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White Paper | Cooling guidance for data center density, efficiency, and economy of scale

Fluidity in business and global economies requires flexibility.

November 11, 2021

In all cooling applications where significant change can be expected for a building’s usage, future-ready flexibility is a foremost concern.

Containment Solutions — Subzero Engineering

May 5, 2021

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The Essential Series product line offers hyperscale, colocation, high performance computing (HPC), and enterprise data center operators a vendor-neutral, quick-to-deploy, flexible containment system.

Damper — Greenheck

March 29, 2021

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Greenheck’s HBT-221 rectangular bubble-tight damper is now available in sizes up to 48 x 52 inches.

Cabinets — Chatsworth Products

February 25, 2021

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Strong market demand for quick deployment and reliable equipment support drove CPI to engineer ZetaFrame, a cabinet platform that provides broad customization capabilities in a rapid, build-to-order manufacturing model.

Dampers — Ruskin

October 19, 2020

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The CD50DC, CD60DC, and TED50DC dampers also offer a new coupler option that joins two damper sections without a jackshaft.

The Evolution of Thermal Management

How to meet new design standards and customer expectations

Steve Madara

September 18, 2020

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While many data centers have embraced newer cooling technologies that are inherently more efficient than the systems of the past, outdated control strategies aren’t enabling these systems to deliver precisely the right amount of air to equipment racks with the greatest efficiency.

White Paper | Data Center Airflow Management Basics

Take Key Steps to Optimizing Data Center Cooling Performance with this New White Paper

September 13, 2020

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A main operational challenge in the data center is optimizing cooling performance, which helps improve overall capacity utilization and reduces cooling costs and OpEx.

Hot Aisle Insight

Avoid a Server Meltdown

Summer cooling tips for your data center

Julius Neudorfer

July 29, 2020

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Many times, when the actual capacity of the cooling system is not severely exceeded by the actual heat load of the equipment, optimizing the airflow may improve the situation until a new or additional cooling system is installed.

Best Practices for Raised Floors When Using Cold Aisle Containment

Data center containment best practices that don’t bust your budget — Part 4

Rob Huttemann

Tim Hirschenhofer

July 28, 2020

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Before jumping into cost-effective raised floor suggestions, remember the goal of any airflow management initiative is to improve the intake air temperatures to IT equipment.