LS Simple – the complete Data Centre solution

Released: April 2009 LS has developed a range of data centre solutions to make it simple for IT and facilities managers to meet their specific IT requirements. LS Simple™ provides a key platform for all involved in an IT network and has simplified the decision making process. LS Simple provides all aspects of data centre design - from network infrastructure through intelligent infrastructure management and intelligent power management to complete turnkey data centres. LS will design, build and maintain the data centre or provide a complete outsourced IT operation. The latest addition … [Read more...]

Driving or driven?

Released: March 2009 Paul Eo of LS Simple argues that, in order to stay competitive, data centre and network managers need to take an active interest in monitoring and managing energy usage before legislation forces them to. Especially when simple measures could cut the energy usage and cost by over thirty percent. Data centres used to be massive buildings with more flashing lights than a fairground, but as technology costs tumble, it can also mean a moderate sized room, with a few neatly dressed cabinets and a proportionate amount of blinking LEDs. The need to manage this critical … [Read more...]

Mind the management gap…

Released: February 2009 Life is complicated; especially for those responsible for the day-to-day aspects of network availability in a modern business environment. That is unless you take steps to deal with a network management black-hole – infrastructure management – and then it can literally be simple. Making do There are many tools available that have the words ‘network’ and ‘management’ in their description. However used, these two words can leave the unsuspecting technology manager wrongly assured. These dangers are then reinforced by the statistic that most new … [Read more...]

A Simple Case of Clamping Down on Power Usage

Released: March 2009 LS Simple is making the monitoring of energy usage in data centres and comms rooms easier by offering the Simple CL-Amp. The impact of rising prices and limited availability of energy on the IT industry has been widely discussed in recent months. A number of high-tech energy saving solutions are available and being implemented in new data centre projects. The Simple CL-Amp is a non-invasive current clamp, which makes it ideally suited for legacy data centres without in-built power monitoring systems. It is designed to work with 13 Ampere, 16 Ampere and 32 Ampere … [Read more...]

LS Simple to partner with Obelisk in Ireland

Released: February 2009 Following the successful European launch of its LS Simple™ brand of network infrastructure, intelligent power and intelligent infrastructure solutions, international LG Electronics offshoot company LS has appointed Obelisk Logistics as its distribution partner for the Republic of Ireland. Well established in the Irish Market, Obelisk numbers amongst its customers O2, Vodafone, Meteor, Smart Telecom and Eircom.  Through its Logistics Division it will distribute the full range of LS Simple copper and fibre structured cabling, LS Simple Intelligent Infrastructure … [Read more...]

LS Simple gives Networks Centre a new direction

Released: February 2009 After three very successful years as a fibre-only distributor, Networks Centre has been appointed by LS to distribute its complete LS SimpleTM copper and fibre structured cabling solution. Announcing the appointment, Paul Eo, regional manager Europe for LS Simple said “We’ve chosen Networks Centre because they are young and aggressive in the market. Many distributors only pay lip-service to “customer service” but Networks Centre has it right at the centre of their business model.” Eo continued by explaining that Networks Centre built their business … [Read more...]