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Data Center Fire Suppression Systems Bring Unexpected Risk
The Challenges of Fire Suppression in a Data Centre Environment Rarely do fires occur inside Data Center facilities. If there is, the fire suppression systems inside should take care of…
Medical-Grade Refrigeration for Storage and Transport
All You Need To Know About Medical-Grade Refrigeration Units For Pharmaceutical Storage And Transport One of the pillars for a successful healthcare system is the stable maintenance of vaccines, medications,…
Temperature Sensitivity of Vaccines
All vaccines are sensitive to extreme heat and extreme cold and require both proper vaccine storage and management to avoid any loss of potency. Temperature sensitivity of vaccines is vital…
Data Centers – Free Air Cooling
Data Centers and Free Air Cooling Artificial Intelligence (AI), gaming, high-performance computing, 3D graphics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) all require faster and more complex computing power. The rapidly…
Vaccine Cold Storage Rooms – How They Work and are Maintained
Vaccine Cold Storage and Handling Vaccines and other medical products are essential parts of a healthy society. They provide relief from diseases and suffering. They are designed to improve the…
E-Mail to SMS Gateways
E-mail to SMS Gateway from AKCP Base Units All AKCP base units come with e-mail alert capabilities. The securityProbe and sensorProbe+ product lines also have an option for an internal…
Monitoring Temperature in Medical Refrigerators
Medical Refrigerators are used to store temperature-sensitive drugs and vaccines. Many vaccines require storage between 2°C and 8°C. Time spent outside of this temperature range are known as temperature excursions….
Remote Refrigeration Monitoring System
What is Remote Refrigeration Monitoring? The purpose of any refrigeration system is to maintain a cold temperature. Usually, the temperature should be optimal for the product being stored. For example,…
Micro Data Centers : A Slow Motion Explosion in Demand
Whenever innovative technology arrives, there is always a need for additional computing power and data caches. This will mean that small Data Centers will proliferate. Demand for 5G technology, the…
What is a K-type Thermocouple?
What is a Thermocouple? Thermocouples are electronic sensors, used for temperature monitoring. Thermocouples come in different grades or types. The two most common are the J-type thermocouple and K-type thermocouple….
Server Rack Blanking Panels – Why You Need Them
What is a Server Rack Blanking Panel A server rack blanking panel is a piece of plastic or metal that fits into the empty spaces in your rack. Typically…
Evolution of Data Center Environmental Standards
The trend in data centers has been increased power density and equipment to cope with the worldwide demand. This results in thermal stress on installed equipment, inefficient cooling systems and…
Cleanroom Monitoring : Plan a Compliant and Efficient System
Some equipment or products are so sensitive that the slightest invisible contaminant can harm them. In places such as data centers or pharmaceutical facilities, these contaminants should be well monitored…
Implementing Data Center Cooling Best Practices
Covid-19 continues to disrupt the lives of people all around the world. Going online to conduct daily business has increased tenfold. More and more people are working from home, and…
COVID-19 Pandemic and Warehouse Automation
The COVID-19 Pandemic has hit many industries hard, with decreased revenues forecast for 2020. However, there has been a flip side to the restrictions on peoples movement which has been…
Five Things to Consider to Minimize Data Center Downtime
Data center outages are costly. They always incur financial losses whenever there are downtimes, regardless of the reasons behind the downtime. In addition to financial repercussions, the data center company…
A Look at Data Center Cooling Technologies
Data centers consume a lot of energy to process information. Hardware capable of calculating billions of bits of information generates a huge amount of heat during those calculations. Excessive heat…
Will the pandemic accelerate the shift to the cloud?
The present Covid-19 pandemic has radically altered the way of doing business in the world. Brick and mortar establishments have imposed social distancing in their shops to stop the spread…
How Data Centers Should Deal with Air Contamination
When the Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) or lead-free manufacturing regulations came into play, data center companies had high hopes that this would lead to stronger and more efficient electronic…
Data Centers coping with climate change induced wildfires
Climate change is here and it is real. Extreme weather conditions are being felt all over the world. Drought has become a significant challenge. Mountain and forest areas have been…