Inside Microsoft’s Dublin Mega Data Center

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Microsoft’s new data center in Dublin ^[6] represents a milestone in data center design. The new facility will power much of Microsoft’s global cloud computing operation, while using far less energy and water than typically consumed in other data centers of this scale. The Dublin center operates at a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.25, Microsoft says, compared to averages of about 2.0 for the industry and 1.6 for other Microsoft facilities.     

This photo gallery offers a look inside the new Dublin facility, offering a closer look at the design innovations driving its efficiency, including a “free cooling” system that uses outside air to cool the data center, and a server pod design that employs hot aisle containment to support warmer operating temperatures inside the server space.

Next: Rooftop Air Handlers ^[7]

NAVIGATION:

• Inside Microsoft’s Dublin Mega Data Center ^[8]
• Rooftop Air Handlers ^[7]
• Server Pods and Hot-Aisle Containment ^[9]
• Diagram of Free Cooling System (Air Economization) ^[10]
• Backup Generator Room ^[11]
• Plenty of Room to Grow ^[12]

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[8] Inside Microsoft’s Dublin Mega Data Center: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/inside-microsofts-dublin-mega-data-center/

[9] Server Pods and Hot-Aisle Containment: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/microsofts-dublin-data-center-server-pods/

[10] Diagram of Free Cooling System (Air Economization): http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/dublin-data-center-free-cooling-diagram/

[11] Backup Generator Room : http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/dublin-data-center-generators/

[12] Plenty of Room to Grow: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/microsofts-dublin-data-center-room-to-grow/

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