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Data Center Cooling Technology Now And In The Future
Power and cooling are the two most fundamental elements of data centers. An average size data center consumes a large amount of power. A large chunk of this power is…
What is a Tier IV Data Center?
What is Tier 4 Data Center? The Uptime Institute Tier criteria determine the level of availability for Data Centers. Tier I is the most basic level, with no redundancy and…
Facebook Downtime: What Really Happened
Millions of users discovered they couldn’t use Facebook or its other apps about midday on Monday October 11th, 2021. Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Oculus all went dark for about six…
Computational Fluid Dynamics to Improve the Performance of Data Centers
The global focus on sustainability has underlined the need to move toward more energy-efficient data center designs. These designs should provide the ideal combination of operational overhead reduction and reduced…
How Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Helps Data Center Design
According to a recent Frost & Sullivan market research analysis, the data center market would be worth $432.14 billion per year by 2025. This is up from $244.74 billion in…
Hydrogen Backup Power For Data Centers
Data centers require high-quality and reliable uninterrupted power 24/7. Any disruption in the power source leads to serious consequences, downtime and damage to equipment. Data can be corrupted, and servers…
Why Use Thermal Imaging In Data Centers
You can keep data safe, secure, and accessible by collecting thermal imaging in data centers. Data must be saved, safeguarded, and available at all times. As it is critical to…
New ASHRAE Criteria Puts The Efficiency Drive To Test
Data centers and data center HVAC systems are mission-critical, energy-intensive infrastructures that run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They provide computing services that are critical to the…
In-Rack Cooling for High-Density Data Centers
What Does In-Rack Cooling Mean? In-rack cooling refers to cooling systems found in edge data centers or high-density sections within larger data centers. In-rack cooling creates an ideal computing environment by…
Improving Water Technology to Optimize Data Center
Evident improvements can be seen with water cooling technologies. As such, data centers rely on water to cool and sustain operations. Removing heat from IT facilities is a priority. Water…
Data Centers Monitoring Their Environmental Impact
According to recent survey data from Uptime Institute, despite a rising focus on environmental sustainability, most data center operators are still not evaluating their water and carbon footprints, or their…
Thermal Imaging Solutions: The Future of Monitoring
Thermal imaging technology has long been used in many industries. It is often employed in large enterprises such as airports and energy facilities. Today, the use of thermal imaging technology…
Keeping Your Cool in Your Edge Data Center
Cooling capacity is usually ranked first among all issues for an edge data center. The following is a list of requirements: Choosing a temperature control system that is ideally suited…
Improving Data Center Operations With Thermal Cameras
Ensuring uptime is vital for data center operations. With huge volumes of data being processed through data centers worldwide, the banking system, businesses, and governments are relying on data center…
Thermal Mapping for Data Centers
Thermography refers to the use of a thermal imaging device to detect the radiated heat from an object or hot spots in the data center. Thermography has been around for…
The Evolution of Data Center Cooling: Liquid Cooling
Higher density and new workloads such as AI and neural networks are requiring a rethink in the approach to data center cooling. Many in this industry are grappling with how…
Colocation Providers Shape Hybrid Cloud Strategies
Colocation providers of all sizes are under pressure to supply more than just data center space. What are their reactions to this and how are they shaping their hybrid cloud…
Data Center Energy Use Regulation in Ireland
The pandemic has raised awareness of data centers’ important role in society, elevating them to the status of public utilities. This is because, as working and educating from home become…
UPS System for High-Density Data Centers
The density and power requirements of data centers are increasing. As a result, increased backup power is required. However, data centers have a finite amount of space. Therefore a small,…
Hot and Cold Aisle Containment: Optimizing Data Center Cooling Efficiency
Hot and cold aisle containment is a strategic layout for organizing server racks and other IT equipment within a data center. The primary objective of this approach is to enhance…