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Capturing the Evolution of Data Center Cooling and Airflow ManagementData Center Education and Knowledge
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.
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[VIDEO] Data Center Risk Management: Understanding the Risks We Face – Part 1
First and foremost, what’s a data center? A data center is a building, or segregated area of a building whose sole purpose is to provide secure, highly available, and reliable IT services. We sometimes forget that when we’re in the world of power and cooling. These...
What is an Energy-Efficient Data Center?
The concept of an energy-efficient data center has been discussed extensively, but achieving it is far more complex than most people may realize. This complexity arises from the fact that there are numerous components that influence data center efficiency, yet most...
The Importance of Airflow Management in Colocation Facilities
I was always a little perplexed whenever my recommendations about data center airflow management best practices were shrugged off as impractical by colocation data center builders and operators. After all, they are in that business. The story was typically some...
Envisioning the Green Data Center of the Future
Sustainability in the data center industry has steadily grown in importance over the last few years. But unprecedented demand for AI has caused power demands to soar. This has given fresh impetus to the need for sustainability programs. Sustainability impacts the...
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[VIDEO] What is Data Center Energy Efficiency? – Part 2
As we discussed in Part 1, defining true data center energy efficiency is challenging. Existing metrics examine the data center as a building, but the argument can be made that a data center is much more than that. A data center is a service that, in a general sense,...
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