* New data center requires new metrics

By Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Network World, 04/19/05

The face of the data center is changing, that much is certain. We see continuing and rapid data-center consolidation across many industries, higher-density technologies such as blade servers putting strains on heating and power systems, and efforts to automate many data center functions to reduce operational overhead. All of these trends create a changing landscape, which makes data centers harder to “read.”