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Industry News DAMAC Unveils Revolutionary Structure Design A US manufacturer of data center infrastructure equipment has unveiled its much-anticipated DAMAC Structure. More than 3,500 data center and IT infrastructure professionals were introduced to the DAMAC Structure during the Data Center World Global conference in Las Vegas. "We have put countless hours into perfecting the DAMAC Structure," said Dave Johnson, DAMAC's senior vice president of sales and marketing. "As a result, we're able to deliver the greatest speed, agility and scalability while reducing costs for our customers." DAMAC manufactures self-contained, modular components, delivered to your facility as freestanding units that can be assembled rapidly. As a result, the DAMAC Structure enables you to reduce the time and cost associated with data center buildouts, and create an environment that is consistent across your facilities yet responds to changing requirements. "We are proud to deliver this type of product to an industry that touches almost every business," continued Johnson. "We handle the entire process, from design and manufacturing through onsite assembly. As a result, the DAMAC Structure can be up and running in less time than a traditional facility." Eaton Expands Power Management Capabilities for Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Deployments Eaton's integrated power management software is now 'Nutanix Ready' validated, following testing for interoperability with Nutanix, the enterprise cloud company. Eaton is the industry's first power management vendor to achieve this certification. Eaton's power management offering scales side-by-side with Nutanix architecture, and is capable of providing complete protection for large-scale Nutanix deployments, thereby helping information technology (IT) managers maximize business continuity, extend availability, mitigate environmental risk and improve energy efficiency. When deployed together, Eaton and Nutanix solutions help users reduce IT complexity and improve agility, regardless of application. Increasingly, more enterprises are adopting IT architectures that support hybrid and public clouds with softwaredefined solutions being utilized to support deployments across multiple stacks. Eaton's integrated power management offering provides Nutanix customers with greater availability, scalability and data protection. Eaton's solution is fully integrated with VMware vCenter® server management software. This allows customers to trigger live migration, monitor and manage the power supporting their virtual network, measure power consumption and receive real-time notification of uninterruptible power system (UPS) or power distribution unit (PDU) alerts. Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager software, 9PX UPS and Eaton-ePDU G3 rack PDUs were used throughout validation testing for Nutanix interoperability. As the first power management software validated by Nutanix, Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager software is optimized for virtual environments, integrating and working directly with the hypervisor platforms. Nutanix users can utilize Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager software to trigger virtual machine (VM) live migrations and set specific times for VMs to shut down during a power event to maximize availability of critical applications. Further, Eaton's environmental monitoring integration allows for automated VM migration based on temperature spikes, humidity spikes and security alarm notifications. This is ideal for remote or back office applications with limited onsite presence. Eaton provides a single source for a comprehensive portfolio of Eaton UPSs, PDUs, enclosures and cable management for a secure Nutanix deployment. Additionally, Eaton can provide power management for all nodes that Nutanix supports, making it easier for users to scale-out and maintain a fully integrated hyperconverged system. Minkels Releases ROI Calculation Tool on Data Center Aisle Containment Minkels has released a white paper on ROI calculation for investments in aisle containment - for enhanced energy efficiency. The Minkels white paper provides a well-substantiated calculation model and all the parameters required to calculate achievable returns of aisle containment investments. Aimed at further reducing data center energy consumption and addressing corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, Minkels' newest white paper 'ROI Calculation Tool - Evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of an aisle containment' is being launched during the Light + Building event in Frankfurt, Germany. 26 Spring 2016 * www.ElectronicsProtectionMagazine.com http://www.ElectronicsProtectionMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Electronics Protection - Spring 2016

Editor's Choice
Security Considerations for Data Center Intelligent Rack Power Distribution
Five Misconceptions about DRUPS Systems
Designing and Managing Custom Battery Pack Enclosures
Reducing TCO with the Right UPS Architecture and Operating Mode
Enclosures
Thermal
Power
Hardware
Industry News
Calendar of Events

Electronics Protection - Spring 2016