In my last post, I described a common repository for EOL/EOS data for all vendors. Continuing the wishful thinking, I propose that vendors publish the power consumption and heat generation parameters for their products in a common format. With these parameters, site administrators can more readily measure...

You can save a lot of money by identifying obsolete products in your network that are costing more money to keep on maintenance contracts than replacement products cost. Vendors announce their obsolete products with End-of-Life or End-of-Sales postings. I would like to see the creation of a central repository...