The Cost of Data Center Cooling

Data center cooling is a constant issue in both initial design and evolution. But a greater issue is the expense in dealing with the challenge. Beyond the cost of buying, installing and power the CRACs (Computer Room Air Conditioning) units is the very real expense of consulting. Typical estimates put consulting fees between $40,000 and $80,000. This doesn’t include subsequent fees as the data center changes and needs to be reevaluated.

So what is the forward thinking, budget conscious, professional to do? Simple, make the proper one time investment into a proven analytics program. Software is now available at a fraction of consulting costs. CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis can forecast thermal problems from room level down to the individual PC board.

This Daat Research Whitepaper explains CFD in greater detail and illustrates how a major telecommunications company utilized the technology to optimize two data centers. Learn more.