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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] The Importance of Sealing Under the Rack
You might not think it, but the small space between the bottom of an IT rack or cabinet and the raised floor or slab can play a profound role in airflow management and on IT inlet temperatures. Usually ranging in size from half an inch to two inches, this space allows...
Cooling Efficiency Algorithms: Coil Performance and Temperature Differentials
This article is the first of a 7-part series exploring the efficiency drivers of the different elements of a data center mechanical plant. Algorithms on how to calculate certain variables will be presented in each article, concluding with a final algorithm of how they...
Today’s Dense Data Center Platforms Require Better Planning Around Cooling Efficiency
I continue to see a revolution happening within the data center. Organizations are aiming to reduce floor space, deploy better solutions, and create innovative designs concerning density. Gartner recently pointed out that by 2020, 20% of business-critical applications...
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[VIDEO] In a Nutshell: Bypass Airflow Clarified
Techopedia loosely defines bypass airflow as, a conditioned air leak that prevents properly conditioned air (usually cooled or temperature controlled air) from reaching specific computer parts (i.e. IT equipment). In a rather small nutshell, this more or less sums up...
The Shifting Conversation on Managing Airflow Management: A Mini Case Study
Is managing airflow management redundant or superfluous or perhaps overly scrupulous? Nervously risking a loose biblical association, I would merely point out that …in the beginning … airflow management was a means for reducing data center equipment hot spots. The...
It’s Summer: How are you Managing Data Center Airflow and Cooling?
We’re well into the summer and as you step outside, do you ever wonder about your own data center cooling tactics? Sure, it’s nice and cool in your aisles; but when was the last time you really dove into the efficiency of your data center? Before we dive in, it’s...
Data Center Airflow Management Considerations with Liquid Cooling
Data Center Airflow Management Considerations with Liquid Cooling has got to be the shortest blog of all time. After all, if we’re liquid cooling, what airflow management considerations might we be facing? Liquid cooling does eliminate much of the fuss with airflow,...
Pioneering Efficiency – How New Solutions in the Data Center Are ‘Cooler’ Than You Think
In working with numerous different types of customers, I’ve seen the data center continue to evolve. In fact, many things are changing. I’m seeing new DCIM solutions around machine learning, greater integration with underlying infrastructure components, more use-cases...
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[VIDEO] Infrared Thermometers – An Overview
This week, Lars talks all about infrared thermometers and discusses what they are, how to use them, and why they may help you in your data center. Press the play button below. Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Let's keep in touch! Learn the importance of calculating...
The Smart Data Center – How Good Technologies and Management Make All the Difference
After attending the latest Data Center World Conference, I noticed an interesting trend; data centers are getting smarter. In fact, this is a trend we’re seeing in numerous different facets including IoT, smart sensors, and even machine learning within the data...
Airflow Management Investments Don’t Always Require Complicated ROI Justification
When the folks at Upsite Technologies asked me to write a piece for their blog library on how to sell airflow management upstream in an organization without having to develop and explain complicated return on investment (ROI) studies and projections, my first knee...
Five Reasons Why Future Investment in Data Center Personnel Is Increasing
If you’re in the data center business, you may have noticed that business is booming. I’ve seen mergers, acquisitions, new deployments, edge locations, fresh construction, and new investments happening all over the data center industry. In fact, a recent report from...
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.