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December 4, 2008
Data Centers Confront Energy Costs
"Investing in a new green data center can cost over one hundred million dollars," says Steve Yellen, vice president of marketing for Aperture, a provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers. |
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November 10, 2008
Data centre managers look for single view
IT professionals don't have the right tools in place to manage their data centres effectively and many fail to monitor all their equipment, according to research from the (ARI) Aperture Research Institute. |
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November 4, 2008
Cutting the power bill in the data center
Data centers are becoming more power hungry, and energy prices are soaring. It’s a combination that threatens to see power bills spiral out of control. Data center management is being tasked to cut energy consumption in the data center, but how can they do that?
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November 4, 2008
Taking a holistic approach to data centre management
Still reliant on clipboards and pens? Steve Yellen, Aperture Technologies, and Joe Coschera, Information Systems Associates, say it's time to migrate to the 21st century.
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October 2008
Taking a holistic approach to data centre management
Many data centres continue to utilise various ad hoc systems to document and communicate changes within the data centre. Steve Yellen explains why this is a bad idea and why Data Centre Service Management (DCSM) is the way forward.
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Autumn 2008
A model of maturity
Data centre infrastructure management is something that is underdeveloped in many organisations. Steve Yellen discusses why management maturity is crucial for a reliable data centre.
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August 19, 2008
Blade server demand to rise in long-term
Independent research firm TheInfoPro announced on Monday that by 2010, blade server providers will witness a significant turnaround in a market that is currently at a relative standstill.
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August 5, 2008
Aperture completes installation at King County Government
Aperture, an Emerson Network Power brand, and the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has won and completed a contract with King County Government in Washington State.
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August 1, 2008
New and secure
Aperture Technologies is providing Fujitsu Services with comprehensive Aperture VISTA infrastructure resource management technology for the data centre.
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July 28, 2008
All Eyes on the Internal Environment
Several months ago, Al Gore announced a $300 million advertising campaign to increase environmental awareness, particularly in terms of global warming. IT staffs must also raise their environmental awareness, starting with the warming and humidity issues right inside their data centers.
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July 24, 2008
Spiralling energy costs demand new strategies
BCS view: Moore's Law was once a reliable power guide, but the figures no longer add up, says Steve Yellen.
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July 19, 2008
Fujitsu Services equips new £44m Tier 3 data centre
Aperture Technologies provides its biggest UK client with VISTA 400/500 for greener, more efficient, cost-effective infrastructure management at its state-of-the-art new data centre site.
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July 15, 2008
Data Centers are Adopting Green Initiatives
An Aperture Research Institute (ARI) survey shows that although 70 percent of organizations are adopting a green initiative, 19 percent admit the data center has been overlooked, and 13 percent don't know how the data center is affected by the policy.
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July 1, 2008
Planting the seeds for green data
Steve Yellen, vice president of product and market strategy at Aperture Technologies, argues that striving for a greener data centre has become a business imperative as well as an environmental one.
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July 1, 2008
Aperture Closes Gap Between IT and Facilities with Launch of Vista Integration Management
Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has launched VISTA Integration Management, which enables applications for IT Service Management (ITSM) to be integrated with the Aperture VISTA suite for Data Center Service Management (DCSM)(TM).
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July 1, 2008
Aperture closes gap between IT and Facilities with launch of VISTA Integration Management
New addition to the VISTA suite for Data Centre Service Management' enables better decisions and improves efficiency by integrating data and processes between organisations.
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July/August, 2008
Green dreams
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data center professionals has shown that organisations are unable or unwilling to meet the expectations set by their adoption of green initiatives for the data centre.
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July/August, 2008
Green Lite
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data center professionals has shown they lack tools and commitment to deliver on the ambitions of their green initiatives.
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June 6, 2008
Steve Yellen on Data Center Challenges
In this video Steven Yellen, the vice president of market strategy at Aperture, talks about Aperture as well as some of the challenges he sees in his discussions with data center managers.
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June 6, 2008
2009 - Real limits to datacentres?
The global credit crisis is making financial companies cut back, and one effect is to limit the investment in new data centres. With demand still rising, as it must, almost in spite of any economic downturn, some people are predicting a crisis in data centre availability in the next two years.
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June 5, 2008
Data centres lack tools and commitment to deliver on the ambitions of their green initiatives, says new ARI survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data centre professionals has shown that organisations are unable or unwilling to meet the expectations set by their adoption of green initiatives for the data centre.
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June 4, 2008
New VISTA open for JS
Sainsbury's has chosen Aperture Technologies to help its data centre management solution to achieve a better overall view of its data centre technology.
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June 4, 2008
Aperture Technologies becomes business division of Emerson Network Power
Aperture has announced the completion of its acquisition by Emerson. This follows shareholder approval of the acquisition proposai first announced in February.
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June 2008
Data Centers Lack Ability to Go Green, Says New ARI Survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data center professionals has shown that organizations are unable or unwilling to meet the expectations set by their adoption of green initiatives for the data center.
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May/June, 2008
Green initiatives gain traction
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) has shown that green initiatives are gaining traction in the data centre, but data centre management does not trust the environmental claims that the vendors attach to products and services.
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May 30, 2008
Managing Today's Data Centers - Avoiding the Impending Crisis
Organizations are facing an impending data center management crisis. The constant drive for more and more computing power, higher availability requirements and new high-density technologies are placing new, unexpected pressures on the data center.
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May 29, 2008
ARI Survey Reports Lack of Ammo for Greener Data Centers
The Aperture Research Institute (ARI) has released a new survey report on attaining green initiatives in data centers and they have accounted that organizations lack the tools to measure energy efficiency, and lack processes to charge the business for energy use.
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May 28, 2008
Data Centers Lack Tools and Commitment to Deliver on the Ambitions of their Green Initiatives, Says New ARI Survey
A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data center professionals has shown that organizations are unable or unwilling to meet the expectations set by their adoption of green initiatives for the data center.
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May 21, 2008
Survey Finds Data Centers Lagging in Green Actions
While there is widespread interest in improving the energy efficiency of data centers, a new survey by Aperture Research Institute finds little action is being taken.
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May 15, 2008
How a virtualization and server consolidation project could hurt your PUE
Your PUE number is like golf - the closer to 1, the better. At least that has always been the common wisdom. The goal, say experts, is to reduce your PUE. But sometimes an IT energy efficiency project can play games with that number.
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May 9, 2008
Sainsbury's takes VISTA 500
Sainsbury's is to use Aperture's VISTA 500 system to manage the physical infrastructure at its data centres and computer rooms.
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May 7, 2008
Dealing with the Complexity of the Data Center
Steve Yellen with Aperture Technologies reviews the complexity of the data center and how managers can help themselves.
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May 2, 2008
Sainsbury deploys Aperture datacentre management software
J Sainsbury's has implemented datacentre management software as part of a plan to consolidate its servers. The supermarket is using the Aperture Vista 500 system in its central datacentres as well as computer rooms at depots, in a bid to gain a better view of its hardware and systems and the space available.
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May 1, 2008
Sainsbury's consolidate data centres nationwide
Sainsbury's has chosen Aperture Technologies to provide its data centre management solution, which it hopes will give the supermarket chain a better overall view of its data centre technology.
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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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May 2008
Holistic management suite
The Aperture Data Center Solution combines VISTA Data Center Configuration Management, VISTA Infrastructure Process Management, VISTA Infrastructure Monitoring, and VISTA Capacity Management.
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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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