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Dell Goes Chillerless
Dell announced a new solution intended to support higher temperature operations in data centers. The goal is to avoid the need for expensive and power-hungry chiller units to maintain the data center in an operating condition. According to Dell, networking equipment designed with the new Dell Fresh Air technology "… are capable of short-term, excursion-based operation in temperatures up to 113°F (45°C)."
Dell's new technology follows the trend of recent data centers toward air-cooled, chillerless design; however, according to Dell, standard IT equipment is only capable of operating at around 95°F (35°C). By expanding the temperature range, data centers can economize on the design of the facility and increase the equipment density.
Dell states, "In some climates, the capital cost to build a chiller plant as part of the data center can be eliminated altogether. This can result in more that $100K of operational savings per megawatt (MW) of IT and eliminate capital expenditures of approximately $3M per MW of IT. In addition, IT systems that can tolerate higher temperatures can reduce the risk of IT failures during facility cooling outages."
Red Hat and SAP
Red Hat announced that it was broadening its agreement with German business app vendor SAP. One initiative calls for better SAP support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems running in the Amazon EC2 cloud. According to Red Hat VP Gus Robertson, the announcement "… fortifies Red Hat's continued effort to provide customers flexibility in software deployment options and innovations in cloud computing."
In a separate statement, Red Hat announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has been certified by SAP to run SAP business applications. Helge Deller, head of SAP's LinuxLab, added, "Customers can now use
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