Tokyo, Japan - Apr 7, 2013 (PRN): Power devices are strategic products, at the forefront of the discrete devices business. In power electronics, Toshiba's focus is on the development of MOSFETs and IGBTs, indispensable devices for securing an efficient, stable electricity supply—a precondition for flourishing smart communities that utilize big data in real time to realize high-performance infrastructure responsive to changing needs.

We've seen it before and so have you: That small 1,000 square foot data center with (4) 30 ton CRAC units. The facility with 20kVA of load and 100kVA of UPS backup.

Oversizing your facility equipment is a waste of money, space and energy.

There are many ways to manage cables, from underfloor cable management, overhead cable management, power strips and cable covers. Which system you choose depends on your needs. The days of messy cable covers and cable organizers is past, however. There are a few alternatives which offer a more flexible, robust and scalable option for routing cables.

Overhead Cable Management

Effectively managing electrical, IT, voice and data cables in a work environment can be a challenge for any facilities manager.

You should first decide if you simply want to "hide" your cables, or if you want to professionally manage them. Managing cables means routing them in an orderly manner between devices in your network, whether those devices are servers, phones, monitors or other devices.

What type of raised floor panel should you use?

Ten or twenty years ago, this question probably wouldn't have come up. Besides a few off-brand outliers, all raised floor panels were of similar construction: a concrete (cementitious) core sandwiched between layers of steel. Before that, and solid steel panels were the norm.

The Steel gives the panels most of their strength, and the concrete core prevents deformation of the steel casing.