I recently participated in a discussion on LinkedIn about the best, most energy-efficient way to control temperature: either the classic sensor in the return of each individual CRAC/CRAH or supply air either by under-floor sensors or sensors in the cold aisles.

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In the Jan/Feb issue of Mission Critical, Zinc Whiskers focused on how the “cloud” operates as an automatically virtualized environment that creates very high power densities in processing areas.

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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) built its name on more than a century of efficient distribution.

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High temperatures make data center managers break out in cold sweats. Even though the thermostat may read a comfortable 76ºF, customers at colocation facilities say, “There must be a problem here, this room is so hot.”

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Helping companies plan, design, operate, and eventually refresh or repurpose their data centers more efficiently and effectively is a core part of Eaton Corporation’s mission. 
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Most popular movies spawn a sequel, and it looks like the widely accepted power usage effectiveness (PUE) has achieved a similar distinction. 
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Jonathon G. Koomey’s recently released and highly publicized report, “Growth in Data Center Electricity Use: 2005 to 2010” is nothing like other reports that have warned that power consumption in data centers is out of control. In the past five years, we have seen article after article extrapolating from an earlier Koomey publication and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Report to Congress, suggesting that total U.S. data center energy consumption is now at 3 to 5 percent or more of total U.S. use.

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In my most recent column, I noted that Solyndra made a solar product that could find application in the data center industry. To my surprise, Solyndra recently put itself into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing Chinese competition as a significant factor.

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With respect to disaster planning and backup power requirements, Hurricane Katrina was a real wakeup call. Prior to Katrina, most hospitals and emergency medical facilities thought their trusty backup generators would provide all the long-term power protection they needed in an emergency. 

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Are the issues of tomorrow’s data centers anything like they are today? A recent study by the Uptime Institute found that many of the expected challenges in 2016 are very similar to present issues, although some will be substantially different.

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