AFCO Systems CTO Discusses Cooling Small Datacenters with Processor Magazine
It may be more important to ensure good cooling in small data centers than in big ones. John Consoli, CTO at AFCO Systems (www.afcosystems.com), draws an analogy to protecting fine cigars. “The cigars I keep at my cigar club are preserved in a big, walk-in humidor. I have never had …
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AFCO CTO Comments on Datacenter Temperature at Processor Magazine
Temperature is a critical factor in the modern data center, and it is only becoming more so. Increased processor speeds, smaller server form factors, and higher server rack densities have all contributed to tremendous challenges for data center administrators in the areas of cooling and air movement.

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Purchasing Magazine Discusses Online Education with AFCO Purchasing Specialist
Online education provider gets high marks from buyers

AFCO Systems purchasing guru, Francis DiMotta discusses the value of online education with Wayne Forrest at Purchasing magazine.

Francis DiMotta certainly knows that the art of purchasing has changed considerably over his 20-plus years in manufacturing, serving in various procurement, warehouse supervision and materials …
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AFCO Systems Introduces Rack-Level Physical Remote Access Security for Datacenters via Resource Manager Monitoring and Management Platform
Enables Datacenter and Co-Location Facilities to Provide Physical Security at the Datacenter Enclosure Level

Farmingdale, NY — September 15, 2009 — Physical security inside datacenters and co-location (co-lo) facilities is extremely important to ensure data integrity as well as privacy and compliance with industry and government regulations such as HIPAA. And …
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Processor Magazine Interviews AFCO CTO John Consoli about “Getting Ready for Datacenter Virtualization”
Server virtualization has been the big buzz in data center operations for only about four years. But today, virtualization is going beyond servers. Costs have dropped markedly, making the price tag on virtual servers lower than physical costs.

However, John Consoli, chief technology officer at AFCO Systems, warns: “Don’t …
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AFCO Systems Partners with Vette Corp. to Integrate its LiquiCool(TM) Rear Door Heat Exchangers with AFCO’s High-Density Datacenter Enclosures
Combination of Vette LiquiCool™ Solutions and AFCO High-Density Datacenter Enclosures Will Enable Greater Cooling Power for Rack-Mounted Network Switches, Blade Servers

Farmingdale, NY (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 — Datacenter managers, IT professionals and facilities managers are looking at options including virtualization, high-density computing and centralized network switches as ways to maintain …
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AFCO Systems CTO John Consoli Discusses Datacenter Standardization
A variety of factors are now driving the task of data center development and construction toward standardization. Standardization may just save you a bundle on your next data center project… But, just because a method or approach is labeled a “best practice” doesn’t necessarily make it so. John Consoli, CTO …
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AFCO Systems President Jerry Becker Discusses Energy Efficient Datacenters
Processor Magazine interviews Dr. Jerry Becker, AFCO Systems President, about the biggest IT-related issues facing today’s small to midsized enterprise (SME) and how AFCO can help SME datacenters lower their energy costs.

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Feature Article: Efficient Enclosures — AFCO Systems’ High-Density Offerings Meet The Needs Of The SME Data Center
Processor Magazine features AFCO Systems in this discussion of high-density datacenter enclousers for the SME (small and midsize enterprise) market. The article quotes AFCO chief technology officer, John Consoli, and discusses AFCO’s industry leadership and cost-efficient datacenter power and cooling approach.

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