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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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May
28, 2007
Manager's Special
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 26, 2007
Datacentre management from a Blackberry
Software vendors are joining forces to help corporates manage, design and build their
datacentres more efficiently.
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May 26, 2007
Datacentre management from a Blackberry
Software vendors are joining forces to help corporates manage, design and build their
datacentres more efficiently.
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May 26, 2007
Datacentre management from a Blackberry
Software vendors are joining forces to help corporates manage, design and build their
datacentres more efficiently.
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May 26, 2007
Datacentre management from a Blackberry
Software vendors are joining forces to help corporates manage, design and build their
datacentres more efficiently.
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May 22, 2007
Aperture Partners with ESD to Provide Database of 30,000 Data Center Components for Advanced Data Center Design and Engineering
The alliance of Aperture’s VISTA software and ESD’s operational planning expertise narrows the gap between technical and
operational knowledge.
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May 21, 2007
Aperture Partners with ESD to Provide Database of 30,000 Data Center Components for Advanced Data Center Design and Engineering
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has announced a formal partnership with engineering and consulting specialist Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD Inc.).
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May 21, 2007
Aperture Partners with ESD to Provide Database of 30,000 Data Center Components for Advanced Data Center Design and Engineering
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has announced a formal partnership with engineering and consulting specialist Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD Inc.).
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May
16, 2007
Aperture to Reveal Data Center Risks and Solutions
Aperture Technologies, Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centers, will present at the upcoming Interop Data Center Summit in Las
Vegas. |
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May
11, 2007
Capacity crisis!
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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May
10, 2007
Data Centres Struggle to keep their cool
A data centre crisis is brewing as energy supply and cooling technology struggle to keep pace with business' insatiable demand for computing power... |
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May
9, 2007
Aperture Launches New Innovative Technology
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centers, has launched Aperture VISTA Capacity Management, a new
application that enables data center managers to better understand and predict the consumption
of power, cooling, space and other physical resources. |
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May
9, 2007
Aperture Launches New Innovative Technology
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centers, has launched Aperture VISTA Capacity Management, a new
application that enables data center managers to better understand and predict the consumption
of power, cooling, space and other physical resources. |
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May
3, 2007
Data centres coming close to capacity
Data centres at leading companies are rapidly running out of room, according to a new
study. A report by the Aperture Research Institute found that of the 600 data centres surveyed,
90 per cent had IT equipment taking up three-quarters or more of the available space. |
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May
3, 2007
Structural Issues
"Our hypothesis is that just about every data center built is obsolete," says Bill Clifford, CEO of Aperture Technologies Inc. Data growth at
present levels will soon force even the most stubborn ostriches out there to acknowledge their
plight. |
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May
2, 2007
Crisis: Data centres running out of space and are on power
overload says survey
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. As e-Government services increase in volume and
usage, this may become an issue... |
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May
2, 2007
IT data centres are running out of space
Almost half of all IT data centres detailed in a new survey are running out of physical space and have a
rising power density of racks that could risk serious outage... |
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May
1, 2007
Study: Idiots may cause data-center apocalypse
Ill-conceived moves to blade servers cause outage 'crisis'
A new study warns that ignorant data center managers switching to high-density devices are
facing a "capacity crisis" that may increase the number of costly server outages... |
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May
1, 2007
Data centres run risk of power outages
New research points blame at blade servers increased use of power and cooling as
data centres stretch to breaking point.
Data centres are running out of space and the amount of power they use will soon cause many
to experience outages, according to new research. |
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May
1, 2007
Study: Idiots may
cause data-center
apocalypse
A new study warns that ignorant
data center managers switching to
high-density devices are facing a
"capacity crisis" that may increase
the number of costly server
outages. |
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May
1, 2007
Capacity Crisis: High Density Devices to Blame
STAMFORD, Conn. – Forty-three percent of data centers 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. |
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May
1, 2007
Data centers running out of space and on power overload,
says survey
Forty-three percent of data centers are running out of physical space and power density in
racks is at an all time high, a survey by the Aperture Research Institute shows.
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May
1, 2007
UK data centres 'in crisis'
The UK's data centres are suffering from a lack of capacity to cope with increasing IT
demand, according to new research.About 43 per cent of data centres are seeing their physical space dwindle while power
density is rising to a record high, the study by the Aperture Research Institute has
revealed. |
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April
30, 2007
Data centres running out of space and power
"Data centres are facing a crisis because of the increased demands on their physical
resources and management" said Steve Yellen, vice president of marketing at Aperture. |
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April
30, 2007
Data centres running out of space and power
"Data centres are facing a "capacity crisis" in which almost half are running out of physical
space, new research has claimed. A survey of over 100 enterprise data managers reported that almost 90 per cent of data
centres are three-quarters full." |
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April
28, 2007
Aperture launches technology for managing data centre capacity; critical to preventing
data centre outages
"New Aperture VISTA Capacity Management application enables data centre managers
to measure consumption of critical resources and forecast future infrastructure needs while
lowering costs and managing risk." |
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April 19, 2007
Aperture Launches New Innovative Technology
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centers, has launched Aperture VISTA Capacity Management, a new
application that enables data center managers to better understand and predict the
consumption of power, cooling, space and other physical resources. |
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April 17, 2007
Aperture Launches New Innovative Technology For Managing Data Centre Capacity
New Aperture VISTA Capacity Management application enables data centre managers to measure consumption
of critical resources and forecast future infrastructure needs while lowering costs and managing risk... |
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April 17, 2007
Aperture Launches New Innovative Technology For Managing Data Centre Capacity
New Aperture VISTA Capacity Management application enables data centre managers to measure consumption
of critical resources and forecast future infrastructure needs while lowering costs and managing risk. |
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April 17, 2007
Aperture Launches New Innovative Technology For Managing Data Centre Capacity
Aperture Technologies Inc., the leading global provider of software for managing the physical
infrastructure of data centres, 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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April 17, 2007
Aperture Launches Data Center Capacity
Management Tool
Aperture Technologies, a provider of data center management software, has launched
Aperture VISTA Capacity Management, which enables organizations to track physical
infrastructure usage... |
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April
17, 2007
Aperture unveils new capacity
planning tool
Connecticut-based Apterture Technologies Inc is introducing a new capacity
planning application to address data center management priorities, such as
energy efficiency, according to Sean Nicholson, Aperture's director of product
development. |
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April
17, 2007
Aperture
launches data center planning tool
Aperture Technologies Inc. said it has launched a data center management
system that measures resource consumption and can forecast future
infrastructure needs. |
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April
16, 2007
Aperture
brings back capacity planning
Hard numbers to help IT plan for the
future
Data centre managers can now forecast not only their future need
for power, space, and cooling, but what effect hardware swaps and
changes will have, claimed Aperture Technologies as it added a capacity
planning app to its Vista infrastructure management suite. |
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April 16, 2007
Aperture launches data centre planning tool
Vista Capacity Management allows data centre managers to gain insight into and predict the
consumption of power, cooling, space and other physical resources, according to Aperture's CEO Bill
Clifford. "Our USP is the workflow engine where stuff is tracked from start to finish," he said... |
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