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Hot or Cold Aisle Containment Which is Better?
Recent surveys indicate that hot or cold aisle containment is being utilized by 80% of the data centers surveyed. Most all data centers have the same goal, they want to protect the equipment. Of course, that opens the debate what is better hot aisle containment...
Hot Aisle Containment Options That Can Help You Save
Reigning in energy costs starts with understanding hot aisle containment options that are focused on reducing energy costs without cutting back on protection. When you consider that the average cost of AC is about $23,000 per year for an average-sized server room and...
BUSTED: 3 Myths About Edge Data Centers
The future of data centers is already on its way. With the data racks and server racks capable of guaranteeing a power density that is 100 times more than that of a large commercial office building, data center products only have one way to go: up! Or, in the case of...
3 Ways a Data Center Can Benefit from a Thermal Containment System
Edge data centers are responsible for housing the critical components of a network. They rely on the continual running of machines, and with this constant expenditure of energy comes rising temperatures. From servers to the racks that house them to cables, it is...
Functional Testing For Data Center Server Racks
Data centers face challenges today because infrastructure is built to last 25 years or more while technology changes every two years or so. You need functional testing so that you can see if your data center infrastructure supports your current technology and...
Basic Guide to Aisle Containment Systems for Data Centers
Most electronic cabinet designs come with a standardized mounting of 19 inches. Today, many manufacturers are allowing their customers to request custom made electronic cabinet designs to suit their needs. Most electronic cabinet designs are made for computer servers,...
GIGA Data Centers Builds New Facility In North Carolina
Did you know that in 2011, 38% of large companies were expected to exceed their IT capacity within 18 months? That kind of history goes to show how quickly society has been innovating on a technological level. As a direct result of such rapid advancement, data has...
How Will Higher Hyperscale Rack-Power Density Affect Data Center Cooling Systems?
The rising demand for power is forcing data centers across the globe to undergo major changes; it's estimated that 47% of all servers sold are expected to go to hyperscalers by the year 2020. Hyperscaling defines the increase in rack-power density -- more servers and...
What are Data Centers?
In order to understand the benefits of hot aisle containment and how it works, you first need to know about data centers. Data centers are rooms or buildings where computer and networking equipment is stored for the purpose of handling large amounts of data. In 2011,...
Keeping Cool: 4 Reasons Why Hot and Cold Aisle Containment Is The Best Option
Your national company's data center likely can understand the drawbacks of having that much technology in one place. All those high powered computers in one space requires constant cooling, personnel around the clock, and puts a huge strain on the local power grid. In...
Data Center Glossary Of Terms
As our society becomes more dependent on technology, data centers are cropping up in all corners of the world. With better computing power, larger storage spaces, and faster speeds, companies both big and small are looking to make the shift and take advantage of these...
What Is a Server Rack Used for in a Data Center?
We live in a data-hungry age. From individuals to entire corporations, nothing is more important than speed, storage, and processing power. Data centers give us precisely that, all wrapped up in a massive building filled with thousands of server racks. But what is a...