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[WEBINAR] Data Center Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: Examining the Key Elements and Planning for a Path Forward
Presented by Mark Acton, Independent Consultant, Non Executive Director, EkkoSense Data center energy efficiency has been an ongoing topic and goal in the industry that has led to many innovations around how data centers are powered and cooled. The primary driver for...
Top Data Center Trends and Predictions to Watch for in 2022
Opinions below have been contributed by Bill Kleyman (Switch), Lars Strong (Upsite Technologies), and Mark Acton (Independent Consultant/EkkoSense). We’ve learned a lot from the past couple of years. Much of it has been an eye-opening experience for many organizations...
Airflow Management Considerations for Raised Floor vs. Slab Floor Environments
Data centers on slab floors and data centers on raised floors both have their proponents and opponents and the pros and cons have been debated on stages at industry conferences, at site-specific sales pitches and across happy hour bar stools. Where you fall in this...
3 Energy Efficient Strategies to Consider for Data Centers
Data centers now pack more processing power than ever into highly dense computing environments, which can be a significant drain on operational budgets for numerous reasons:1. Expands power demands2. Increases costs3. Creates excessive heatProfessionals who manage...
Top 10 Data Center Cooling Stories of 2021
With 2021 officially in the books, we wanted to take a look back at our top stories from The Upsite Blog. It was a busy year with many things to talk about—everything from exploring ASHRAE's fifth edition of thermal guidelines to discussing the impacts of the great...