The ever-increasing digitization of business is forcing IT to reevaluate their current computer power capacity, driving the expansion of existing data centers, or in some cases, the construction of new data centers.
Master electrician Mike Wiruth at the Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE, saw the “handwriting on the wall”... and on spreadsheets, and he wanted to do something about it.
I was talking to Julius Neudorfer about this month’s subject of his column, “Hot Aisle Insights,” and he said he was going to write about his new year predictions (Read his column here).
The path to energy efficiency in data centers is increasingly becoming regulated by state and federal governments. Airflow containment is at the top of the list.
Airflow containment — the ability to isolate, redirect, and recycle hot exhaust air has revolutionized the idea of “free cooling” within the data center.