The R&M HD panel, which until now provided the possibility of supporting up to 48 RJ45 Category6 augmented connections or up to 48 fiber channels in LC duplex format, in a single rack unit, is undergoing an evolution to thus cover any infrastructure need in the data center, from the least demanding requirement to the most technologically advanced.

According to research conducted by Emerson Network Power, 43 percent of European IT professionals are unaware of the EU's 20-20-20 Renewable Energy Directive. The survey also revealed that only 21 percent of IT professionals have already taken steps to meet the directive's requirements. Among those who are aware of these requirements, 63 percent are concerned about the impact the directive will have on their data center operations. The EU's climate and energy targets aim to transform Europe into a highly energy-efficient, low-carbon economy. These ambitious targets seek to achieve the following by 2020:

Adam boasts one of the most technologically advanced data centers in the European Union, responding to evolving business needs. With its own data centers in Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Adam provides coverage both nationally and internationally.

Huawei, a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions, has officially launched the Distributed Cloud Data Center (DC2, "DC squared"), its next-generation data center architecture designed to address the needs of data centers in the cloud era.

The demand for online media and applications in a cloud computing environment has increased, requiring greater bandwidth for communication in data centers, server towers, network switches, telephone centers, and many other high-performance applications.

Fujitsu has announced the launch of Fujitsu DynamicFabric, which enables the creation of optimized and highly flexible network infrastructures. The service includes three innovative technologies that can be combined free of charge to virtualize connections and capacity, from the server edge to the core. Users can virtualize network connections by integrating Fujitsu PRIMERGY Blade with their existing network infrastructure and advanced management technologies.

Emerson Network Power has introduced two new models in the Avocent® Universal Management Gateway family. Available worldwide, the Avocent Universal Management Gateway is a key component in Emerson's data center infrastructure management (DCIM) portfolio, combining a KVM switch, serial console, rack PDU, integrated service processor, and environmental management into a single device.

Why is PCI Express important to the copper and fiber optic interconnect community?
PCI Express is the primary bus system that connects Intel server microprocessors to peripherals and network cards. Along with microprocessor improvements, the PCI Express architecture is fundamental to data center servers, storage devices, switches, and peripherals.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. has launched FatTwin™, a new high-capacity, powerful server platform based on Supermicro's Twin Architecture. This product offers a novel, flexible, and high-density computing solution for data center, cloud, enterprise IT, big data, and HPC applications, delivering the highest performance with the most energy-efficient technologies and cooling designs available on the market.

As one of the world's largest online commerce platforms, eBay demands extreme reliability from its data centers: any downtime would impact transactions worth more than $2,000 per second. Therefore, the data center team must excel in uptime and flexibility without increasing costs—a complex challenge that requires constant innovation to succeed.