Comments on: Inside Allstate’s New Data Center http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/05/29/inside-allstates-new-data-center/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:34:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/05/29/inside-allstates-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-4111 Andy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:29:11 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=11164#comment-4111 I'd like to see the study that showed the heat generated from the data center roof is as much of a concern as the heat generated from the hardware that runs inside of it. The white (reflective) roof is not exactly cutting edge green tech these days, yet it the roof is mentioned and not how they manage hardware generated heat inside of the data center. Also, would it not be more cost effective to install alternative power sources for lighting rather than researching, designing, and installing the louvered sun shades on the exterior of the building? It appears to be a waste of resources compared to the suggested cost savings of deflecting the sun light entering their small office space during a small portion of the day. One also must consider the added utility requirements and maintenance costs to operate these louvers. It would be interesting to know the cost savings of no windows compared to the extremely large louvered window approach. I’d like to see the study that showed the heat generated from the data center roof is as much of a concern as the heat generated from the hardware that runs inside of it. The white (reflective) roof is not exactly cutting edge green tech these days, yet it the roof is mentioned and not how they manage hardware generated heat inside of the data center.

Also, would it not be more cost effective to install alternative power sources for lighting rather than researching, designing, and installing the louvered sun shades on the exterior of the building? It appears to be a waste of resources compared to the suggested cost savings of deflecting the sun light entering their small office space during a small portion of the day. One also must consider the added utility requirements and maintenance costs to operate these louvers. It would be interesting to know the cost savings of no windows compared to the extremely large louvered window approach.

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