How Will We Create Interoperability?

The Internet of Things, intelligent buildings, wearable technology, software defined data centers:

these topics dominate our newsfeeds as both professionals and consumers. While we hear

extensively about these breakthrough technologies, we hear little about interoperability. As the

connected world becomes a reality, the truly transformational technologies may not be the ones –

smart cities, smart cars, smart buildings ­ that we are hearing about today but rather those that

allow all of these technologies to effectively communicate with one another. Watch us talk about

the challenges with interoperability in this month’s newsletter and please continue to share your

thoughts with us!

Todd Boucher

Principal

Cloud Computing ­ The Sky's Limit

Shifting computer power to the cloud brings many benefits—but don’t ignore therisks

ELECTRICITY was once generated where it was used; now it comes from the grid. So it is with

computing power, once the province of mainframes and personal computers, and now moving

into the “cloud”—networks of data centres that use the internet to supply all kinds of services,

from e­mail and social networks to data storage and analysis.

The rise of cloud computing is rapid, inexorable and causing huge upheaval in the tech

industry. The old guard is suffering: this week’s $67 billion merger between Dell and EMC,

makers of computers and storage devices respectively, was a marriage forced by the rise of the

cloud (see article). Disruptive newcomers are blooming: if Amazon’s cloud­computing unit were

a stand­alone public company, it would probably be worth almost as much as Dell and EMC

combined.

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Video #13: 3 Things that DefineIntelligent Lighting

Todd Boucher and Brian Chemel, Digital Lumens,

discuss the 3 key things that define an intelligent

lighting system.

Visit us each week for another, short segment where

we discuss all things Data Center, LED Lighting and

ICT. We would love to hear what you think.

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Strategies for Implementing Data Center Aisle

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In Case You Missed It ­ Additional

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Technology

How higher ed IT is staying ahead of the cloud

computing curve ­ Bob Brown

Data Centers on the edge: Streaming and IoT reshape

the network ­ Rich Miller

HP to shutter helion public cloud in January ­ Chris Burt

What DCIM tools? You mean spreadsheets and tape

measure? ­ Yevgeniy Sverdlik

World According to Gartner: 3 Ways to Modernize Your DataCenter by Todd Boucher

How To Follow Gartner’s Advice: Make your Data Center Behave Like A Factory.

The ability to modernize your data center is a challenge we all face in the data center space. Withthe growing data demands, managing growth requires the ability to manage capacity and maintainuptime while ensuring a strong strategy for the future.

In Gartner’s recent report, “Five Reasons Why You Need a Different Strategy for the Digital World,”they argue that businesses must rethink “the personality, structure, and role of data centers.” Gartner identifies two forces – the Nexus of Forces and the Internet of Things – as the drivers ofthis need to change.

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State­by­state look at Computer Data Center Incentives ­Associated Press

Research: Colocation providers will struggle without theirown cloud ­ Max Smolaks How floods in Thailand made AWS rethink its supplychain ­ Rich MillerDow Jones & Co discloses breach, incident likely relatedto Scottrade ­ Steve Ragan Researchers: Graphene could slash data center energycosts ­ Carl WeinschenkOpen Compute tests launched at UNH ­ Peter JudgeAre Obama's climate goals doomed without nuclear? ­Stephen LaceyHuawei to pump 1B into cloud services ­ YevgeniySverdikAmazon introduces snowball: 50tb storage server shipsdata to cloud ­ Jordan NovetNASA completes data center consolidation at Kennedyspaceport ­ Max SmolaksNuclear power plants at huge risk of cyber attacks, studysays Amazon Lauches AWS IoT ­ a platform for building,managing analyzing the IoT ­ Ingrid LundenAmazon's growing clout in cloud computing raisesquestions ­ Jay Greene Walmart to fight cloud lock­in with open sourceplatform ­ Max Smolaks Open compute gets liquid cooling ­ David Chernikoff Facilities Management

Realize the promise of connectivity ­ Aaron GanickGE Splits lighting business to form LED unit as it aims to$5 billion in revenue ­ BizLED BureauChicago plans major transition to outdoor LED lighting ­Maury WrightNew services and applications will drive networked LEDstreet lights ­ Maury Wright

Lighting and Interoperability: Top Barriers to Adoption

Despite the demonstrated benefits of intelligent lighting systems, barriers to adoption of these systems still exist, including lighting and interoperability with otherbuilding systems. The successful intelligent lighting system requires building systems that operate on a common, standardized infrastructure. Deeper levels ofinteroperability can deliver tremendous system flexibility and performance. In the 2nd segment in this series of #LEDGTalks videos, Todd Boucher talks with Brian Chemel of Digital Lumens about the barriers to smart lighting. Watch the Video

Growth Continues in North American Data Center Markets by Yevgeniy Sverdik

While top data center markets like New York, Silicon Valley, and Dallas get most of the attention, a lot of growth is taking place in markets considered secondary.Markets like Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, and, more recently, Reno, Nevada, are seeing a lot of multi­tenant data center construction and take­up.There are market­specific characteristics at play, but core demand drivers are the same across the board, according to a recent report on the North American datacenter market by Jones Lang La Salle, a commercial real estate firm. Read More

Money Talks: Bottomline driving sustainable data center demand by Scharon Harding

Channel players say despite the growing popularity of being eco­conscious, when it comes to energy efficient datacenters, end users only care if it affects theirown invoice.

Global warming, the need for reducing carbon footprints and energy usage are not new concepts for enterprises. But as sustainability becomes top of mind fordifferent people for various reasons, when it comes to the business of technology, any changes, even those environmentally conscious, are done with somethingelse in mind: money. The case is the same for the datacenter.

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What You Missed: Recap of Critical Facilities Summit 2015by Todd Boucher

This year’s summit did not disappoint. Key issues facing data center managers were highlighted, addressed and debated.

We have just returned from an exciting week at the Critical Facilities Summit in Charlotte, NC. The Summit was fast­paced, informative, filled with differingopinions and healthy debate on a number of key data center topics. I was honored to be among the speakers at the event and presented on Modernizing ExistingData Centers – Strategies for Extending the Lifecycle of your Existing Facility. If you weren’t able to attend the summit, here are some highlights and insights thatwe took away:

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Everything You Need to Know About the Vast Undersea Network thatMakes the Internet Work by Andrea Peterson

Russians submarines and spy ships are "aggressively operating" near the undersea cables that are the backbone ofthe global Internet — worrying some U.S. intelligence and military officials who fear the Russians may sabotage themif a conflict arises, the New York Times reports.

For all the talk about the "cloud," practically all of the data shooting around the world actually relies on a series oftubes to get around -- a massive system of fiber-optic cables lying deep underneath the oceans.

The network connects every continent other than Antarctica, carrying e­mails, photos, videos and emoji around theglobe. Here's what that looks like in the style of a vintage maritime map, courtesy of TeleGeography:

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Obama Takes On Climate Change: The Rolling Stone Interview by Jeff Goodell

In Alaska, President Obama was in a very good mood. He visited the state in late summer to draw attention to the looming climate catastrophe the world faces,but with the exception of one big policy speech when he sounded as apocalyptic as any hemp­growing activist, he spent most of his three days up north beaming."He's happy to be out of his cage," one aide joked. Others credited the buoyant U.S. economy or the fact that the president had just learned that he had securedenough votes to protect the hard­fought nuclear deal with Iran from being derailed by Senate Republicans.

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CIOs Reporting Directly to CFOs Can Create Massive Cybersecurity Headaches by James Kosur

Many companies need technology upgrades but are "starving" for the cash necessary to upgrade critical systems. That's the message from the author of a newstudy sponsored by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center.

Study author Jody Westby, the chief executive officer of consulting firm Global Cyber Risk,tells CFO.com, "When you start looking at why [a] company had a weaksecurity program, it usually comes down to allocation of resources."

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A Brighter Future: EU Researchers Harness the Power of Light by Euronews

From the Sun, the Moon and flames, to ultra­modern semiconductors, human history is inherently bound to light. In this special edition of Futuris, we meetscientists and engineers who are making our futures brighter.

Sunlight brings us comfort and safety. Wherever we are, we need to see the sky. It is in our nature. Rooms with no windows make us feel bad.

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