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SearchDataCenter.com This Week - March 17, 2008
A newsletter from TechTarget
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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> From the Editor: A step-by-step guide to greening the data center
> Ask the Experts: What are the top skills for systems
administrators?
> Learning Center: Splunk gives Motorola Google-like insight into IT
assets
> Site Highlights: Data center news feed
> Webcasts: Vendor webcast: Business service management -- A new
approach for quick wins
> More from SearchDataCenter.com: IT managers should pay their own
energy bills

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FROM THE EDITOR
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A step-by-step guide to greening the data center
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280634/6276287
[Matt Stansberry, Senior Site Editor]

The previous four chapters of this data center efficiency e-book have
laid out the case for going green in the data center and the tactics
to achieve energy efficiency across the server, storage and
infrastructure environments. Chapter 5 helps IT managers pull it all
together and execute a data center efficiency project step by step.

Step 1: Convince the C suite to pursue energy efficiency. How much do
you spend on energy now? How soon will you have to build a new data
center to keep up with your company's growth? Use that information to
get a mandate from C-level executives to pursue efficiency.

Step 2: Measure data center energy consumption. Set up a simple
metric like power usage effectiveness to get a baseline for how much
power goes to servers and how much is lost on cooling and
infrastructure. Set goals to improve the ratio.

Step 3: Get started with IT asset management. Tackle IT
inefficiencies by consolidating applications, deleting dead-weight
servers, implementing active power-saving features and specifying
energy-efficient hardware.

Step 4: Tackle facility fundamentals. Implement hot aisle/cold aisle,
seal up that floor, raise the voltage on your power distribution
units from 120 volts to 208 volts and take advantage of free cooling
when available.

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ASK THE EXPERT
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What are the top skills for systems administrators?
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280635/6276287
[David Douhitt, Contributor]

Do you have the skills to compete in the systems administrator job
market? What are the top technical and nontechnical skills you need
to get hired?

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LEARNING CENTER
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Splunk gives Motorola Google-like insight into IT assets
[Megan Santosus, Features Writer]

The hardware and software in data centers generate a lot of
information in the form of log files. An open source tool helps to
index and search it.
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280636/6276287

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SITE HIGHLIGHTS
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Data center news feed
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Check out our data center RSS feeds today to read the latest data
center news and IT infrastructure updates. Stay up to date on your
data center know-how and technology up to par by keeping up with the
latest breaking news.

Data center physical environment newsletter
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Get tips, info, news and advice on cooling, power issues and
facilities management in the data center. Sign up for this newsletter
today.

Uptime Institute Symposium '08
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280639/6276287
The Uptime Institute's symposium "Green Enterprise Computing" is an
opportunity to learn about and discuss two growing industry concerns:
virtualization and IT asset utilization. This symposium also features
the McKinsey & Company study/CIO roundtable on "Revolutionizing Data
Center Energy Efficiency" and the first-ever Green Enterprise IT
Awards, co-sponsored by Deloitte Consulting.

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PODCASTS & WEBCASTS
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Vendor webcast: Business service management -- A new approach for
quick wins
When: March 19, 2008, 11:00 EDT
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280640/6276287
Sponsor: Netuitive, http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280641/6276287

Expert webcast: Configuration and change management
When: Available on demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280642/6276287
Sponsor: SunView Software Inc., http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280643/6276287

Expert podcast: Top five considerations for implementing ITIL
When: Available on demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280644/6276287
Sponsor: SunView Software Inc., http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280645/6276287

View All Podcasts & Webcasts at:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280646/6276287

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MORE FROM SEARCHDATACENTER.COM
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BLOG: IT managers should pay their own energy bills
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3280647/6276287
A new report from IT research and advisory firm Computer Economics
presents something of a dilemma for many data centers bent on
reducing energy costs. Of the 128 IT managers surveyed, 44% don't
actually pay for their utilities.

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