that their Aid, which is designed for field sales programs that focus on cloud
organizations have been targeted by advanced workers, and a cloud design agency services, ESG says. ESG also
persistent threats. Another 72% of respondents within the company called Model FX. found that 78% of cloud resell-
ers feel they’re taking a proac-
tive approach to cloud computing,
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prices and trends for 13 major companies in the technology market. within the next year.
❙
Adobe Abandons Flash
% change from
For Mobile Devices
Company Symbol Year Ago Oct. 27 $ Nov. 10 $ previous issue
AMD AMD $7.63 $5.54 $5.66 ▲ 2.17% that managed service providers offered higher Adobe announced that it will discontinue the
Apple AAPL $318.03 $404.69 $385.22 ▼ 4.81% availability than in-house DNS services in all use of its Flash Player technology in mobile
CA Technologies CA $23.39 $22.15 $21.34 ▼ 3.66% three categories, and Web sites that used browsers and will instead focus on develop-
Cisco Systems CSCO $20.52 $18.44 $18.61 ▲ 0.92% third-party providers had no complete outages ing HTML5. In a blog post, Danny Winokur,
Dell DELL $13.93 $16.32 $14.96 ▼ 8.33% during the study. Adobe’s general manager of interactive
Google GOOG $617.19 $598.67 $595.08 ▼ 0.6% ❙ development, said the company will no lon-
IBM Sees Need
HP HPQ $43.10 $26.99 $26.76 ▼ 0.85% ger develop Flash for new chipset, browser,
For Social Software Standards
IBM IBM $145.43 $185.88 $183.35 ▼ 1.36% and operating system configurations on
Intel INTC $21.21 $25.13 $24.06 ▼ 4.26% IBM says that social networking software needs mobile devices. The changes will go into
LinkedIn LNKD n/a $87.23 $76.95 ▼ 11.78% to do a better job of adopting, promoting, and effect after the release of Flash Player 11.1
Microsoft MSFT $26.68 $27.25 $26.28 ▼ 3.56% enhancing standards for enterprise social net- for Android and the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Oracle ORCL $28.57 $33.66 $31.73 ▼ 5.73% working and collaboration software. These stan- Adobe said it will continue to offer bug fixes
Red Hat Software RHT $43.57 $51.11 $49.07 ▼ 3.99% dards are necessary to ensure that enterprise and security updates for existing Flash con-
Symantec SYMC $17.07 $17.74 $16.70 ▼ 5.86% social networking can achieve its basic tasks figurations. The company also announced
of reaching and engaging with people, allowing that it will cut 750 jobs and curtail its invest-
NOTE: This information is meant for reference only and should not be used as a basis for buy/sell decisions.
people to interact with and discover information, ment in enterprise software.
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S TAT S & F A C T S
devices, and MP3 players—69% of all consum-
❙
HTC Smartphones Control
Providing The Latest Insight & Information ers use a smartphone worldwide, according
More Of The Market
From Leading Research Firms to Oracle. App usage is also on the rise. The
HTC is quickly gaining share in the smart- company says within the past three years,
phone market, according to third-quarter sales users have downloaded more than 300,000
statistics from research firm Canalys. HTC apps 10.9 billion times. However, users are still
Companies Wary reported 13.2 million smartphones sold in the skeptical about mobile information security.
third quarter, making the company the fourth ❙
EHRs In Use By Consumers,
largest smartphone vendor. RIM suffered a
Of Information Theft . . . But Not Widespread
drop in growth, reporting the biggest decline
of all vendors. RIM holds just 9% of the U.S. A Manhattan Research survey found that
smartphone market, down from a 24% share about 56 million people in the United States
just one year ago. HTC is now competing with have accessed their electronic health record
Kroll’s annual fraud report, which polled about 1,200 senior executives in various industries
the top smartphones in the market, includ- with the help of their physician, accounting
around the world, found that 50% of respondents think their companies are vulnerable to
ing Apple and Nokia. Apple sold 17.1 million for 24% of the adult population. The survey
information theft, up from 38% last year. About 36% of respondents said the complexity of
smartphones, and Nokia sold 16.8 million. showed that an additional 14% would like
IT infrastructure was a main reason for their companies’ exposure to fraud. Other reasons
Canalys noted the reason for the growth is to have access to their personal EHR, but
include a company’s entry into new, riskier markets; high employee turnover; weak internal
due to Android’s popularity; HTC and Samsung 59% say they haven’t used and wouldn’t be
controls; and increased collaboration between companies. Almost 23% of respondents said
are currently the top manufacturers of Android- interested in accessing their medical records
their companies had suffered information theft, loss, or attack, down slightly from last year’s
based smartphones. through this service. Still, the research firm
27%. The data thieves focused mainly on proprietary data and intellectual property, as well as
notes the adoption of EHRs among doctors
customer information, Kroll found. ❙ Judge Allows Lawsuits
is continually rising and the increased use by
Against AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
patients over the last year is notable, which
After AT&T and T-Mobile moved for dismissal could spark accelerated use on personal
of the lawsuits against their $39 billion merger, devices such as tablets.
a judge ruled against that motion and has ❙
EHR Market
allowed the lawsuits to proceed. The two car-
To Reach $6.5 Billion
riers filing lawsuits are Sprint and C Spire (for-
merly Cellular South). The lawsuits allege that A new report from Frost & Sullivan says the
the merger of the two carriers would violate electronic health record market will likely reach
antitrust laws and would lessen competition in $6.5 billion in 2012. Due to the increased
the market. The U.S. Department of Justice is implementation of EHR systems at healthcare
also moving forward with the same allegations organizations to meet meaningful use require-
against the merger. Sprint claims that after the ments, sales of EHR systems doubled from
merger, AT&T, along with Verizon, would be 2009 to 2010, according to Frost & Sullivan.
in a much better position to obtain exclusive Healthcare providers with a greater patient
deals from manufacturers. C Spire claims the base have the largest implementation percent-
merger would have negative implications for age, according to the report. Frost & Sullivan
users of roaming services, an integral part of C analysts say organizations are not just aiming
Spire’s service. to meet meaningful use criteria for the incen-
tive programs and reimbursement, but also to
. . . & Poor Email ❙ WinXP Continues To Drop
avoid the penalties suffered by not implement-
In OS Market Share
ing an EHR system by 2015.
Management According to Net Applications, Windows XP ❙
Venture Capital Increasing
now holds less than half of the OS market,
For Health IT
experiencing its largest decline in October.
The company said the 10-year-old OS’ share Venture capital investments in health IT
A recent survey from software developer Oasys found that 96% of employees believe that their has dropped more than 20% in the past have increased 14% year over year, accord-
companies face legal risk from lackluster email management. The survey, which included more two years. Windows 7’s increase in share ing to recent figures released by Dow Jones
than 1,200 respondents in a variety of fields, also found that about 20% believe their companies matched this decline, taking the market share VentureSource. In the third quarter, such
face a high legal risk from cumbersome email that WinXP lost. Win7 nabbed 34.6% of investments reached $207 million compared
systems. Disorganized email systems make it difficult the market as of October. WinXP still holds to $182 million in investments at the same
to find relevant emails in the legal e-discovery 48% of the market, and an estimated 10% of time last year. Twenty-four venture capital
process, which can lead to fines, Oasys says. enterprises still using WinXP have no plans deals were made during the third quarter, and
to switch to a newer OS in the near future, 18 of those involve electronic health records
34% according to Net Applications. However, the and healthcare administration solutions.
company estimates 55% of enterprises are Investments made in the first three quarters
already transitioning and 25% are in the start- combined totaled $445 million, and analysts
respondents who spend an
ing phases of making the switch. expect this trend to continue, estimating that
average of up to two hours a venture capital this year for the healthcare
❙
Report: More Providers Meeting
day searching for emails IT market alone could surpass all VC invest-
Meaningful Use Requirements
ments made during the whole of 2010.
A new HIMSS Analytics report says that
8.4% more healthcare providers are likely to meet
Stage 1 meaningful use requirements than
previously assumed. The firm cited a 16%
those who spend up to three hours
increase in organization readiness from
February 2011 to September 2011, reach-
ing 41%. HIMSS says 10% of all hospitals
87.9%
nationwide are currently ready to achieve
Stage 1 requirements, 31% are most likely
employees who admitted to deleting important to meet the requirements, and 53% are still
emails because of inbox size limits not likely to reach Stage 1 achievement;
5.5% making no progress whatsoever.
There are three stages of meaningful use
$12 billion to $22 billion of electronic medical records mandated by
the federal government; healthcare provid-
ers meeting such requirements are eligible
IDC estimate of the cost to identify and handle
for government reimbursement.
information during e-discovery
❙
Smartphones Replacing
Other Devices For Users
A new survey from Oracle reveals the future
of mobile communications, specifically regard-
ing the relationship between users and their
smartphones. The survey found data use is
continually rising, with nearly half of users
saying they have increased their data use in
the last year. More users are adopting smart-
phones, replacing cameras, GPS navigation
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revenue surged 28% to $1.17 billion. Year fulfilled. The company’s Transparency Report in areas where many have a talent shortage,
❙
Citrix Buys App-DNA
over year, net profit rose 150% to $1.74 billion Web site offers more transparency regarding such as cloud computing, mobility, and security.
Citrix plans to acquire App-DNA, a software compared to $698 million in the third quarter of government requests than any other organiza- ❙
Survey Shows New
company based in the UK. App-DNA specializes 2010. SAP is financially recovering from a fall tion. Google representatives say their level of
Enterprise Security Woes
in application migration and management soft- in sales during the recession and an ongoing transparency to the public aims to modernize
ware, which will help Citrix to deploy enterprise lawsuit with Oracle regarding copyright infringe- aging laws dealing with electronic privacy. A recent survey from Ernst & Young revealed
virtualization. AppTitude, App-DNA’s set of tools ment, and is now buying back company stock. ❙ that many organizations have rushed to adopt
289 PDU Products Released
that is used to catalog applications and deliver SAP has regained 3.6 million shares over a cloud solutions before thoroughly reviewing and
By Server Technology
services over the enterprise LAN or WAN, will period of nine months. analyzing all security risks involved. The survey
let Citrix customers plan and quickly implement ❙ After announcing the addition of 69 new cus- found that 61% of IT executives surveyed said
Forrester Research Now Supports
a strategy to deliver needed services across the tomer-inspired PDUs, Server Technology has they will be using cloud solutions or will be evalu-
Macs In The Enterprise
enterprise. The terms of the acquisition were not released a total of 289 new data center products ating cloud services within the next 12 months.
released, but Citrix expects the deal to finalize According to a recent report from Forrester so far in 2011. According to the company, cus- More than half of respondents indicated they have
in the fourth quarter. In the past year, Citrix has Research, enterprises should begin support- tom-fit data center products are still much need- not implemented the proper security controls
acquired a number of cloud service and virtual- ing Macs in the workplace. The research found ed and desired in an environment that is always to mitigate cloud-based risks. Ernst & Young
ization companies, including ShareFile, RingCube that 22% of IT executives reported an increase evolving. As the company continues to develop outlined the risks surrounding the cloud, which
Technologies, and Cloud.com. in the number of personal Macs being used products geared toward enterprises’ unique pow- include privacy concerns, information security,
in the office. However, most enterprises have er and efficiency goals, more situation-specific data integrity, governance, risk management,
❙
Sony Buys Ericsson’s Stake
policies in place restricting Mac use; 41% say devices are being released with the help of and regulatory impacts. The company noted that
In Mobile Phone Business
email, corporate applications, and sometimes Server Technology’s Quality Power Architecture. mobile computing and social media, in addition
Sony announced it will buy Ericsson’s 50% even Internet access is restricted for those using Some new products also utilize the PIPS (Per to cloud computing, are
share of their mobile phone joint venture for their personal Macs at work. This is pushing Inlet Power Sensing) technology, which provides most affecting enter-
$1.5 billion. Sony will acquire several patents employees to find ways around such restrictions, data centers with a high-voltage, high-amperage prise security in
related to the devices and a cross-licensing according to Forrester. Reasons for executive solution for dense rack environments. today’s market.
agreement for intellectual property in the deal. skepticism toward Macs in the enterprise include ❙
Modis Study: IT Pros Content
Analysts predict that the sole control of the the belief that Mac implementation would be too
smartphone sector will likely be an advantage costly or that needed programs wouldn’t be sup- Eighty-nine percent of IT professionals are
for Sony as it competes to regain market posi- ported on the Apple operating system. content with their current jobs, with 64% plan-
tion. In a statement, Sony said it hopes to ❙ ning to stay with their present employer for the
Google Reveals Rise
bridge its smartphone, tablet, and television foreseeable future, according to Modis. The
In Government Requests For User Data
technologies into an integrated user experience. Modis study also showed that of the 500 IT pro-
Branding details are still in development. The According to Google, the number of U.S. gov- fessionals surveyed, 44% expect a raise within
split will go into effect in January 2012; the com- ernment requests for user data rose nearly the next year. Only 11% said they are unhappy
panies have been working as a joint venture 30% in six months. The search giant released with their current position. Although the
since 2001. a report stating the number of criminal investi- statistics seem positive, Modis notes
gation inquiries in the first six months of 2011 part of the reason for contentment is
❙
SAP Reports Financial Results
totaled 5,950, averaging 31 requests per day. the fear of the unstable economy and
SAP reported a strong 14% increase in sales Google complied wholly or partially with 93% company efforts to keep employees
for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. The of the requests. The report also showed U.S. satisfied. A flexible schedule, the oppor-
Germany-based company reported revenue agencies asked Google to remove a total of 757 tunity to telecommute, and onsite daycare are
of $4.75 billion, with a significant increase in items, such as videos, user content, and imag- a few strategies companies have employed to
software sales during the quarter. Software es; 63% of these requests were at least partially strengthen employee retention and keep talent
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Z-Scan from Network Box is revolutionizing how organi-
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zations deal with Internet-based security threats.
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All products listed have been released recently, Traditional antivirus technologies focus on recognizing the
implemented mission-critical solutions for our customers,
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S I X Q U I C K T I P S
What To Do With Unused Hardware
Expert Advice For Handling Excess Equipment
IT staff deal with a lot of inventory, final destination of the equipment, whether
from servers to workstations to smartphones. it be a certificate of destruction or informa-
It’s likely that some of that hardware is sur- tion about recycling activity, such as if it
plus or no longer is use. Things such as old was dismantled into parts for other prod-
laptops, desktops, and monitors may be wast- ucts. Some hardware disposal companies
ing away their useful life and taking up space are even audited by independent auditors Most Practical Tip:
in storage. The best way to get rid of unused to ensure compliance. If you want to con-
✔
IT equipment is to work with a secure and tinually recycle or resell surplus hardware, Put Your Old Equipment
code-compliant disposition service that can you may want to look for a service that
Back In The Market
turn idle assets into a monetary return. Of will set up an ongoing contract with you.
course, there are a number of things you’ll ✔
need to consider when turning over your Type Of Disposal “Look to work with companies with a reputable asset recovery or
used hardware, including environmental con- One of the most common methods for refurbishing program,” advises Brett Femrite, director of business
cerns, government laws and regulations, and getting rid of the used equipment is a fire development for Rackmount Solutions (www.rackmountsolutions
local corporate oversight. sale, but many data centers will need to be
.net). “They can often provide help in determining the value and
✔ conscious of who they are selling to. “A
Locate Unused Equipment final disposition of your unused IT assets, and offer a variety of
less time-consuming method is to sell to
options to suit your needs.” For example, a disposal service com-
According to Brett Femrite, director one of the many companies that exist by
of business development for Rackmount buying used servers and equipment and pany may be able to tell you if it’d make more economic sense to
Solutions (www.rackmountsolutions refurbishing them,” Femrite says. “Bear in repair or reconfigure a given product, rather than destroy it or tear
.net), “You should identify and know what mind, often you will receive pennies on the it apart for recycling. By maximizing the value of your equipment,
equipment you have on hand, what’s oper- dollar for this equipment, but normally the
an asset recovery service can also help to improve the green sta-
ational, and what’s been abandoned or is buyer will pay to pick it up and ship it to
tus of the company, because you are helping to make hardware
under- or unused. You can’t do much to their facility and get it off your hands.”
sustainable for a longer period of time.
get rid of unused equipment until you have Another option is an asset recovery pro-
completed a thorough audit and identi- gram, which is a service that performs both
fied what can be removed.” The inventory the IT asset buyback as well as the physical
auditing process can be both tedious and recycling of hardware. Some vendors will
time-consuming, as you’ll want to check even create a fund for your organization so Most Cost-Effective Tip:
out all types of equipment in your data that the money you gain from selling used
✔
center, including such things as switches, hardware can be used to purchase recerti- Make The Most Of Dealer Options
fans, shelves, cables, and wires. fied equipment when you need new hard-
“It is likely that there are hardware asset ware. “Confirm current market value on
“Examine what the services are offering,” Femrite advises. “Some
management processes in the distributed the equipment,” Schuchert advises. “Some
of the larger companies charge for asset disposal, while others will
environment,” says Jenny Schuchert, con- information is available on the internet;
pay you for the equipment. Smaller regional companies can often
tent and development director for IAITAM other sources are available at a cost.”
(International Association of Information ✔ provide more cost-effective solutions because of local transporta-
Legal Issues
Technology Asset Managers). “Before start- tion, labor, and processing.” Companies that offer to pay you may
ing over again, investigate what is already “Electronic equipment has many toxic provide such things as revenue sharing and the ability to purchase
in place, including the vendor(s), the servic- wastes, and regardless of country, laws are
other refurbished hardware. “Ask for referrals, performance reports,
es in use, additional services available, and most likely in place that make your orga-
or projections up front. Looking at past disposal lists will make it
removal options.” Once you’ve audited all nization responsible for any problems that
easy to forecast what you can expect,” Femrite says.
the equipment and services, you can decide occur from dumping a device in a land-
how you will sell the equipment. fill,” Schuchert says. Depending on your
✔ data center’s line of business, the disposal
Key Concerns
service may need to meet specific certifica-
According to Morris Scott, president tions for you to be legally covered. BONUS TIPS:
of DMD Systems Recovery (www.dmd “Make sure that the company you do
✔
systems.com), “You’ll need to decide up business with has the right certifications Look for volume savings.
front what you’re looking to do as far as and credentials, such as ISO 9001 [and]
a primary objective. Are you concerned ISO 14001 registration; [that the company
“When moving equipment out of your environment, volume is
good,” says Jenny Schuchert, content and development director
“You can’t do much to get rid of
for IAITAM (International Association of Information Technology
Asset Managers). “While a high FMV (fair market value) is one
unused equipment until you have
factor to help lower costs when resale is an option, volume of
equipment is a good idea when destruction or resale is possible.
completed a thorough audit and
The price of gold and some other extracted components are allow-
ing vendors to offer reasonably priced destruction and recycling,
identified what can be removed.”
but the situation is changing as recycling itself increases in cost.”
- Rackmount Solutions’ Brett Femrite ✔ Look into lease information.
You should make sure that the equipment you’re removing from
about protecting the company from infor- is] MOE and EPA regulated; and that they
the data center was purchased off-lease. Data centers managers
mation loss [or] from environmental liabil- have a history of compliance with all appli-
may not have all the contract documentation on hand, and you
ity, and are you looking for a one-time cable environmental laws and regulations,”
may be making an expensive mistake if you’re selling or destroy-
disposal or an ongoing process?” Femrite adds. “You should also be sure
For example, a company where data they have safeguards in place to protect ing assets that are currently leased to another vendor.
security is mission-critical will want to go company and personal information through
with a service that keeps detailed records the entire process.” Other key legal steps
of wiping, reset, degaussing, and destruc- should include the physical security of the
tion of your equipment. Many hardware device—such as how it’s delivered to the
resellers and disposal services will provide processing factory—throughout the entire
you with a complete report down to the used equipment process. P
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Non-Water Alternatives
For Fire Protection
Clean Agent & Water Mist Suppression Systems Won’t Leave You All Wet
Oil and water don’t mix, and nei- want to put in them in occupied places,” tems that use a special nozzle that breaks
Key Points
ther do servers and water. So when data says Allyn Vaughn, president of JBA the water into extremely small droplets.
center managers think about a fire in the Consulting Engineers. That’s because the Those droplets have a much larger effec-
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they know that the cure can be worse to stop the fire are often lethal to humans. more quickly with much less water. Plus, systems use chemicals to either cool the
than the disease. What’s a little smoke Other systems stop a fire by cooling the water turns to steam, leaving far less fire or make it so it can’t breathe.
damage compared to a thousand gallons it rather than by taking away its oxy- water standing around after the fire is out.
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of water in a room full of sensitive com- gen. For example, systems that use HFC “If you have a standard sprinkler system
how much room you have for storage
puter hardware? (hydroflourocarbon) compounds remove that runs for 10 minutes before shutdown,
of the cylinders of gas or chemical
Fortunately, there are alternatives to heat from the fire. The chemical agent it’s likely to discharge 2,000 gallons of
suppression agent.
water in the fire suppression market. for these systems is usually stored as a water, which means major damage to the
Here are some bare-bones basics for compressed liquid rather than as a gas. room and surrounding area,” he says. “But
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you to consider if you’re looking for There are systems that use a liquid which a 10-minute run with a mist system would
less damaging to equipment than basic
something other than water to protect becomes a gas when it’s released to stop use 20 gallons.”
sprinkler systems.
your data center from fire. a fire, and this option is becoming more Depending on costs, the criticality of
popular for a couple of reasons. “That what you’re protecting, and considerations
How Do Non-Water Systems Work?
system is not as dependent on the room about the space you’re protecting, a mist- back from the pipes until an event from
Some non-water fire suppression sys- being airtight or close to it, the way based system might be your best choice. the detection system tells it that there’s
tems stop fires, not by smothering them, some systems are,” says James Perise, a But Perise warns that mist systems can be a fire to deal with. Before the water is
the way water does, but by making it senior associate and assistant department persnickety. “The biggest drawback is that released, the clean agent gets its shot at
impossible for them to breathe. Fire needs head of the plumbing and fire protec- these nozzles have ultra-fine openings, so containing the fire. “It’s called a dou-
oxygen to live and spread, and many of tion division of WSP Flack & Kurtz. the water and piping have to be high-qual- ble interlock and it requires a series of
the gas-based fire suppression systems “It takes five days to break down after ity,” he says. “Some buildings draw their actions and events before you introduce
flood the room with gases that remove release, and the amount of storage you [fire prevention] water from a non-potable water to the pipe,” Vaughn says. “It pre-
the oxygen from the area. Some use car- need is less because it’s stored as a liq- source, even a lake, but you can’t do that vents accidental discharge.”
bon dioxide, while others use inert gases. uid instead of a gas.” with a water-mist system.” You also need to consider the nature of
One of the best-known of these systems your space, particularly how big it is and
What About Water? Important Considerations
is Halon, and some buildings still have whether it can be made airtight or close
Halon systems installed. But Halon instal- Although it’s an IT nightmare, part of If you’re thinking about a non-water sys- to it. “You have to consider the ability of
lations aren’t available anymore, because the reason water works so well against tem, whether for new construction or an the suppression system to fill the room,”
the agent was destroying the ozone and fires is that it both cools and smothers existing room or data center, there are a says Tom Fetters, vice president and gen-
it was banned by the Montreal Protocol them. The good news is that you don’t few things to keep in mind as you consider eral manager of data protection services for
of 1987. “There are other CO systems have to turn completely against water in your options. The first is what your munic- Recall (www.recall.com). “If you have a
2
out there, but you typically don’t see the search for a fireproof strategy. Perise ipality or jurisdiction requires in terms of lot of open areas where gas can leak, that’s
those in data centers because you do not explains that there are water-mist sys- water-based sprinkler systems. You may going to reduce its capability.”
love the idea of protecting your equipment Additionally, the bigger the space is, the
with a gas or a chemical that evaporates, more chemical or gas agent you’ll need to
Remember Employee Training but you may be stuck with sprinklers, as have on hand to manage the fire if one breaks
well. “There are still areas, and New York out. But Vaughn says that the cost question
When considering a non-water fire suppression system, it can be easy to forget one thing: the City is one of them, that require a water- also works in the opposite direction. “The
human element. Whether it’s responding to the system’s alerts or deciding whether to try to based system as a backup even if you have smaller the room, the bigger the cost per
contain a fire with a chemical extinguisher, include training for employees who are in your data a clean agent or gaseous system,” says square foot, because you still have to have
center in your plan. “When the system deploys, the only training people need is to get out right John Bredehorst, executive vice president the basics of the system: the cylinders, the
away,” says Tom Fetters, vice president and general manager of data protection services for and managing director of the New York piping, and the detection system,” he says.
Recall (www.recall.com). “But your employees need to know how to manage a fire extinguisher office of WSP Flack + Kurtz. Storage is also a factor with smaller spac-
and how evaluate a fire for whether they should to try to manage it themselves. There’s also Still, that doesn’t mean you’re stuck es. The smaller your room is, the more con-
ongoing maintenance of the system, and they need to know what to check on a monthly basis with water pipes crossing above every cerned you’ll have to be with storage. Some
or every three or six months. Finally, they need to know what to look for and who to call if the server you have. There are systems spaces may lend themselves to a liquid agent
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Samsung Passes Apple
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In Smartphone Shipments
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Research firm Strategy Analytics ket share compared to Apple’s 17.4% ❙ the company’s stock price at the up from $77 million a year ago.
Yahoo! Buys Interclick
reported that Samsung shipped more and Nokia’s 32.7%. Samsung’s time of the deal. Interclick, which is Revenue increased 35% to $7.78
For $270 Million
smartphones than Apple during the smartphone shipments totaled 27.8 based in New York, has an annual billion. Lenovo had a 13.5% global
third quarter, giv- million during the Yahoo! announced that it will revenue of about $102 million. Inter- market share in the third quarter.
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Samsung’s during the third $270 million in cash. Yahoo! will next year. quarters and is the fastest-growing
market share quarter last year. use Interclick’s technology to help ❙ PC maker among its top five com-
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ter, compared to phones during form, which uses large amounts of Chinese computer maker Lenovo cess to strong sales in China, where
Apple’s 14.6%. the third quarter. data from multiple providers and posted an 88% increase in third- it holds 31.5% of the market, and in
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