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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.
Key Strategies to Cope with Rising Rack Densities
For many years, rack density in data centers remained relatively stable. But in the past few years, it has started to rise significantly. According to the AFCOM State of the Data Center Report, average rack density increased from 7 kW per rack in 2021 to 8.5 kW in...
How to Maximize the Effectiveness of Aisle Containment in Situations With Non-Compliant Airflow Patterns
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...
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[VIDEO] How the Four Delta T’s Impact Data Center Cooling Optimization
A very valuable way to understand data center cooling optimization is to look at the four delta T’s (ΔT’s) in the computer room. Two of these ΔT’s are more commonly known, while the other two are less commonly known. Most people will be focused on one or the other of...
Airflow Management in Colocation Data Centers: Who’s Responsible?
Who is responsible for airflow management in colocation data centers? It wasn’t that long ago that no matter who you asked the answer was always, “Not Me.” Tenants would say, “why should I worry about airflow management, I won’t see any savings”. Conversely,...
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[VIDEO] Data Center Risk Management: Availability vs. Reliability
In the data center industry, we tend to use the terms ‘availability’ and ‘reliability’ somewhat synonymously, and while they are related, they are not the same thing. On one hand, reliability is defined as the probability of failure-free system operation over a...