Goodbye and thank you

Mandy, about 1 month ago

From 1 December I'll be working as an independent consultant so will no longer be blogging on this site (though I shall continue to contribute comments!).Many thanks to you all for helping make the IT Sanctuary such a success, may it go from strength to strength.All the best Mandy

Eleven tips to save electricity in the data centre

Tagged with: data centre

The Editor, about 1 month ago

It's no secret that many data centres waste enormous amounts of electricity through inefficient cooling methods. In fact, as much as 35 per cent to 50 percent of the electrical energy consumed by the average data centre goes on cooling, according to Gartner analyst Paul McGluckin. Even in a small data centre, he says, this wasted electricity can amount to more than 1 million kilowatt hours annually.The question is, what can be done about it? McGluckin and his team think they've found a way -- or eleven ways, to be more precise. 1. Plug holes in the raised floor. Most...

Lack of IT skills crippling UK productivity

Tagged with: it training

The Editor, about 1 month ago

Some 13.25 million hours of productive working are lost each week by UK organisations as a result of poor IT skills, according to recent research by vocational qualifications body, City & Guilds. That's 2.5 hours per worker spent dealing with other people's IT traumas. This may be down to a "make do" attitude when it comes to everyday IT issues, because the research also shows that 59% of employers rely on self-trained staff to sort out day-to-day computer snags. The result of that is clear: those with a little technical 'know-how' spend much of their time assisting less IT-literate colleagues...