Something rather remarkable has happened over the course of the last year at The Green Grid (TGG) that anyone who owns and operates a data center ought to know about…. Read more »
Articles Tagged: Cooling strategies
The Green Grid’s Data Center Maturity Model Can Delivery Big Energy Savings
April 30, 2013
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Room, Row or Rack: How to Determine Which Cooling Architecture Is Best for Your Data Center
March 17, 2013
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We’ve covered previously in this blog the different data center cooling architectures – room, rack and row-based cooling. But we recently came out with an updated white paper that helps… Read more »
Chico’s New Modular Data Center Saves Money While Packing Plenty of Power
March 14, 2013
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Nothing gets across the value of a technology solution quite like a customer telling the story in his own words. That’s exactly what Steven Ross, Vice President of Technology for… Read more »
How Energy Efficiency Efforts Can Spell Trouble When the Power Goes Out
February 12, 2013
1,596 views
A number of important trends are helping companies save lots of money on electric bills by making their data centers more efficient. While this is certainly a worthy and justified… Read more »
4 Tips for Keeping Your IT Equipment Cool When the Power Goes Out
February 11, 2013
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In my last post, I shared some of the ways that data center energy efficiency efforts can cause temperatures to quickly rise in a data center following a power outage…. Read more »
4 Ways DCIM Can Help Conserve Energy
January 15, 2013
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Everyone wants to run an energy efficient data center but too often companies take a few steps to trim their energy use, pat themselves on the back and leave it… Read more »
How to Determine Portable Cooling Needs for Mission Critical Facilities
January 10, 2013
1,766 views
If a data center loses cooling, hindsight will be no consolation for mission critical facilities managers who failed to consider the role of portable cooling in averting a meltdown. Most… Read more »
Don’t Leave Your Data Center Stranded Out in the Cold
December 19, 2012
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For most companies, data center capacity comes at a premium, so it’s important to be able to wring every bit of it out of the space and infrastructure you have… Read more »
5 Ways to Reduce Data Center Water Consumption
November 14, 2012
6,632 views
We’ve been talking for years about conserving energy in data centers, and justifiably so, but more recently the idea of conserving water has been gaining attention as well. Saving water… Read more »
Making the Case for Modular Data Centers
October 22, 2012
1,602 views
I was recently asked to participate on a panel for a podcast discussing modular data centers and, in preparation, put together a few notes on the topic. As I reviewed… Read more »
Make Energy Part of Your IT Strategy Document
May 2, 2012
11,657 views
Chief information officers (CIOs) and other information technology (IT) leaders make strategy plans, just like other business leaders. As a former CIO, I can tell you that the strength of… Read more »
Calculators for Data Center Facilities & IT Planners, Designers, and Stakeholders
April 27, 2012
9,732 views
Too often, data center project decisions are made based on gut feels or having been burned in the past. We find that often times, customers spend too much time detailing… Read more »
5 Ways to Reduce Data Center Water Consumption
November 14, 2012
6,632 views
We’ve been talking for years about conserving energy in data centers, and justifiably so, but more recently the idea of conserving water has been gaining attention as well. Saving water… Read more »
Data Center Key Performance Indicators – A Look At PUE and Other Numbers to Evaluate Performance
March 2, 2012
6,158 views
Metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for data centers used to be inward looking. In the not so distant past, KPIs tended to be “about the box,” measuring factors like… Read more »
Podcast: Close-coupled Cooling Delivers Big Energy Savings
April 18, 2012
5,488 views
If you run a small- to medium-sized data center, here’s a way you may be able to save about 20% on your cooling system energy bill: implement close-coupled cooling. Close-coupled… Read more »
3 Ways that Under-floor Cabling Causes Data Center Energy Loss
June 26, 2012
4,651 views
Raised floors are common in data centers, used to provide a space through which cool air is delivered to the data center. Unfortunately, the space under the raised floor is… Read more »
Podcast: Boost Cooling System Performance with Containment Systems
March 22, 2012
3,696 views
Having Trouble? Press PLAY Podcast Here If you’re not using some type of containment system in your data center, you’re likely sacrificing about a 30 percent improvement in cooling system… Read more »
Overhead Air Conditioning Solution Saves Floor Space and Solves Data Center Structural Challenges
March 16, 2012
3,514 views
All data center designs bring their own set of challenges. Sometimes the scale of the challenge is not reflected in the size of the facility; a small datacenter design and… Read more »
Cloud Data Centers and the art of Feng Shui
March 28, 2012
3,446 views
For over 3000 years, Feng Shui has been bringing balance and harmony to physical space. In China, millions of people live their lives according to the natural forces and principles… Read more »
Will modular power and cooling make traditional data center designs obsolete?
February 7, 2012
2,815 views
Fortune 500 companies around the world are trying to rationalize their data centers for better efficiency of scale. Some of them have approached Schneider Electric with the goal of a… Read more »
Cloud Data Centers and the art of Feng Shui
March 28, 2012
3,446 views
For over 3000 years, Feng Shui has been bringing balance and harmony to physical space. In China, millions of people live their lives according to the natural forces and principles… Read more »
Calculators for Data Center Facilities & IT Planners, Designers, and Stakeholders
April 27, 2012
9,732 views
Too often, data center project decisions are made based on gut feels or having been burned in the past. We find that often times, customers spend too much time detailing… Read more »
Podcast: Boost Cooling System Performance with Containment Systems
March 22, 2012
3,696 views
Having Trouble? Press PLAY Podcast Here If you’re not using some type of containment system in your data center, you’re likely sacrificing about a 30 percent improvement in cooling system… Read more »
Podcast: Close-coupled Cooling Delivers Big Energy Savings
April 18, 2012
5,488 views
If you run a small- to medium-sized data center, here’s a way you may be able to save about 20% on your cooling system energy bill: implement close-coupled cooling. Close-coupled… Read more »
4 Tips for Keeping Your IT Equipment Cool When the Power Goes Out
February 11, 2013
796 views
In my last post, I shared some of the ways that data center energy efficiency efforts can cause temperatures to quickly rise in a data center following a power outage…. Read more »
Simple but Crucial Steps to Success with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Technology
August 9, 2012
1,707 views
The next great virtualization frontier may well be the desktop, as more companies are finding that the idea of desktop virtualization infrastructure (VDI) can help them deliver a more reliable,… Read more »
CRAH VFD Upgrade Kits Provide Serious Reduction in Data Center
October 21, 2011
743 views
By Eric Gallant It seems that every manufacturer and consultant in the data center industry has a green spin for their marketing campaign. Every new product launch is advertised as… Read more »
Best to Take a Systems View on Free Data Center Cooling
August 29, 2012
1,842 views
Free cooling for your data center. It sounds great, doesn’t it? You are likely familiar with the term, but perhaps want to know more about its limitations, and wise use… Read more »
Considering the Power and Cooling Implications of Virtual Server Projects
October 27, 2011
1,846 views
As anyone who has been there can tell you, virtualization reduces the number of physical servers you have in your data center, often dramatically. While you may think that will… Read more »
Data Center Efficiency Calculator – A Tool for Modeling Your Current and/or Future PUE
April 30, 2012
2,441 views
With all the buzz about data center efficiency, and measuring PUE, this tool provides a model to help customers estimate what they can expect for their annualized PUE, and helps… Read more »