From monolithic to modular UPS: The platforming evolution

Credit to Author: Jonathan Trochet| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Modular After years of debate, and extensive comparison of monolithic and modular UPS designs, consumers are reaching a consensus: the best 3-phase UPS is a modular 3-phase UPS. As the pain points of the modular UPS disappear, and customers need to control operating costs, the…

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The Path to Data Center Backup Power Sustainability

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

In the decarbonized world of the future, electricity will become the dominant energy with 60%-70% share in 2050. Biofuels will rise, dependence on fossil fuel-based energy will significantly decrease and hydrogen will increase. It’s well documented that tech companies are making carbon neutral commitments (many…

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Demystifying Data Center Scope 3 Carbon with Our Findings

Credit to Author: Paul Lin| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Based on Carbon Intelligence research, over 80% of a company’s emissions are Scope 3. But for data centers, this is harder to assess. This is partly because data centers are energy intensive, and energy is largely Scope 2. If a data center’s energy has a…

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How Edge Computing Can Help Manufacturers Prepare for Industry 4.0

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Manufacturers can’t wait to begin their transition to Industry 4.0 — the Manufacturing Report of 2020 highlights MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) findings that show future-ready companies enjoy margins 16% higher than the industry average. However, that doesn’t mean an immediate jump to…

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5 Ways Modern DCIM Makes Multi-Tenant Colocation Data Centers More Competitive

Credit to Author: Patrick Donovan| Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000

As multi-tenant data center (MTDC) colocation providers face increasing competition, they must meet the evolving demands and expectations of their tenants. Tenants today are moving beyond the fundamentals of maintaining availability and providing sufficient network bandwidth and fast connections to the cloud. They are also…

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Data Center Sustainability Scope 3 Expectations and Reality

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000

If you are operating a data center, you probably already know that you should be reporting (or getting ready to report) emissions from your emergency generators which are Scope 1, the carbon footprint of your utility supply, your carbon usage effectiveness (CUE), your water use…

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Improving data center construction efficiency through digitization

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:07:03 +0000

Why are we still building our digital future on paper? In the digital age, it seems remarkable that many critical functions are still involved – passing documents and spreadsheets between stakeholders and departments – and nowhere is this more apparent than in the data center…

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Why Data Center Energy Architectures Must Change, Today

Credit to Author: Carsten Baumann| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:12:19 +0000

Peter Gross, a truly amazing data center thought leader, once joked about the industry: “Everybody wants innovation — as long as it’s been in place 20 years.” True, much has changed. Power densities quadrupled over the last decade. Power usage effectiveness plumbed to a new…

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