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That is what you’ll gain with the Upsite Blog. We’ve been posting for several years now. One might think there is only so much to say about data center cooling and airflow management, but as a testament to our passion, and the ever changing landscape of data centers and computer rooms, we still have plenty left to talk about.
We hope you’ll find the content herein valuable and useful as you begin, or continue, your journey towards data center cooling optimization.
Cooling Efficiency Algorithms: Air-Side Economizers and Temperature Differentials
I prefer the term “economizer” to “free cooling” for obvious enough reasons: It’s not free. Even air-side economization does not merely require opening the windows. Beyond fans to evacuate hot air and capture and distribute cooling air, we have humidity management and...
Top 20 Data Center Trends and Predictions to Watch for in 2019
What changes are in store for the cloud and data center industry in 2019? We set to find out by talking to industry experts Lars Strong (LS), Ian Seaton (IS), Bill Kleyman (BK), and Bob Bolz (BB). Here’s what they had to say: 1. Climate change will increasingly...
Navigating Through a Sea of Data: How Cognitive Solutions Will Impact the Data Center
It’s been often referenced that data is the new ‘oil’ of our digital lifetimes. It’s not just benign data either, it’s really important to what we do every single day. IDC estimates that by 2025, nearly 20% of the data in the datasphere will be critical to our lives...
Top 10 Data Center Cooling Stories of 2018
With 2018 officially over, we wanted to take a look back at our top stories from the The Upsite Blog. It was a busy year with many things to talk about—everything from managing airflow in colocation facilities to what to consider for when implementing data center...
Cooling Efficiency Algorithms: Economizers and Temperature Differentials (Water-Side Economizers – Parallel)
Next to powering all our IT equipment, powering the mechanical plant to cool all that IT equipment is the largest energy consumer in the data center and is frequently the main constraint to growth. Therefore, one might conclude that merely opening all the windows to...
Airflow Management: A Data Center’s Path to a Greener Future
I remember at the last Data Center World conference I was having numerous conversations about running a more efficient and green data center. Then, on the expo floor, I saw many solutions that can actually make it happen. Going green is a movement that helps save both...
Should Enterprise Owners Consider Liquid Cooling?
Should enterprise data center owners consider liquid cooling? The answer is, “Yes.” Should enterprise owners adopt liquid cooling for their data centers? The answer is, “Maybe.” Moving from “consideration” to “adoption” involves sorting through important financial,...
Managing Airflow in Colocation Facilities: How to Get Started
Many types of companies use colocation facilities (multi-tenant or shared data centers) for various reasons. In many cases, they either don’t have enough cabinets to justify their own data center, or they want the higher reliability of a colo site for their most...
Six Steps to Harvest Airflow Management Returns
After nearly twenty years of promoting the benefits of data center airflow management, I am afraid I need to confess that sometimes I may leap directly into the minutia of some operational algorithm or perhaps into a debate on the relative merits of some particular...
The Tool-Less Data Center: How New Designs Make Upgrading and Retrofitting Much Easier
A major stopping point for many data center leaders when it comes to upgrading, updating, or even retrofitting their data centers is complexity. Do I have to rip everything out? Do I need to replace entire segments of my data center? While this may have been true in...
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[VIDEO] 7 Metrics You Should Be Calculating to Optimize Your Cooling
When it comes to optimizing your data center’s cooling, it’s fairly well known (and commonly discussed on this blog) that airflow management improvements can lead to many benefits. This includes increased IT equipment reliability by elimination or reduction of...
Cooling Efficiency Algorithms: Economizers and Temperature Differentials (Water-Side Economizers – Series)
In previous pieces I have discussed algorithms for accounting for the relationship between pressure drop and data center fan energy and the relationship between airflow management and chiller plant operating efficiency. Our conclusion so far has been that we looked at...
Cooling Capacity Factor (CCF) Reveals Data Center Savings
Learn the importance of calculating your computer room’s CCF by downloading our free Cooling Capacity Factor white paper.