The Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric has become the de facto standard for measuring data center energy efficiency. PUE compares the total power going into a data center with the
Enterprises have begun initiatives to build private clouds to reap the same benefits of scale, agility, and cost efficiencies of public clouds such as Amazon and Google while maintaining security,
The ratification of 40/100GbE by IEEE has increased the number of high speed transmission options. Likewise, Top of Rack (ToR) switches with short reach twinax copper or fiber assemblies provide
cloudTP also announced today the availability of a new whitepaper entitled, “Mastering Private Clouds – Top Strategies for Successful Deployment.” It provides the detailed guidelines necessary to drive a successful
This eight-page white paper from Siemon examines different SaaS models. Hosted data centers, both outsourced/managed and collocation varieties, provide a unique benefit for some customers through capital savings, employee savings
Air-side economizing in data centers has been a hot topic for a few years now. Some projects never realize the total energy savings promised for a variety of reasons; typically
This white paper describes six keys to a successful energy efficient replacement of your Air Cooled DX CRAC system. The design described is a Chilled Fluid System with water-side economizing
Rick Cockrell, lead systems designer at Applied Refrigeration Technology Solutions, wrote this very personal tutorial describing his efforts to develop a new refrigeration technology and the results of his efforts.
Designing a new cooling system for a data center is one of the greatest accomplishments an engineer can have and when the systems energy use is forecast and achieved to