by Ian Seaton | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog
There is a more or less direct relationship between airflow management and PUE. There are three basic elements to airflow management: 1. Manage the separation of warm air mass (return) from cool air mass (supply) 2. Manage the volume of supply air 3. Manage the... 
by Ian Seaton | Nov 19, 2014 | Blog
The relationship between uptime and IT intake temperatures can be viewed in two broad categories, both of which should be considered in the overall thermal management and airflow management strategies of data center design and operation. One category can be summarized... 
by Ian Seaton | Oct 1, 2014 | Blog
For perspective, and to clarify what we are not discussing, it is useful to step back into data center history a bit and debunk some of the early claims made regarding liquid cooling. First, those early arguments rightly cited an older history of liquid-cooled... 
by Ian Seaton | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog
What is an A-4 class server and how might they impact the future of data center airflow management? In 2011, ASHRAE TC9.9 updated their environmental guidelines for data processing equipment and added four new server classes, distinguished by their allowable inlet... 
by Ian Seaton | May 28, 2014 | Blog
In the past couple of years, you would have been hard-pressed to attend a data center conference, pick up a data center focused magazine or journal, or subscribe to a data center newsletter or blog without being pestered on the value of turning up the thermostat in...