It's here! Issue one of the 1E Newsletter is available and I urge you to take a look - now!

 There is a great article by Gartner's David J. Cappuccio - Data Center Efficiency and Capacity: A Metric to Calculate Both . Here's a synopsis:

Current metrics being proposed in the industry for data center efficiencies are not adequate for use in day-to-day operations. This research proposes a simple performance metric to be used to identify underutilized resources and cost-saving opportunities in data centers.

This piece is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a realistic handle on their current data center utilization.

Also in this issue is a thoughful piece from our CEO - Sumir Karayi along the same lines.  Are your servers utilized or useful? Interested? Read the whole article here.

Here's looking forward to Issue 2 !

Read the complete post at http://www.1e.com/bizblog/post/2009/12/08/1ENEWS-1E-Newsletter-Issue-1.aspx