AKCP News, Information and Updates
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…
Where Do We Find the Most Energy-Efficient Data Centers?
The quest for energy-efficient data centers has been getting stronger every year. As computing power gets better, and more organizations and enterprises go online, data centers have to accommodate massive…
Why Vaccines Should Be Refrigerated
Each vaccine needs to be stored in a cool and refrigerated place to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness are maintained during use. Every year, millions of people are vaccinated to…
Data Center Energy Use Rises – What’s Next for Efficiency?
We’ve often heard that for companies to lessen carbon footprint and become environmentally friendly, they must go online or put their papers and process in the “cloud”. But that’s not…
Optimizing Data Center Cooling
Proper cooling in a data center environment has always been a critical system component. All computer systems generate heat during operation, and this heat must be removed for the systems…
As the Climate Changes, So Should Data Centers
The data center industry has created significant innovations in its infrastructures and technology-sharing operations over the years. Buildings meet standards of the local government regulations. This ensures that the structures…
Managing Data Centers with Cloud Solutions
Up until the recent years, businesses haven’t considered using cloud technologies for transferring and storing business-critical data. This was changed with the adoption of hybrid digital infrastructures, which consist of…
AKCP Security Summary 09/18/2020
Data Center Security A data center contains the enterprise’s IT equipment, applications and critical data, so it’s essential to provide proper security systems and security policy. The main concerns regarding…
Data Center Cooling Best Practices
In any data center, regardless of its cooling technology, the biggest operational cost is that of the cooling. In this article we will provide some best practices information, to improve…
Why Energy Is A Problem For Data Center Growth
Why Energy Is A Problem For Data Center Growth? Data centers located in the USA consume around 90 billion Kilowatt-hours of electricity a year. Globally, data centers account for around…
What You Should Know About Data Center Cooling Technologies When Selecting a Co-Location Provider
Data Centers are huge power consumers. Apart from the IT load, the cooling system is one of the biggest energy hogs in a data center. Worldwide, the combined data center…
Cleaning and Sanitizing Data Centers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of sanitization and cleaning in Data Centers has increased. In this article, we’ll examine cleaning methods and the recommended disinfection procedures for a data…
Data Center Redundancy and Tier Classification Levels
Data Center Redundancy and Tier Classification Levels Running and maintaining a data center requires at least some degree of redundancy. This allows for reliable operation and increased the uptime during…
Drug Stability Budget During Storage and Transit
Establishing a Drug Stability Budget During Storage and Transit In previous blog posts, we have explored the fact that many drugs, vaccines and pharmaceutical products require refrigerated conditions in order…
Protect Your Data Center During Power Outages and Heatwaves
IT Infrastructure located in a hot climate is a challenge. This is exasperated when heatwaves occur. Abnormally hot temperatures present considerable challenges to your Data Center. Learn more in this…
WHO Guidance On Temperature Sensitive Pharmaceutical Products
World Health Organization Guidance on the Storage and Transport of Temperature Sensitive Pharmaceutical Products Background The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes guidelines for the storage and transport of temperature sensitive…
How to reduce warehouse energy costs
How to Reduce Warehouse Energy Costs Importance of Reducing Energy Costs in your Warehouse Energy represents one of the largest costs of operating warehouses. An effective energy management plan offers…
Temperature Excursion Management in Pharmaceutical Storage
Temperature Excursion Management in Pharmaceutical Storage The quality of pharmaceuticals relies on environmental controls during their storage and handling. Every pharmaceutical item ought to be taken care of and stored…
Hospital Backup Power Plan – Understanding NFPA 110 Chapter 7
Hospital Backup Power Plan – Understanding NFPA 110 Chapter 7 How NFPA 110 can help you plan your hospital backup power system NFPA 110 provides guidelines for the performance of…