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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.
Disaster Preparedness for Data Centers
Fires in LA, floods in the Carolinas, storm surge in Florida – natural disasters seem to be more frequent than ever. And with data center construction entering a period of expansion – both in traditional areas as well as across the nation – data centers managers are...
The Importance of Mutual Understanding Between IT and Facilities – Part 5: Specifying Cooling Unit Set Points
Best practice is to specify maximum allowable IT equipment inlet temperature and let mechanical plant find its own level. Managing temperature by thermostat set point frequently results in mechanical plant wasted energy and cycling or heating by cooling equipment....
The Importance of Mutual Understanding Between IT and Facilities – Part 4: Specifying Solid State Storage or Tape Storage
Dramatic differences in required rates of temperature change could impact access to free cooling. Different RH requirements change access to free cooling and requirement for humidity management. Decisions about storage architectures are another IT management...
The Importance of Mutual Understanding Between IT and Facilities – Part 3: Specifying Equipment that Breathes from Front-to-Back
Not doing so violates hot and cold aisle segregation, resulting in the need for lower set points and higher air volume delivery, and therefore reduced total and redundant cooling capacity and higher operating costs. Servers are not the only equipment IT management is...
Hybrid Cooling: What It Is and How to Prepare for It
Some would prefer to stick with air cooling as it is simpler and cheaper. However, with the extreme densities of some equipment being produced, liquid cooling is required. The truth is that both are needed. What is emerging is a hybrid cooling infrastructure with the...