Emerson Network Power released a list of 10 common surprises for data center and IT managers and offered tips on how to be prepared for them. Those high-density predictions finally are coming true: After rapid…read more
Data Center Technology Controls Temp by Moving Software Workloads
March 9th, 2012
Facebook is exploring a technology that controls temperatures in the data center by automatically moving software workloads among servers according to the air pressure on either side of each machine. The system uses a load…read more
New Version of Software for Modeling Data Centers
February 7th, 2012
Daat Research Corp has released v5.0 of its CoolitDC CFD thermal modeling software for data centers. Daat has increased preprocessor performance to permit building larger models in less time. CoolitDC v5.0 adds a new turbulence…read more
New Data Center Infrastructure Management Software
February 7th, 2012
Raritan introduced dcTrack® 2.6 DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software with new intelligent connectivity management capabilities to help data center professionals manage both network and power connections more efficiently. With better visibility of end-to-end connections…read more
Wireless Shortcut to Avoid Data Center Traffic Jams
January 17th, 2012
To better handle data center congestion, researchers are testing a shortcut that doesn’t involve costly rewiring. They are experimenting with wireless links, mounted atop the server racks, to supply extra bandwidth for moving data along…read more
Direct Current-Powered Data Center Module
December 12th, 2011
ABB and IO have agreed to partner in the development of a new data center module based on direct current (DC) power to meet increasing demand for DC data centers. DC-powered technology is being increasingly…read more
Intelligent Control of Data Center Infrastructures
December 12th, 2011
IO is offering IO OS®, a data center operating system, as a stand-alone software product. Initially introduced in IO’s modular data center technology platform, IO Anywhere®, IO OS now provides IT and data center teams…read more
Facebook to Build Arctic Data Center
December 12th, 2011
Facebook has chosen the Swedish town of Luleaa for its first European data center, and third globally, in large part because of its “suitable climate for environmental cooling (and) clean power resources.” The company is…read more
Universities, Industry Collaborate on Data Center Energy Efficiency Research
December 12th, 2011
Three of the nation’s leading universities have joined with 15 US companies to launch a collaborative research center whose holistic approach to energy efficiency development could mean savings of millions of dollars and a much…read more
ElectronicsCooling December 2011 Issue
December 1st, 2011
Don’t miss out on the December 2011 issue of ElectronicsCooling, which includes feature articles on data center design, electro-thermal simulation of power, energy reduction and performance maximization as well as technical briefs. If you would…read more
Focus on Fans Delivers Cost Savings on Cooling
November 22nd, 2011
Data center managers who are under pressure to cut costs may find that pressure is their ally – air pressure, that is. Experts in data center cooling said that minor adjustments to fan speed in…read more
The Increasing Challenge of Data Center Design and Management: Is CFD a Must?
November 22nd, 2011
Data centers have been cooled for many years by delivering cool air to the IT equipment via the room. One of the key advantages of this approach is the flexibility that it provides the owner/operator…read more
Variable Speed EC Fans Make Data Center Condenser More Efficient
November 22nd, 2011
When a major UK financial institution for retail and commercial banking underwent a major refurbishment program earlier this year, it replaced the IT and computer server systems in one of the two data center’s data…read more
Software Improves Data Center Efficiency
November 21st, 2011
As part of Raritan’s Smart Rack initiative to help data centers improve operations and energy efficiency by adding intelligence throughout data center racks, the company introduced Power IQ® 3.1 Energy Management Software with Smart Rack…read more
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