Water vs. Refrigerants in Data Center Economizer Cooling Systems: Why Water is Winning

Credit to Author: Ezio Sturaro| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:57:19 +0000

Something of a battle is raging around the best way to cool data centers, especially when discussing the pros and cons of using refrigerants vs. water in indirect economizer systems… Read more »

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Making “green” with Bitcoin apparently not so green

Credit to Author: Patrick Donovan| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:10:00 +0000

Cryptocurrencies:  a reminder to the data center industry to remain vigilant on efficiency Cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, have been in the news a lot recently due to their extreme volatility and… Read more »

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2018 Predictions – Democratization and Uberization Will Increase Use of Cloud-based DCIM

Credit to Author: Kim Povlsen| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:53:40 +0000

Around this time of year, the three most important words seem to be, what comes next? To answer this question, many of us rely on expert’s predictions. For those managing… Read more »

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5 Ways to Reduce Data Center Operations Costs

Credit to Author: Anthony DeSpirito| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:06:24 +0000

There’s no getting around the fact that owning and operating a data center is expensive. But following a few simple, sound best practices can help you reduce your ongoing operations… Read more »

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What’s Unique about DMaaS?

Credit to Author: Scott Cassidy| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:04:32 +0000

While the branding of EcoStruxureTM IT is a relatively new announcement, Schneider Electric’s cloud-based services based on DCIM software, were launched during 2016. However, Data Center Management-as-a-service, or DMaaS, differs… Read more »

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Lessons Learned from Running the World’s Largest Data Centers

Credit to Author: Anthony DeSpirito| Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:00:53 +0000

While managing facility operations for large data centers certainly takes specialized skills in a range of disciplines, the more you do it, the better you get at it. Given that… Read more »

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A Look Back at the Hottest Data Center Topics of 2017

Credit to Author: Paul Desmond| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:00:46 +0000

Incredibly, it is once again December, a time of year when all good bloggers stop to take stock of the year gone by. Judging by number of views of data… Read more »

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Decoding the data center of the future with help from A Christmas Story

Credit to Author: Kevin Brown| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:47:38 +0000

Decoder Pin, Red Ryder BB Gun with IOT, Edge, & EcoStruxure As the holidays approach, my kids are wishing for a myriad of gadgets but my wish list has one… Read more »

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