Cooling

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• Dealing with Mixing Below Your Data Center’s Floor

  February 1st, 2012 : Michael Potts

  Many data centers supply cooling far in excess of what is required or have problems distributing cooling where it is really needed. The most cited cause for such inefficient cooling is a phenomenon known as mixing, in which cool and warm air mix before entering server intakes. Often, when mixing is discussed, the area under the raised floor is ignored because it is hidden from sight. Read More

• Preventing IT Equipment Overheating In Winter

  January 30th, 2012 : Michael Potts

  This white paper from Movincool examines the benefits of using ceiling-mount air conditioners to keep server rooms and closets cool inside heated buildings. Read More

• Reclaim Wasted Data Center Cooling Capacity

  January 24th, 2012 : Kevin Normandeau

  High-density equipment within data center infrastructure is becoming more common, and yet many data centers are not adequately equipped to handle the additional cooling requirements. Because of this, cooling issues such as recirculation and mixing of hot and cool air, as well as poorly controlled humidity are becoming more costly. Read More

• Green House Data: All-In With Free Cooling

  January 12th, 2012 : Rich Miller

  Colocation and cloud hosting provider Green House Data this week unveiled design details for its new data center in Wyoming, which will use free cooling year-round through a custom cooling design from Deerns America. Read More

• Asetek Extends Liquid Cooling Line to Servers

  December 29th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Asetek Inc., a leading supplier of liquid cooling solutions for high-performance gaming PCs and workstations, has entered the into the data center market. The San Jose, Calif. company this week unveiled a suite of products adapting its technology for servers and racks, and is targeting the offering for the high performance computing (HPC) market Read More

• Cooling Servers In Winter Months

  December 21st, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau

  Keeping temperature-sensitive IT equipment cool in heated buildings during the winter months has become critical. This white paper from MovinCool examines the benefits of using ceiling-mount air conditioners to keep server rooms and closets cool inside heated buildings. Read More

• Norway’s Fjord-Cooled Data Center

  December 20th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  A new project in Norway plans to draw cold water from an adjacent fjord and use it to cool data halls. The Green Mountain Data Center will house racks of servers in underground halls that once stored ammunition for NATO. Read More

• Energy Efficient Free Cooling for Data Centers

  December 13th, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau

  Smart Approaches to Energy-Efficient Free-Cooling for Data Centers is a white paper that explains what Data Center professionals need to know about utilizing outdoor air as a tool to optimize energy savings and climate control within the data center facility. Read More

• Clustered Systems Cools 100kW in Single Rack

  December 12th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  A new blade server chassis featuring technology from Clustered Systems is promising to cool computing loads of up to 100 kilowatts in a single cabinet. The system breaks new ground in the effort to pack massive computing power into smaller spaces. Read More

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