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May 1, 2008
Sainsbury's deploys Aperture VISTA for use in all its datacenters
Aperture Technologies Inc, a leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of datacenters, has been chosen by Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited, to provide its datacenter management solution, Aperture VISTA 500.
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April 22, 2008
IT strategy: Emerald city
There is much suspicion of green technology, but decision makers should show courage and persevere.
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April 10, 2008
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Manage Data Center Infrastructure With Aperture
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a nationwide leader in medical education and research, has selected and installed Aperture VISTA 500 to increase its visibility into
the physical aspects of its critical data center operations.
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April 2, 2008
Is your data centre up to speed?
Data centres are set to come under unprecedented scrutiny, as governmental and non-governmental bodies seek to contain and reduce the IT industry’s prodigious appetite for electrical power.
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March 28, 2008
Aperture closes on sale to Emerson
Aperture Technologies Inc. reports that it has been sold to St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co. for an undisclosed amount, company officials said.
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March 27, 2008
Aperture Introduces Real-Time Monitoring for Data Centers
Data center software provider Aperture has added real-time monitoring to it Aperture VISTA data center management system, providing advanced information gathering on power and performance.
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March 26, 2008
New Real-Time Infrastructure Monitoring from Aperture to Extend the Life of Data Centers and Accurately Forecast Requirements
Aperture VISTA Infrastructure Monitoring provides vendor-neutral, real-time insight into infrastructure resources and energy efficiency with unprecedented accuracy.
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March 26, 2008
Real-Time Infrastructure Monitoring from Aperture to Extend the Life of Data Centers
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has added real-time monitoring technology to its market-leading data center management system, Aperture VISTA.
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March 12, 2008
Aperture Survey Finds Data Centers Wary of Green Claims
A new survey from Aperture Research Institute finds that while many data centers are adopting greener practices, most are not 100 percent sure of the green qualifications of some products.
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March 12, 2008
Data Centers Adopt Green Initiatives But Wary of Marketing Messages
Survey shows that while organizations are adopting initiatives to cut their environmental impact, few trust the claims vendors make about 'greener' equipment.
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March 12, 2008
Who pays for Power?
Steve Yellen discusses the challenge of ensuring data centers remain cost-effective.
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March 12, 2008
Data centre management survey damns green claims
A survey of senior managers responsible for data centres has revealed that they do not believe the claims from IT vendors that their technology will lower the environmental impact of data centres.
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March 12, 2008
Green IT causing data centre confusion
Organisations are adopting green initiatives but they're unsure how it will impact data centre efficiency and are wary of vendor hype.
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March 12, 2008
Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'
Green initiatives are gaining traction in enterprises, but data centre managers do not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services.
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March 12, 2008
Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'
Green initiatives are gaining traction in enterprises, but data centre managers do not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services.
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March 12, 2008
Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'
Green initiatives are gaining traction in enterprises, but data centre managers do not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services.
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March 11, 2008
Data Centers are Adopting Green Initiatives but are Wary of Vendors' Marketing Messages, Says New ARI Survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data center professionals has shown that green initiatives are gaining traction in the data center, but data center management does not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services.
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March 7, 2008
Emerson Network Power Buys Aperture
Emerson Network Power, a supplier of power, cooling, and monitoring technologies to data centers, announced its plans to purchase Aperture.
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February 28, 2008
Emerson Network Power to buy Aperture
Engineering and facilities equipment behemoth Emerson Network Power, a division of Emerson Electric Co., announced that it will buy data center facility software company Aperture Technologies Inc..
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February 26, 2008
Deal gives Aperture an edge
After 20 years, Aperture Technologies Inc. has a new owner, and an outlook that's brighter than ever.
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February 26, 2008
Emerson Network Power to acquire Aperture
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) specialist Emerson Network Power is buying data centre management firm Aperture for an undisclosed sum.
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February 25, 2008
Emerson to add Aperture to network power unit
Ferguson-based Emerson has agreed to acquire Aperture Technologies Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based software company. The financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed, Aperture said today in a release.
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February 25, 2008
Emerson to acquire Aperture
Software firm Aperture Technologies Inc. said Monday that its board has agreed in principle to accept Emerson's offer to acquire all its share capital for an undisclosed sum.
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February 25, 2008
Emerson Network Power Acquires Aperture
Emerson Network Power (EMR) announced today that it will acquire Aperture, a leading provider of data center management software.
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February 25, 2008
Emerson Acquires Aperture
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, today announced that after careful consideration, Aperture’s board of directors has agreed in principle to Emerson’s offer to acquire 100% of Aperture’s share capital.
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February 25, 2008
Aperture Board Approves Acquisition Of Company By Emerson
Aperture Technologies Inc., a global software supplier, said its board approved the acquisition of the company by Emerson Electric Co. (EMR).
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February 24, 2008
Data Center Program Puts Vista on a Handheld
Aperture Technologies Inc. has mobilized its Vista data center planning and management software. The vendor has taken a Motorola MC50 rugged handheld device and added software to help administrators inventory their IT gear and track data center resources such as electrical power.
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February 22, 2008
Data center planning software now on a handheld
Aperture Technologies Inc. has mobilized its Vista data center planning and management software. The vendor has taken a Motorola MC50 rugged handheld device and added software to help administrators inventory their IT gear and track data center resources such as electrical power.
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February 20, 2008
Aperture launches handheld technology for managing the physical infrastructure of the data center
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has announced a handheld data capture device for its market-leading data center management system, Aperture VISTA®.
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February 1, 2008
The Green Horizon
Firms are pursuing green IT strategies like never before but new ideas bring new challenges. Does a more energy-efficient approach to the back office mean any improvements on the trading floor?
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February, 2008
ARI Survey Finds Business Slow to Upgrade Data Center Facilities
An Aperture Research Institute (ARI) survey of more than 600 data center facilities across the U.S. shows that data centers are aging and companies are not planning ahead or demonstrating timely investment in new data centers.
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January 29, 2008
Banks Increasingly Deploying Green Technologies in Data Centers
It's hip to be green. Al Gore won the Nobel Peace prize for his work on global warming. Hybrids are the new Hollywood "it" cars. And designer reusable grocery bags are selling on eBay for $500. Now banks are joining the green crusade.
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January 11, 2008
Upcoming Power & Cooling Trends
Along with networking, automation, and servers, the two top issues on every data center manager’s mind are power and cooling. Increased density and different product options have brought these two main areas to the fore in recent years, and they’re likely to keep bringing challenges in the near future.
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January 8, 2008
Can datacentres grow old gracefully?
Many firms will either have to upgrade their datacentres or outsource operations to third parties if they are to take advantage of new server and storage technology, according to experts. And in most cases, the IT managers involved do not even know the full extent of the problems they face.
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January, 2008
Businesses Slow to Respond to Aging Data Centers, Says Survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 600 data center facilities
worldwide has shown that data centers are aging and companies are not planning ahead
or demonstrating timely investment in new data centers.
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December 28, 2007
Control data center physical assets
Handle them well to avoid critical problems
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December 22, 2007
Optimal performance
Data centre optimisation ultimately boils down to one thing – saving money. Steve Yellen of Aperture Technologies explains why organisations should optimise their data centres according to their needs, rather than the best technology available.
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December 19, 2007
Ageing data centers limiting benefits of new technologies
Many firms are ignoring their long-term data center requirements, even though their ageing infrastructures are already struggling to cope with newer technologies such as blade servers.
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December 18, 2007
Trouble ahead for ageing data centres
Data centres are ageing and companies are not planning ahead or demonstrating timely investment in new facilities, according to a recent survey.
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December 18, 2007
Trouble ahead for ageing data centres
Data centres are ageing and companies are not planning ahead or demonstrating timely investment in new facilities, according to a recent survey.
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December 18, 2007
Firms failing in datacentre provision
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 600 datacentre facilities worldwide has shown that datacentres are aging and companies are not planning ahead or demonstrating timely investment in new datacentres.
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December 14, 2007
Green policies still lacking in centres
One-third of UK data centres do not have a green policy. According to a survey by Aperture Technologies, 90 per cent have monitoring systems, but two thirds are using these to measure the power consumption of racks, not as part of a carbon reduction programme.
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December 13, 2007
After 20 years, Aperture's service is seen as crucial
The Stamford Advocate covers Aperture's 20th anniversary with a look at how the company and industry have evolved.
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November 27, 2007
Aperture joins BladeLogic's data center alliance program
Aperture Technologies has partnered with BladeLogic, a provider of
next-generation data center automation software, to become part of
the BladeLogic's data center alliance program.
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November 16, 2007
Fujitsu Services Views New Vistas Within The Data Center
Aperture opens the door to better configuration & capacity management
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November 16, 2007
IT puts service before green savings
Maintaining good levels of datacentre availability is more important than saving energy through efficiency drives, said IT managers at last week's Data Centre Dynamics conference.
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November 12, 2007
UK data centres ignoring green policies
Data centre managers have been found wanting
when it comes to establishing a green policy, new
research has revealed.
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November 12, 2007
UK data centres ignoring green policies
Data centre managers have been found wanting
when it comes to establishing a green policy, new
research has revealed.
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November 12, 2007
UK data centres ignoring green policies
Data centre managers have been found wanting
when it comes to establishing a green policy, new
research has revealed.
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October 2007
Aperture Technologies Named to Software Magazine’s 25th Annual Software 500
Aperture Technologies has been included on the Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers, now in its 25th year.
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October 1, 2007
Data centres lack tools for efficiency
Almost half of organizations lack basic management information and processes to ensure
efficient running of their data centres, according to a survey of 100 data centre organizations
across a range of industries, conducted by Aperture Research Institute.
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September 26, 2007
The horror: 'Ghost servers' that haunt your bottom line
The problem may not rival the movies Poltergeist or The Amityville Horror for sheer terror, but CIOs and data center managers are still well advised to deal decisively with so-called ghost servers. Like celluloid zombies, these forgotten pieces of equipment are dead when it comes to improving the bottom line, but they are very much alive when it comes to eating up IT budgets.
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September 25, 2007
Target's data centers keep pace with rapid retail growth
At AFCOM's Data Center World, technical architect Doug Hall explains how capacity management and forecasting has enabled his company to grow at a rapid rate and earn executive support for data center construction. |
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September 19, 2007
Data center manager – take my job – please!
The Data Center Journal spoke to several data center managers at AFCOM's recent Data Center World fall show in Dallas, Texas, to find out how they feel about their jobs.
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September 19, 2007
ARI reports Less than a third of data centers use ITIL
According to a report from newly formed research group Aperture Research Institute (ARI), almost half of organizations lack basic management information and processes such as ITIL to ensure efficient running of their data centers.
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September 19, 2007
Data center capacity management heats up
The red bulls-eye logo of the Target retail chain is everywhere these days due to an aggressive expansion in which the company is adding 130 stores and two huge distribution centers a year. Doug Hall, the data center architect for Target, knew the company's data center capacity would need to be super-sized as well.
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September 4, 2007
ITIL is Gaining Momentum but the Data Center is Slow to Adopt
ITIL is the only comprehensive, nonproprietary framework available for the planning, provisioning
and support of IT services. Aperture Research Institute's survey shows that while ITIL is
gathering momentum, adoption in the data center has been slow. Accurate configuration
information is at the heart of IT service management, yet many data centers struggle to maintain
high quality documentation. |
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August 29, 2007
Aperture Research Institute (ARI) reveals cost of not implementing ITIL in the data center
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute has revealed that almost half of organisations (49%) are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data center including space, power and cooling; and less than one third (29%) have implemented ITIL.
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August 29, 2007
Datacentres at risk from poor governance
Almost half of organisations lack basic management information and
processes to ensure efficient running of their datacentres according to a
survey by Aperture Research Institute. |
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August 29, 2007
Aperture Research Institute (ARI) Finds That Almost Half Of Data Centres Risk Outage By Not Implementing ITIL
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute has revealed that almost half of organisations (49%) are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data centre including space, power and cooling; and less than one third (29%) have implemented ITIL.
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August 28, 2007
Less than a third of data centres use ITIL
Almost half (49pc) of organisations are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data
centre including space, power and cooling and less than one third (29pc) have implemented ITIL, a
survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) has found. |
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August 28, 2007
Half of Data Centers Risk Outage by not Implementing ITIL
Across the Physical Infrastructure, Says Survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute has revealed that almost half of organizations (49
percent) are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data center including
space, power and cooling; and less than one third (29 percent) have implemented ITIL. |
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August 28, 2007
Half of Data Centers Risk Outage by not Implementing ITIL
Across the Physical Infrastructure, Says Survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute has revealed that almost half of organizations (49
percent) are not able to track changes across physical aspects of their data center including
space, power and cooling; and less than one third (29 percent) have implemented ITIL. |
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August 24, 2007
Retiring IT Equipment
The smallest misstep while decommissioning equipment in the data center can have a significant
ripple effect that can lead to production application slowdowns or even downtime. To avoid
potential disaster, some IT managers choose to leave antiquated equipment on the racks (and
the network) doing little more than collecting dust. |
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August 24, 2007
Tips For Moving Your Data Center
For data center managers, one of the most nerve-wracking tasks to undertake is moving an entire
data center without losing any important information. And while the manager may have already
chosen a site, selected a data center moving company, and developed an overall master plan, it’s
the actual move that makes him cringe. So, with that in mind, a variety of tips and advice is
available to data center managers to make the transition as smooth as possible. |
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August 21, 2007
Putting your data center on an energy diet
In February,
Jonathan Koomey, a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a consulting
professor at Stanford University, published a study showing that in 2005, organizations
worldwide spent $7.2 billion to provide their servers and associated cooling and auxiliary
equipment with 120 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. This was double the power used in 2001. |
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August 13, 2007
Aperture selected by HSBC to provide software for data centres
Aperture Technologies Inc., the provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centres, has been selected by HSBC Holdings plc to provide its enterprise software solution Aperture VISTA 500. |
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July / August 2007
Global data centre upgrade project at HSBC
Banking giant, HSBC is installing Aperture’s Vista 500 software to manage its 22 data centres around the world,
across 10 countries, which support 312,000 staff and 125 million users. |
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July 24, 2007
HSBC rolls out tool for improved data centre management
HSBC Bank is implementing a data centre management application across its all its data
centres internationally to better track space, power, network, storage and cooling issues. |
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July 24, 2007
HSBC chooses Aperture VISTA 500
Aperture Technologies, Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centres, has been selected by HSBC Holdings plc to provide its enterprise
software solution Aperture VISTA 500. This software will be used to enable better capacity
planning and management of the HSBC data centre operations worldwide.
centres internationally to better track space, power, network, storage and cooling issues. |
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July 24, 2007
HSBC Picks Aperture Management Tool
Global banking company HSBC Holdings plc said today that it has selected Aperture
Technologies' software for capacity planning and management of its data center network, which
includes 22 data centers in 10 countries. Aperture's VISTA 500 enables organizations to visually
manage their data center environment at a glance, including space, power, cooling, network, and
storage. HSBC said its implementation of VISTA 500 (PDF) will begin this year and is expected to
be complete worldwide by 2009. |
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July 23, 2007
HSBC to visually manage data centers with Aperture Vista
HSBC Holdings has selected software from data center infrastructure manager Aperture
Technologies to enable better capacity planning and management of its global data center operations. |
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July 23, 2007
HSBC to roll out Aperture Vista for data centre management
British banking group HSBC is implementing a data centre management system from
Connecticut-based Aperture Technologies across its global facilities. HSBC will deploy the vendor's Vista 500 package across its 22 data centres in 10 countries.
Implementation of the package will begin this year and is expected to be complete worldwide by 2009. |
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July 20, 2007
A Primer on Resourceful Planning
Executive briefing with Steve Yellen, vice president of product/market strategy, Aperture Technologies. |
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July 18, 2007
Aperture Technologies Acquires The Advantage Group
Aperture is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Advantage Group (TAG), a leading
provider of infrastructure monitoring solutions. With the acquisition of TAG, Aperture now
combines real-time monitoring to its industry-leading product line for planning and management
of the physical infrastructure of the data center, forming the only end-to-end vendor neutral
solution for data center management. |
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July 16, 2007
Aperture Acquires Advantage Group
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centers, has acquired The Advantage Group (TAG), a leading provider of
infrastructure monitoring solutions, for an undisclosed sum. |
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July 16, 2007
Aperture Acquires Advantage Group
Aperture Technologies Inc., a data center management software specialist, has acquired The
Advantage Group (TAG), which makes infrastructure monitoring solutions, the companies said
today. The sale price was not disclosed. |
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June 2007
Special Report: Aperture Research Institute Claims Data Centre Space Crisis
The Aperture Research Institute – a wholly owned research subsidiary of Data Centre software firm Aperture Technologies - claims that 43% of Data Centres are running out of space and that rack power density is at an all time high.
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June 22, 2007
Power, cooling and space tool from Aperture
Aperture has launched Aperture VISTA Capacity Management, a new application that
enables data centre managers to better understand and predict the consumption of
power, cooling, space and other physical resources.
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June 22, 2007
Data centres running out of space
43% of data centres are running out of physical space and power density in racks is at an all time high, a survey by the Aperture Research Institute has discovered. The
Aperture Research Institute is the first organisation dedicated to researching data centres, their challenges, and best practice management.
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June 20, 2007
Aperture Announces Partnership With Environmental Systems Design (ESD)
US-based Data Centre management software company Aperture Technologies has announced a partnership with engineering and
consulting specialist Environmental Systems Design (ESD) who provides advice on building and Data Centre design.
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June 20, 2007
Aperture Research Institute Claims Data Centre Space Crisis
The Aperture Research Institute – a wholly owned research subsidiary of Data Centre software firm Aperture Technologies - claims that 43% of
Data Centres are running out of space and that rack power density is at an all time high.
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June 14, 2007
Moore or less
Do we need to repeal Moore’s law? As the cost drivers in the data center change, it will be those
managers who can understand the data center’s physical infrastructure who will meet the
challenge. William T. Clifford, chairman and CEO of Aperture Technologies Inc. looks into the future.
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June 8, 2007
Aperture joins The Green Grid to help improve energy efficiency of data centres
Aperture, a global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data
centres, has joined the The Green Grid consortium to help improve the overall efficiency of
data centres.
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June 4, 2007
Aperture Joins the Green Grid to Help Improve Energy Efficiency of Data Centers
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data
centers, has joined the The Green Grid consortium to help improve the overall efficiency of data
centers.
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June 4, 2007
Aperture Joins the Green Grid to Help Improve Energy Efficiency of Data Centers
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data
centers, has joined the The Green Grid consortium to help improve the overall efficiency of data
centers.
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June 4, 2007
Aperture Joins the Green Grid to Help Improve Energy Efficiency of Data Centers
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data
centers, has joined the The Green Grid consortium to help improve the overall efficiency of data
centers.
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June
1, 2007
Powering Up
Bill Clifford, CEO at Aperture Technologies, explains how data centres can take electricity management to the next level.
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June
1, 2007
New way of managing capacity
Aperture Technologies has launched Aperture Vista Capacity Management, a new application that enables data centre managers to better understand and predict the consumption of power, cooling, space and other physical resources.
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May 30, 2007
Data Centres Running Out Of Space
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute has discovered that 43% of data centres are running out of physical space and power density in racks is at an all time high.
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28, 2007
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