The data center as we know it today started to take shape as the dot-com bubble expanded in the late 1990s. Growth slowed when the bubble burst, but by 2003 the pace of change was accelerating again as IT organizations scrambled to meet demand for computing and expectations for 24x7 availability.

At the same time, a new issue was emerging: energy consumption. The Uptime Institute reports data center energy use doubled between 2000 and 2006 and predicts it will double again by 2012. With this in… Continue

Renewed concern over the possibility of outages was reflected in the latest DCUG survey. Availability vaulted back to the top of the key issues list – now a concern for 56 percent of respondents versus just 41 percent six months earlier. This is the first time that Availability has been the top concern for DCUG members. In addition, when asked where the priority lie between Energy and Availability, the focus shifted more towards availability.… Continue

Data Center Users' Group Members,

In September 2003, Emerson Network Power took a major step forward in helping professionals who manage mission-critical operations by forming the Data Center Users’ Group. Since then, 11 events have been held in cities throughout the United States and over 200 data center owners and operators attended the Spring 2009 event in Washington DC.

The Data Center Users’ Group brings together professionals who oversee data centers, IT networks and telecom operations i… Continue