by Ian Seaton | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog
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... 
by Ian Seaton | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog
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... 
by Ian Seaton | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog
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,... 
by Ian Seaton | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
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... 
by Ian Seaton | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
What does data center flexibility mean? When I think of flexibility, my mind goes down several paths. A child has a flexible structure that allows her to chew on her foot. A balloon is adaptable to change both size and shape. In football, an Offensive Coordinator can...