Monday, July 05, 2010

Belgacom signed the European Code of Conduct for datacenters

On June 3, Belgacom signed the European Code of Conduct for datacenters.

What is it this Code of Conduct about?

The electricity that is needed to run datacenters makes up for a substantial share of the electricity consumption in the European Union. By 2020, the estimated electricity consumption of 56 TWh per year in Western Europe is expected to increase to 104 TWh per year. The rapid growth in energy consumption has serious consequences. It is important to maximize the energy efficiency of datacenters to keep carbon emissions under control, as well as to efficiently manage the strain on the infrastructure, caused by the increase in energy consumption.

The European Code of Conduct has been created in response to this increasing energy consumption in datacenters and the need to reduce the related impacts on environment, economy and energy supply security. The aim is to inform and stimulate datacenter operators and owners to reduce energy consumption in a cost-effective manner without jeopardizing the reliability and operational continuity of the services provided by datacenters.

The Code of Conduct aims to achieve this by improving understanding of energy demand within the datacenter, raising awareness and recommending energy efficient best practice and targets. It is a voluntary initiative aimed to bring interested stakeholders together, including the coordination of other similar activities by manufacturers, vendors, consultants and utilities.

Datacenter owners and operators, datacenter equipment and component manufacturers, service providers and other large procurers of such equipment are invited to participate in the Code of Conduct, to help address the issue of energy efficiency and to reduce the carbon footprint of datacenters.

What does the Code of Conduct mean in practice?

As a datacenter owner, Belgacom signed the Code of Conduct. We are determined to meet the commitments relevant to our organisation’s category. In other words: we will measure our efforts, describe how we measured them and provide a yearly report on the progress that has been made.

The following data will be collected monthly and reported annually (by February 28 for the previous year) to the JRC (Joint Research Centre):

  • - energy consumption for main IT equipment;
  • - total facility energy consumption;
  • - if more meters are installed, data should be reported for these meters, including a description of the equipment included in the energy consumption;
  • - IT rated electrical load capacity of the facility.

    • More information can be found at: EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres
    or Google ‘European code of conduct for datacenters’.

Monday, July 05, 2010

Did you know… about power interrupts on the grid?

Next to the ‘need for speed’ there is also the ‘need for power’. Servers and other datacenter equipment are in constant need for electrical power. But are you aware of the number of interrupts that happen on the electricity grid? On April 21 at 4:20 PM we experienced a power cut of 29 minutes and 34 seconds at the Netcenter in Machelen. Our DUPS and diesels took over, avoiding a power interrupt for our customers. Such a long interruption is rather exceptional. Shorter interruptions happen quite regularly. An average of 12 power interrupts per year and per datacenter is not unusual. Needless to say our customers are not aware of these interrupts, as our backup systems do what they need to do when an power interrupt occurs.

Wice selection in Cieffe’s product range :

Spectiva

Spectiva RT 32, Spectiva NET 32

SPECTIVA DVMS is the most advanced 4, 8, 16-channel digital audio/video recording and management system.

SPECTIVA v. 2.0 offers cutting edge performance both on a hardware and software level, and it is the first CCTV in the world to offer broadcast quality video up to 20 times better than other systems that use Wavelet, JPEG, differential and MPEG2 algorithms. The unparalleled performance levels of SPECTIVA DVMS 2.0 make it an excellent choice for casinos, airports, railway or bus stations, mines, government and military sites, high-risk industrial facilities, and other installations requiring premium levels of digital CCTV performance and flexibility.

Nettuno

Nettuno Senses

NETTUNO Senses is the most advanced Network Codec of the NETTUNO serie. This state-of-the art surveillance technology, based on the new 720 Mhz DSP, can now manage motion tracking and behaviour analysis thanks to CIEFFE algorithm Deepath2.

Nettuno Codec

NETTUNO Codec is the most powerful DSP based, standalone, network codec available today. This state-of-the art surveillance technology codec has now a processing speed of 720 Mhz, capable of managing 4 video streams at the same time. In terms of image video quality, resolution and compression/decompression NETTUNO easily outperforms any other product or platform on the market

Nettuno mini

NETTUNO Mini is the new, powerful DSP based, standalone, video and audio encoder. This state-of-the art surveillance technology device has a processing speed of 600 Mhz, capable of managing 2 video streams at the same time. In terms of image video quality, resolution and compression NETTUNO easily outperforms any other product or platform on the market.

Nettuno dome

CIEFFE cameras are based on NETTUNO technology to manage and transmit images over the net: conventional camera cabling and PTZ controls become redundant: the audio-visual signal is transmitted in real time via TCP/IP, and it can be displayed live or in playback without any noise or interference.

Linearis

LINEARIS is CIEFFE’s new Digital Video Management System, a fully automated MPEG4 main profile system capable of reacting to external conditions without user intervention. Available in a new configuration with 6 or 12 inputs, or in the more traditional 4,8 or 16 input version, LINEARIS seamlessly combines various recording modes with internal motion detection features, fast search capabilities, external alarm inputs and built in relay outputs.

Linearis RM

LINEARIS RM offers in a 4 unit 19” RACK case designed for industrial installations, the new hardware and software architecture of the LINEARIS series, which features new DSPs that allow for maximum video quality combined with a significant reduction in storage and bandwidth usage.

Thanks to its large internal storage in RAID 5 and a reliable cooling system, LINEARIS RM offers a considerable storage capacity (up to 1000 GB), allowing for months of video and audio recordings.

4, 8 or 16 unsynchronized cameras with bidirectional audio can be connected to each LINEARIS RM unit, that can be used standalone or as a server, on any TCP/IP network without loss of performance.

Linearis mini 6

LINEARIS Mini is the new compact version of the LINEARIS series, capable of handling 6 or 12 unsynchronized cameras with bidirectional audio.

Images and video are stored on a new, robust 1.8” internal hard drive, highly resistant to mechanical and thermal shocks, with a capacity ranging from 20 to 60 GB. It can run as a server on any TCP/IP network, it’s compatible with all CIEFFE software and can be completely controlled through CIEFFE’s software suite.

Proxima

PROXIMA is a fully-featured 4, 8 or 16 channel Digital Video Management System that offers video recording, motion detection, multiplexing, and video transmission capabilities.

Its Pentaplex functionality allows for simultaneous recording, playing, viewing, archiving and transmitting at high resolution and with deterministic performances, regardless of image content or system activity.

Proxima mini

Options

VisionWeb server access

PROXIMA VisionWeb software is an Internet Explorer based client software used to remotely access PROXIMA Digital Video Recording and Management Servers, either via Internet or via LAN/WAN.

PROXIMA VisionWeb offers full remote live viewing and playback facilities for cameras connected to any single PROXIMA DVMS Server in the PROXIMA Digital CCTV network. Full PTZ camera control is also available.

PROXIMA VisionWeb does not require any special hardware or software in order to be fully functional – our client application runs within the Internet Explorer browser window and all required components are downloaded automatically from the PROXIMA DVMS Server.

Remote control full TCP

SPECTIVA RemoteControl software is client software used to access network connected SPECTIVA Digital Video Recording and Management Servers.

SPECTIVA RemoteControl offers full remote control of any single network connected SPECTIVA DVMS Server.

With SPECTIVA RemoteControl software installed, any PC workstation can become a powerful client in THE SPECTIVA Digital CCTV Network.

SiteManager Multiserver client

SiteManager software is multi-server client software used to access many network connected PROXIMA/SPECTIVA Digital Video Recording and Management Servers simultaneously.

SiteManager offers full remote control and viewing facilities for many network connected PROXIMA/SPECTIVA DVMS Servers.

With SiteManager installed, any PC workstation can become a powerful client, able to access any number of cameras and/or servers in a multi-server PROXIMA/SPECTIVA Digital CCTV Network.

RemoteView TCP/IP Software

RemoteView is simple software used as a Wavelet Movie player. It can also be used as a simple TCP/IP client and provide access to network connected PROXIMA/SPECTIVA Digital Video Recording and Management Servers.

RemoteView functionality is limited to live viewing and playback only and in general is not as comprehensive as the functionality available in PROXIMA/SPECTIVA RemoteControl.

RemoteView offers full live viewing and playback facilities for any single network connected PROXIMA/SPECTIVA DVMS Server. Full PTZ camera control is also available.

With RemoteView installed, any PC workstation can become a powerful client in the PROXIMA/SPECTIVA Digital CCTV Network.

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