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Virtualization and commitments to green IT initiatives are changing the way that data centers operate. By utilizing new technologies, repurposing existing equipment, and matching power and cooling supply to actual data center demand, IT will receive maximum benefit in the form of greater data center energy efficiency and decreased power and cooling costs.

The Shortcut Guide to Data Center Energy Efficiency offers insight on building a data center infrastructure that matches data center power and cooling demands in a way that optimizes operational efficiency while meeting the IT business and computing needs. This eBook will show you methods for minimizing the cost of your operating data center, and lays out a set of specific best practices and considerations for upgrading a production data center.

The book is broken up into four chapters:

Chapter 1: Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Power and Cooling
Chapter 2: Best Practices for Data Center Design
Chapter 3: Free, or Nearly Free, Things to Do in an Operating Data Center
Chapter 4: Strategies for Upgrading a Production Data Center

To learn more, read this interview with David Chernicoff, and download the full e-book for free from RealTime Publishers.