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How Much Containment Is Enough?
May 23rd, 2012 : Michael PottsThere is no one answer to optimum degree of containment because architectural environments, business objectives, deployment constraints and cost-benefit curves all weigh on the decision. In opting for aisle containment, data center operators can realize very quick returns on the investment. Read More
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Cold Aisle Containment System Performance Simulation
April 25th, 2012 : Michael PottsThis article provides an overview the CFD diagnosis of the BayCare facility, describing the process of analysis in depth, as well as offering solutions to the cooling infrastructure. Read More
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Microsoft ‘Data Plants’ to Combine Servers & Power
April 16th, 2012 : Rich MillerMicrosoft is planning to bring together data centers and renewable power generation, and will announce details of its initiative this week. The company say its vision for "data plants" will break new ground in integrating electricity and computing. Read More
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Google Embraces Thermal Storage in Taiwan
April 3rd, 2012 : Rich MillerGoogle said today that it would use a thermal storage system for the first time in its new data center in Taiwan. Thermal energy storage can reduce costs by allowing companies to run air conditioning systems at night, when power rates are cheaper. Read More
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Too Hot for Humans, But Google Servers Keep Humming
March 23rd, 2012 : Rich MillerRaising the temperature in server racks can make a data center more efficient. But what happens if the room gets too hot for people? If you’re Google, the servers keep humming along while the humans retreat to climate-controlled sections of the building. Read More
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Submerged Supermicro Servers Accelerated by GPUs
March 22nd, 2012 : Rich MillerSupermicro and Green Revolution Cooling have teamed with an energy research company to create a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster featuring servers that are accelerated by GPUs and immersed in a liquid cooling solution. Read More
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Eaton to Offer STULZ Cooling Products
March 21st, 2012 : Rich MillerEaton Corporation will expand its data center product portfolio by offering its customers cooling equipment from STULZ Air Technology Systems, the companies said this week at the AFCOM Data Center World Conference in Las Vegas. Read More
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Closer Look: Iceotope Liquid Cooling
March 7th, 2012 : Rich MillerIt's been more than two years since Iceotope launched its liquid cooling system at the SC09 conference. This week the company has re-emerged at Cebit marketing a cooling system that encapsulates servers in heat pipes containing 3M's Novec fluid as its heat removal medium. Read More
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Facebook Seeks Patent on Cooling Automation
March 5th, 2012 : Rich MillerEngineers from Facebook are seeking a patent on a data center cooling system that uses a load balancer to automatically shift workloads among racks of servers. The system is one of several approaches to intelligent cooling systems in which servers, sensors and cooling equipment can "talk" to one another. Read More
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Data Centers Delivered Enters Modular Market
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