It wasn’t that long ago that the central question was, “What is data center hot air containment?” As the term began to gain some traction in the industry, the question became, “What is the value or benefit of data center hot air containment?” Today, we can safely say, despite some lingering attention-seekers, that the concept and value of containment is at least somewhat established in the industry and the more meaningful discussion may now drift toward determining how much containment is enough.

As with the differences between hot aisle containment, cold aisle containment and cabinet-level containment, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to the optimum degree of containment. Architectural environments, business objectives, deployment constraints, and cost-benefit curves will all weigh on intelligent decisions.

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CPI HOW MUCH CONTAINMENT IS ENOUGH?