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Always On Electrical Assets Require Continuous Monitoring

How electrical test companies can adapt to meet customers’ evolving needs

William Higinbotham

April 16, 2021

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Electrical test companies that evolve can still find plenty of opportunities if they take the initiative to start designing, installing, and maintaining monitoring systems.

Colocation

How to Evaluate Colocation Proposals

Part 5 in a six-part series

Kirk Killian

April 15, 2021

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At its most fundamental level, evaluating colocation proposals involves comparing providers’ responses against your organizational needs, as defined during the scoping process, and usually involves confirming four fundamental questions.

Arc Flash Hazard and Risk Management Considerations

When working on energized equipment, personnel should know the magnitude of the hazard

Fred Toepfer

April 14, 2021

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Arc flash — in and around a data center — is a potential risk to personnel, system performance, reputation, and the bottom line.

Generator — Rolls-Royce

April 14, 2021

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The plug-and-play design of the generator set and aftertreatment system simplifies the design and specification for the emergency power system within the overall project.

Vertiv and Green Mountain Raise the Bar for Data Center Sustainability

Power and thermal management technologies

April 12, 2021

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The unique location offers a great advantage in leveraging renewable energy sources and minimizing cooling equipment for close-to-zero CO₂ operations.

Microgrid Solution — Russelectric, a Siemens business

April 12, 2021

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The Advanced Microgrid Control Solution adds value to a facility’s infrastructure through power quality, resiliency, cost reduction, carbon minimization, and grid market transaction participation.

Pushing the Sustainability Envelope

Carbon-neutral data centers by 2030?

Julius Neudorfer

April 7, 2021

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While the PUE metric clearly defines the measurement process for facility efficiency (thanks to The Green Grid!), it represents only a portion of sustainability in the overall data center eco-structure.

Downtime Quiz

April 6, 2021

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Core and edge data center downtime can cost businesses millions — with a major impact on critical applications.

Reed Relays — Littelfuse Inc.

April 2, 2021

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These miniature reed relays are available in single in-line (SIL) and dual-in-line (DIL) packages.

Surge Protectors — Eaton

March 31, 2021

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Power Xpert SPD, the latest addition to Eaton’s family of surge protective devices, protects critical equipment from potentially devastating surge events.

EVENTS

Data Center Infrastructure Management: Part 3

On-Demand In this third session we will examine how DCIM can manage the ongoing challenges of moves, adds and changes, while continuous helping to optimize energy efficiency.