Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices – Insights Into The ROI On Best Practices
Electricity expense has become an increasingly important factor of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers. Energy consumption of typical data centers can be substantially reduced through design of the physical infrastructure and IT architecture.
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/energy-efficiency-webinar.htm
Enclosure Strategies for Efficiency – Data Center Efficiency Best-Practice Starts with Your Racks
Historically, Data Center managers didn't invest much thought in their deployment of server racks beyond basic functionality, air flow, and the initial cost of the rack itself. Today, the widespread deployment of high-density configurations is causing major hot spot concerns and capacity issues. These factors, along with the high cost of power, require a sound understanding of how your server rack deployment plan relates to your overall efficiency strategy.
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/enclosure-strategies-webinar.htm
The data center market has expanded dramatically in the past few years, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Many clients and building owners are requesting modular data centers, which can be placed anywhere data capacity is needed. Modular data centers can help cash-strapped building owners add a new data center (or more capacity) to their site, and can assist facilities with unplanned outages, such as disruptions due to storms. Owners look to modular data centers to accelerate the “floor ready” date as compared to a traditional brick and mortar.
There are many factors in the data center that are driving the new data center design considerations. This slideshare discusses several of the trends in the data center and covers several solutions to implement.
Every business has a data center, regardless of the size. Even the smallest business has it. It is an ever-growing part of business in the modern world and a key business parameter, since data center influences the functioning of business enterprise. Imagine what happens to the business operation when the data center is interrupted. Any interruption can lead to serious breakdown. That is why efficient backup strategy is essential.
Data Center Floor Design - Your Layout Can Save of Kill Your PUE & Cooling Ef...Maria Demitras
Implementing data center best practices and using CFD models allowed Great Lakes to suggest a data center layout that would improve PUE and efficiency. Jason Hallenbeck, DCDC, explains the concepts behind how data center floor design can save or kill your PUE and cooling efficiency—as found in this proposal. Find Jason presenting at the BICSI Fall Conference on September 14th at 1:30 pm.
Three Best Practices for Optimizing your IT Infrastructure
In a survey by the Uptime Institute, 42% of enterprise data center managers reported that they would run out of power capacity within 24 months. This statistic isn't surprising when you consider that today's IT hardware requires more power-distribution air conditioning and UPS capacity than in the past.
What steps is your data center taking to mitigate the detrimental disruptions of availability, reliability and uptime caused by a loss of capacity?
To view the recorded webinar event, please visit http://www.42u.com/it-optimization-webinar.htm
Enclosure Strategies for Efficiency – Data Center Efficiency Best-Practice Starts with Your Racks
Historically, Data Center managers didn't invest much thought in their deployment of server racks beyond basic functionality, air flow, and the initial cost of the rack itself. Today, the widespread deployment of high-density configurations is causing major hot spot concerns and capacity issues. These factors, along with the high cost of power, require a sound understanding of how your server rack deployment plan relates to your overall efficiency strategy.
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/enclosure-strategies-webinar.htm
The data center market has expanded dramatically in the past few years, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Many clients and building owners are requesting modular data centers, which can be placed anywhere data capacity is needed. Modular data centers can help cash-strapped building owners add a new data center (or more capacity) to their site, and can assist facilities with unplanned outages, such as disruptions due to storms. Owners look to modular data centers to accelerate the “floor ready” date as compared to a traditional brick and mortar.
There are many factors in the data center that are driving the new data center design considerations. This slideshare discusses several of the trends in the data center and covers several solutions to implement.
Every business has a data center, regardless of the size. Even the smallest business has it. It is an ever-growing part of business in the modern world and a key business parameter, since data center influences the functioning of business enterprise. Imagine what happens to the business operation when the data center is interrupted. Any interruption can lead to serious breakdown. That is why efficient backup strategy is essential.
Data Center Floor Design - Your Layout Can Save of Kill Your PUE & Cooling Ef...Maria Demitras
Implementing data center best practices and using CFD models allowed Great Lakes to suggest a data center layout that would improve PUE and efficiency. Jason Hallenbeck, DCDC, explains the concepts behind how data center floor design can save or kill your PUE and cooling efficiency—as found in this proposal. Find Jason presenting at the BICSI Fall Conference on September 14th at 1:30 pm.
Three Best Practices for Optimizing your IT Infrastructure
In a survey by the Uptime Institute, 42% of enterprise data center managers reported that they would run out of power capacity within 24 months. This statistic isn't surprising when you consider that today's IT hardware requires more power-distribution air conditioning and UPS capacity than in the past.
What steps is your data center taking to mitigate the detrimental disruptions of availability, reliability and uptime caused by a loss of capacity?
To view the recorded webinar event, please visit http://www.42u.com/it-optimization-webinar.htm
Gaining Data Center Cooling Efficiency Through Airflow ManagementUpsite Technologies
This presentation highlights research from Upsite Technologies regarding the latest best in data center airflow management and cooling, including steps to improvement. Originally delivered by Upsite President John Thornell at the AFCOM Boston-New England Chapter meeting.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission-critical data centers, simple is better. Data centers are faster and cheaper to build, and more reliable with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), when they start with a dramatically simplified design and build process that incorporates these elements: reference designs, pre-fabricated/modular architecture, partners that bring comprehensive capabilities into play, and coordinated planning around software, operations, and service. What you will learn: The top 5 weaknesses of today’s design/bid/build approach A simplified approach using reference designs and pre-fab products can preserve Day 1 capital and improve speed to market An integrated solution provider (Design, Build, Hardware and Operations) can optimize CapEx, OpEx and TCO.
Telco Cloud - 01. introduction to Telco cloudVikas Shokeen
Introduction to Telco Cloud Basics – NFV , SDN . Architecture & Benefits of Cloud Network for Telecom Operators
http://telecomtutorial.info
Covering Introduction & Tutorial for Telco Cloud Network , Virtualization , SDN / NFV , or Cloud Native Networks .. I am going to discuss all of these along with real life examples . In this Video , We will understand Why Cloud Native Networks have become necessity for Telecom Operators . What values & Benefits cloud networks are going to bring it to Operators
Basics & Introduction of Telco Cloud
Why Cloud Network are required in Telecom ?
How cloud solve problem of Telecom Operators & Carriers
How SDN & NFV works in telecom
How Cloud and Virtualization helps for better Capacity Management ?
The Cloud Solution
Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-shokeen
Murphy Data Center Services InfographicGary Woodcock
This infographic is based on a data center that Murphy designed, built and currently maintain. It contains some interesting design features such as "free cooling" for the HVAC system and electrical busbar power distribution.
This Slide's will help those guys who are looking for to study the Data Center Design . In these Slide's, you can understand the concept of raised floor, importance of raised floor, why raised floor is needed in a Data Center, and many more concepts ..
Hope it will gave you the good understanding to related topic.
Uncovering the impact of incorrectly designed equipotential equalisation systems.
Typically in network installations such as PROFIBUS, a functional earth facility is provided by a direct connection to the protective earth of the installation and is not evaluated separately. Appropriate standards and guidelines such as EN 60204, DIN EN 50310 and VDE 0100-444 describe the goals of a functional earth system yet problems still arise.
Using practical examples, this workshop will uncover the impact of incorrectly designed equipotential equalisation systems and will also demonstrate how to evaluate the level of interference within the potential equalisation system.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission critical data centers, simple is better. Prefabricated data center building blocks comprised of Power, Cooling and/or IT White Space can be connected to provide a semi or fully prefabricated data center solution. Prefabricated data center solutions provide multiple advantages to include predictable performance, faster deployment and, flexibility and scalability versus traditional build data centers. This presentation will show you how a pre-fabricated modular data center architecture can dramatically simplify your design and build process and lower your total cost of operation.
Presented by Mark Boxer & Jeff Bush of OFS
Agenda:
• Why Fiber?
• Fiber Feeds Everything
• Nuts and Bolts -The Components
• Installation Techniques
• Network Architectures and Planning
One word that you often see associated with any data center is its “tier,” or its level of service. Virtually every data center has a tier ranking of I, II, III, or IV, and this ranking serves as a symbol for everything it has to offer: its physical infrastructure, its cooling, power infrastructure, redundancy levels, and promised uptime.
This presentation takes a look at each of the 4 data center tiers, examining the key components for each tier, as well the total expected uptime level for each tier. If you are in the process of evaluating data centers, this is no doubt a term you will come across in your search, so we hope this presentation helps provide some solid background in to how you can better choose a data center for your specific needs.
For more insights into the data center world, and to learn more about Data Cave, check out our website at www.thedatacave.com.
Gaining Data Center Cooling Efficiency Through Airflow ManagementUpsite Technologies
This presentation highlights research from Upsite Technologies regarding the latest best in data center airflow management and cooling, including steps to improvement. Originally delivered by Upsite President John Thornell at the AFCOM Boston-New England Chapter meeting.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission-critical data centers, simple is better. Data centers are faster and cheaper to build, and more reliable with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), when they start with a dramatically simplified design and build process that incorporates these elements: reference designs, pre-fabricated/modular architecture, partners that bring comprehensive capabilities into play, and coordinated planning around software, operations, and service. What you will learn: The top 5 weaknesses of today’s design/bid/build approach A simplified approach using reference designs and pre-fab products can preserve Day 1 capital and improve speed to market An integrated solution provider (Design, Build, Hardware and Operations) can optimize CapEx, OpEx and TCO.
Telco Cloud - 01. introduction to Telco cloudVikas Shokeen
Introduction to Telco Cloud Basics – NFV , SDN . Architecture & Benefits of Cloud Network for Telecom Operators
http://telecomtutorial.info
Covering Introduction & Tutorial for Telco Cloud Network , Virtualization , SDN / NFV , or Cloud Native Networks .. I am going to discuss all of these along with real life examples . In this Video , We will understand Why Cloud Native Networks have become necessity for Telecom Operators . What values & Benefits cloud networks are going to bring it to Operators
Basics & Introduction of Telco Cloud
Why Cloud Network are required in Telecom ?
How cloud solve problem of Telecom Operators & Carriers
How SDN & NFV works in telecom
How Cloud and Virtualization helps for better Capacity Management ?
The Cloud Solution
Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-shokeen
Murphy Data Center Services InfographicGary Woodcock
This infographic is based on a data center that Murphy designed, built and currently maintain. It contains some interesting design features such as "free cooling" for the HVAC system and electrical busbar power distribution.
This Slide's will help those guys who are looking for to study the Data Center Design . In these Slide's, you can understand the concept of raised floor, importance of raised floor, why raised floor is needed in a Data Center, and many more concepts ..
Hope it will gave you the good understanding to related topic.
Uncovering the impact of incorrectly designed equipotential equalisation systems.
Typically in network installations such as PROFIBUS, a functional earth facility is provided by a direct connection to the protective earth of the installation and is not evaluated separately. Appropriate standards and guidelines such as EN 60204, DIN EN 50310 and VDE 0100-444 describe the goals of a functional earth system yet problems still arise.
Using practical examples, this workshop will uncover the impact of incorrectly designed equipotential equalisation systems and will also demonstrate how to evaluate the level of interference within the potential equalisation system.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission critical data centers, simple is better. Prefabricated data center building blocks comprised of Power, Cooling and/or IT White Space can be connected to provide a semi or fully prefabricated data center solution. Prefabricated data center solutions provide multiple advantages to include predictable performance, faster deployment and, flexibility and scalability versus traditional build data centers. This presentation will show you how a pre-fabricated modular data center architecture can dramatically simplify your design and build process and lower your total cost of operation.
Presented by Mark Boxer & Jeff Bush of OFS
Agenda:
• Why Fiber?
• Fiber Feeds Everything
• Nuts and Bolts -The Components
• Installation Techniques
• Network Architectures and Planning
One word that you often see associated with any data center is its “tier,” or its level of service. Virtually every data center has a tier ranking of I, II, III, or IV, and this ranking serves as a symbol for everything it has to offer: its physical infrastructure, its cooling, power infrastructure, redundancy levels, and promised uptime.
This presentation takes a look at each of the 4 data center tiers, examining the key components for each tier, as well the total expected uptime level for each tier. If you are in the process of evaluating data centers, this is no doubt a term you will come across in your search, so we hope this presentation helps provide some solid background in to how you can better choose a data center for your specific needs.
For more insights into the data center world, and to learn more about Data Cave, check out our website at www.thedatacave.com.
MetaFabric™ Architecture Virtualized Data Center: Design and Implementation G...Juniper Networks
The benefits of virtualization are driving data center operators to rethink their legacy data center networks and look for new ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency in the data center. Moving from a legacy network to a state-of-the-art solution allows you to deploy new applications in seconds rather than days, weeks, or months. If you want to harness the power of virtualization in your data center network, this guide will help you to achieve your goal.
Data Center Cooling Strategies for Efficiency - Techniques to Reduce YourEnergy Bill by 20-80%
Data center cooling is a hot topic. When you consider the challenges of cooling the latest generation servers, growing cost of infrastructure equipment, and ever growing concern around energy efficiency, it's easy to understand the focus.
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit, http://www.42u.com/cooling-strategies-webinar.htm
Data Center Measurement - Building An ROI Baseline
Establishing a baseline measurement of your data center is an important first step in developing a meaningful ROI for any data center project. The cost of energy has recently exceeded the cost of IT equipment; understanding your energy footprint in terms of power consumption and cooling demand has become an important management tool.
to view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/measurement-techniques-webinar.htm
Power Strategies for Data Center Efficiency – Identifying Cost Reduction Opportunities
In a survey conducted by the Uptime Institute, enterprise data center managers responded that 42% of them expected to run out of power capacity within 12-24 months and another 23% claimed that they would run out of power capacity in 24-60 months. Greater attention to energy efficiency and consumption is critical.
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/power-strategies-webinar.htm
Energy Efficiency Leadership for Data Centers and IT
Data center efficiency is a hot topic! With data center build outs, retro-fits, re-commissioning, expansions and server consolidation reaching a feverish pace, so have the challenges in keeping up with compliance, green initiatives - all while attempting to lower costs, increase scalability and keeping IT operations and Business always on/Uptime.
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/pge-webinar.htm
How do I apply the most innovative solutions, products and services to my live environment?
In answer to the above question Airedale will demonstrate how you can maximise the efficiency of your live environment without compromising resilience.
With over 40 years’ experience in IT cooling design, build and retrofit across systems, services and controls integration, Airedale is uniquely positioned to present this seminar. The presentation will include a case study on BAE Systems where a year-long retrofit programme has achieved annual savings of 70-80% on computer room air conditioning energy costs, equivalent to £350,000, with a payback of under 15 months.
Speakers: Stuart Kay, Business Development Director & Adrian Trevelyan, Aftersales Manager
Stuart Kay has been involved in specifying some of the UK’s most important data centre installations since the 1990s. With more than 30 years’ experience, his understanding of past and leading-edge technological developments within the industry arm him with a unique knowledge bank that can be applied both to designing new build data centres as well as re-engineering the vast installed base.
Adrian Trevelyan heads up a 50-strong technical team which provides a national installation, maintenance, refurbishment and project management service. With 25 years at Airedale he has significant experience of upgrading live, critical installations to maximise energy efficiency and redundancy. Adrian will present a case study on BAE Systems where a year-long retrofit programme has achieved annual savings of 70-80% on computer room air conditioning energy costs, equivalent to £350,000, with a payback of under 15 months.
Data Center Optimization with Avocent MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer (AMIE)42U Data Center Solutions
In this presentation 42U and Avocent show how the Avocent AMIE infrastructure software solution can help you optimize your data center.
To view the recorded webinar, which includes a live demo of the software, visit http://www.42u.com/webinars/Avocent-AMIE-Webinar/playback.htm
Summary: Avocent MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer (AMIE) software presents a fresh alternative to familiar tools such as spreadsheets and VISIO diagrams. With real-time visibility, users can model, plan for, and schedule changes to their data center. Coupled with asset management and capacity planning, AMIE takes the guesswork out of data center projects.
Comparative Analysis of HVAC System Based on Life Cycle Cost AnalysisIJERA Editor
A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is designed to satisfy the environmental requirements of comfort or a process, in a specific building or portion of a building and in a particular geographic locale. Efficient design of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems is a primary concern in building projects. The objectives of the HVAC system design are to provide a thermal comfort, good indoor quality and energy conservation. For the typical commercial building projects, it is not difficult to acquire the reference settings for efficient operation. However, for some special projects, due to the specific design and control of the HVAC system, conventional settings may not be necessarily energy-efficient in daily operation. The HVAC system design and equipment selection for a commercial building (376 TR) is included as a case study in this paper. The outcomes of this paper are efficient design of HVAC system with minimum energy consumption and equipment selection based on operating and life cycle cost analysis.
The case studies explain how the projects were completed, look at power consumption before & after, with the resulting significant energy savings together with excellent ROI’s. In addition, further benefits such as improved monitoring and preventative maintenance are also discussed.
Real-time monitoring provides unprecedented visibility into power and cooling infrastructure. Through the technology, data center professionals can baseline energy use, diagnose inefficiencies, and take corrective actions to improve performance and cut costs.
To view the recorded webinar, which includes a demonstration of a Real-Time Monitoring solution, please visit http://www.42u.com/webinars/Real-Time-Measurement-Webinar/playback.htm
When optimizing your data center for cost efficiency, one important factor to consider is proper management of air. The mixing of cold and hot air should be prevented in order to improve overall efficiency.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/airflow-management.htm
With millions upon millions of new malware variants found every year, protecting the system(s) and the ways a company communicates is a matter of strategy and action of well-matched defenses. The two main defense solution types include physical security and network security.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/security
Down-times are avoided and future operating costs are lowered with Power Distribution Units (PDU) and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/power
There are several measures you can take to improve the security of the racks and equipment in your data center. Allow us help you find the best Standard Racks, Network Racks, Chimney Racks, and Industrial Racks that fit your unique infrastructure and environment.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/racks-enclosures
Digital KVM, High Performance KVM, Serial Console Servers, & more provide secure bios level access and control of servers and network devices utilizing a browser via the LAN network or over IP.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/kvm
Also referred to as Converged and HyperConverged Solutions. An integrated solution provides you with precision cooling, UPSs, power management, monitoring and control technologies, and fire suppression all in an enclosed system.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/integrated-solutions
Deliver where your message matters. Digital Signage is a system network of content, devices, and cables to meet the goal of presenting relevant and appealing information, both pre-made and live, to more communicate within a high functioning and user-friendly environment. See Applications, Benefits, Key Elements, Considerations, & Extra Goodness.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/digital-signage.htm
Hot Aisle, Cold Aisle, Chimney, Curtain, Modular, and the in-between pieces that make it work. The amount of energy used to maintain acceptable temperatures in the data center can be greatly reduced by containment.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/data-center-containment.htm
More on Inrow Precision Cooling, High Density Cooling, & Integrated Cooling. Cooling solutions for IT equipment, from small network closets to enterprise data centers, today’s smaller server room environments are dealing with the growing needs for server rack densities.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/cooling
Technical furniture can be used in a variety of capacities such as security monitoring stations, server repair stations, desks, classroom environments, network operations centers (NOC), lab environments and much more.
READ MORE: http://www.42u.com/solutions/technical-furniture
What power protection builds, Why use a UPS system for a server room or data center, 8 important UPS topics to ask questions about, 3 types of UPS systems, What is the lifespan of a UPS chassis
What is monitoring, 4 types of monitoring solutions, What is DCIM, What a comprehensive data center infrastructure management solution provides, The true value of DCIM, 4 steps to deploy DCIM, The DCIM ultimate goal
Explore 5 types of power distribution units (PDU) and a few considerations for your next PDU along with a quick note about remote power and 2 cooling strategies.
Uncovering the Myths Behind Remote Power: Determining the Right Solution for Your Data Center
As IT operations and equipment become more geographically dispersed, the need to implement effective remote power management tools becomes more significant.
To view the recorded webinar event, please visit http://www.42u.com/myths-behind-remote-power-webinar.htm
Eliminating Data Center Hot Spots: An Approach for Identifying and Correcting Lost Air
Data center cooling is a hot topic. But, when you consider the challenges associated with cooling the latest generation servers, the growing cost of infrastructure equipment, and the risks associated with data center hot spots brought on by high-density clusters and premature hardware failure, it's easy to understand the focus.
To view the recorded webinar event, please visit http://www.42u.com/data-center-hot-spots-webinar.htm
One of our most popular webinar presentations on data center cooling: 2007 Data Center Cooling Study: Comparing Conventional Raised Floors with Close Coupled Cooling Technology.
If you're looking for a solution, it's simple physics: Water is 3,500 times more effective at cooling than air. But, liquid cooling carries a large stigma particularly because of the large price tag. And, if you're like other Data Center Managers, the words of Jerry McGuire may be ringing in your head "Show me the money!"
To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/data-center-liquid-cooling-webinar.htm
The segmentation of data centers into alternating hot and cold aisles is an established best practice. A number of manufacturers are taking this premise of airflow separation a step further by marketing "containment" solutions. By containing the hot or cold aisle, the air paths have little chance to mix, presenting data center operators with both reliability and efficiency gains.
To view the recording of the webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/webinars/Aisle-Containment-Webinar/playback.htm
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
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DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
<J> Just in case you don’t know, and I’m sure most of you listening are painfully aware of these numbers, it’s costly to have downtime.
Here is a view of the typical conversion losses… From this slide, we see as the power cascades back from the server to its original source at the utility we are losing wattage each step of the way. These small wattage savings can add up to a significant number as you multiply it across your entire facility. Any positive changes you can make to the efficiency of this process are extremely beneficial. If you implement best practices you can leverage this information to further improve efficiency.
<J> Here are the results of a study done by The Green Grid. They found that for the data centers measured just 30% of the energy consumed went to the actual IT equpment. <Michael> And this is only 1 approach, IDC states 48% for Overhead, and 52% for IT
<J> I prefer to use independent sources of information as opposed to those supplied by vendors. Power use efficiency is an alternative use of the acronym. Also characterized as Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) by the EPA. <Michael> So as we focus on that gray area in the middle, we are looking at numbers in the 30%-50% range
<J> Here is another view of The Green Grid research. <Michael> Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory did a separate study of 24 California Data centers and found the average there to be closer to the objective shown here, and many were close to the 1.5 level. <J> Interesting. California does have a more aggressive energy policy. In fact, we’ve seen PUE measurements as low as 1.21, again a California-based data center.
Start with Survey. Note that installation phase could be minimal with point-in-time measurements.
<Michael> Based on the Efficiency Measurement Life-Cycle process, 42U advises that clients first set the baseline values, implement a targeted efficiency best practice and then measure the efficiency gains. Then, repeating the process with increasingly more sophisticated technologies. Have established relationships with specialty companies for consolidation and virtualization.
Measurement is critical to establishing the savings of programs. ASHRAE TC 9.9: Adjustments for IT; operating temperature range expanded from 68-77 to 64.4-80.6, refresh rate of IT equipment is 2-5 years, building cooling is 10-25 years Modular systems, such as modular UPS systems. Recall slide 6 cascade. Permits more precise sizing of infrastructure to match computing loads. Virtualization- typically results in 1:10 up to 1:20 server reductions
This shows the various points at which we can measure. All the components are broken down to categories. Energy flows from utility to the facility, and then out to IT internal to the racks Again as you can see there are various points at which you can monitor.. You should design your power infrastructure to support business requirements These requirements typically have to do with SLAs, what are the standard practices and procedures the organization has to follow, or charge backs, am I sharing the space and how can I accurately charge our customers for the energy they use.
Reduce bypass airflow as well as mixing Ensure ALL uncontrolled airflow is managed; wall gaps, all service access points, CRAC covers on idle systems Floor management: Hot/cold aisle Clearing subfloor plenum of cables and other blockages CFD tools, vortex example Maintenance: Manage moves adds and changes Eliminate idle servers Remove unused cabling Close off and prevent airflow gaps On-going measurement program will identify issues in this area
<M> Here is an example of the measurable impact of adding one 12” blanking panel to the middle of a rack <J> This is then the best best practice, right? <M> Exactly. Conventional wisdom is correct: blanking panes are essential
<M> Feedback on floor-tile tuning: with instrumentation, we can observe results in real time When airflow is restricted, Under-floor pressure increases Rack-top temperatures decrease <J> This is pretty complex isn’t it? <M> Yes. Without monitoring and visualization, this process is guesswork How many or which tiles to remove? Other data center clichés also borne out Eliminate leaks in floor Manage floor tile permeability
<M> At all rack design points hot/cold aisle configurations will be more efficient Diagrams show an end view of aisles on left, with CRAC moved to side for illustration purposes, and an overhead view illustrating best-practice CRAC locations. Effective cable management moves savings to higher levels by avoiding airflow blockage in the cabinet Ensure gaps between cabinets are also blocked. <J> Should clients keep empty cabinets with blanking panels in rows to close gaps? <M> Yes, either that or use other containment technologies Low heat racks on ends of aisles to reduce mixing around ends of rows In addition to aisle arrangement, best-practice placement of cooling equipment is an important aspect of this best practice
Level 1-3 = 42U branded containment model
<M> Containment is simply controlling airflow in an efficient manner. Containment can focus on either the hot aisle or the cold aisle. Hot aisle containment is less efficient and can make OSHA compliance less challenging. Cold aisle containment is more efficient, but raises ambient room temperature 42U has defined a modular containment model to enable clients to achieve immediate savings with a minimal investment. The concept defines three levels of containment; level 1 is closing off aisle ends to eliminate mixing around row ends and to keep chilled air in front of cabinets. Level 2 extends baffling above racks to further reduce mixing over rack tops. Level 3 is complete containment where containment technology covers the entire aisle.
<M> Here is an example of one cold aisle containment technology. Achieves higher-end of savings potential. Range of technologies are available depending on specific client requirements, including existing vs new build and tailored to data center configuration.
<M> This is essentially coordination of cooling technologies. In larger data centers multiple cooling systems can actually compete. For example, one CRAC can detect low humidity and begin humidifying. A neighboring CRAC detects the increase in humidity and begins de-humidifying, resulting in gross energy waste. <J> Moving set-points to supply side rather than the current approach of the return Deadband speaks to setting sensitivity points to a wider range, for example from +/– 2 degrees to +/– 10 degrees, so that the equipment does not compete. Moving set-points to supply side rather than the current approach of the return
Rack-Level: In Row and Close Coupled Room-Level: Brief coverage of pros and cons of water versus refrigerant: water is more efficient, less costly; refrigerant less risky, reduced footprint
Economizers: air-side and water-side Adiabatic: sprays a mist of water around heat exchanger to improve efficiency Heat Wheel: reduces air mixing Dry Coolers
Best practice is to size for light load efficiency, NOT peak load efficiency Line-Interactive UPS: widely adopted UPS technology in Europe, not yet adopted in US as it can’t be integrated into an existing environment. New UPS is 70% more efficient
Now lets take a step back to the UPS Commission as you go vs. commission build out Modular, shared buss bar, N+1 redundancy internal to the configuration 12kVA increments, 60kVA N+1
<M> Remote power allows you to take a proactive approach to managing your power. The Best practice for remote power management is to deploy Switched PDUs IP UPS Monitoring tools at the breaker……. Access power infrastructure anywhere, anytime you have access to internet Alerting based on predetermined events or thresholds Ability to act on alerts instantly It may seem like a daunting/costly undertaking to implement a remote power strategy but the ROI is rather simple to calculate.
<M> Most of you on the line are probably nodding rite now. Studies have shown that 72% of all technician calls are solved by simply bouncing a server. The average cost of this service is roughly $500 and the time associated with the call can take hours depending on the time of day and distance to the facility. With remote power management you can decrease this service time to minutes One other factor not listed here are the service level penalties associated with downtime.. The take away here is there are many opportunities to improve the efficiency of your data center through the implementation of a power management strategy. Each approach detailed will yield significant savings to your organization and the approaches are customizable to meet your business requirements.
These too should be considered, but they are more difficult to measure and establish hard ROIs
E3 Is a calculator we developed to help our clients have a starting point for understanding the cost associated with their energy consumption. E3 stands for Estimated Energy Expense. What we found in many organizations is a disconnect between facilities and IT. This calculator helps the IT manager understand the cost of energy. The calculator is comprised of 5 key factors: kW/hour rate kW/rack design point # of racks in data center Overhead factor (infrastructure required to power and cool the equipment) Uptime requirement (how many 9s of uptime) If you do not have all 5 factors we will use industry averages. The only data you need to supply is the number of racks. Contact a 42U efficiency consultant for more information and to evaluate your energy consumption.