by Ian Seaton | May 4, 2022 | Blog
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... 
by Ian Seaton | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog
Spoiler alert: data center space design and maintenance do not pit form versus function; rather, form and function conspire together so that aesthetics can actually be a relatively reliable first pass on the functional viability of a space. Granted, there is no... 
by Ian Seaton | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog
Data center airflow containment is not only a documented best practice in all data center standards; it is now legislatively mandated by some state and municipal building and energy codes. Nevertheless, containment is still not as ubiquitous as the EIA rack. While... 
by Ian Seaton | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog
Data centers on slab floors and data centers on raised floors both have their proponents and opponents and the pros and cons have been debated on stages at industry conferences, at site-specific sales pitches and across happy hour bar stools. Where you fall in this... 
by Ian Seaton | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog
Adhering to airflow management best practices can reduce required airflow volume and allow you to increase cooling unit set points, lowering energy fan costs, lowering chiller energy costs, and increasing free cooling hours. Server Virtualization Server virtualization...