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12 Nov 2020
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Cooling, Data Center Upgrade, Data Centers, Design

Revisiting Airflow Management in the Data Center: Easy-to-Implement Ways to Save Energy and Cooling Costs

Managing the temperature in the Data Center is top of mind for Data Center owners and operators in order to keep critical IT equipment working properly. If the CRAC unit isn’t providing the necessary cooling level, there may be a tendency to think additional cooling capacity is the answer. In many cases, however, that isn’t the right move. Instead, managing airflow is the way to...

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03 Nov 2020
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Center News, Data Center Upgrade, Data Centers, Design, Edge Data Center, Modular Data Center

Data Centers Rebounding Post-Pandemic

With pandemic-fueled increases in online work, education and entertainment, Data Centers of all types have proven their worth time and again in the last many months. These critical facilities have met the challenges of new workloads and changes in how they provide services.  They have also continued to deliver vital connectivity and storage while in many cases facing reduced budgets and staffing restrictions. Next year,...

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16 Oct 2020
Posted byDSI
Category5G, Blog, Cooling, Data Centers, Design, Edge Data Center

7×24 Exchange – So Cal Chapter Continues Virtual Data Center Education and Networking

COVID-19 has not slowed down the Southern California Chapter of 7x24 Exchange, as they continue to deliver impactful educational discussions.  Last week’s Zoom meeting was no different as Greg Stover of Vertiv made a great presentation on "High Density is Coming."  Following was an informative panel discussion which Greg moderated and was joined by Data Center experts: Steve Press (Kaiser Permanente), Steve Coon (kW Mission...

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18 Aug 2020
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Centers, Design, Monitoring

The Importance of Monitoring in the Data Center

Data Centers are complex facilities, with significant amounts of equipment—including servers, cables, power supplies, and cooling systems. To successfully manage and operate a Data Center requires a keen understanding of what's happening in the room, beyond the data storage and management services you're providing. You need to know what is physically happening - a complete picture of the equipment, the power, and the environment -...

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03 Mar 2020
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Centers, Design, Energy Efficient Data Centers

Huge Gains in Efficiency for Data Centers, According to New Report

Last week, a study released by Northwestern University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Koomey Analytics noted that, despite a six-fold increase in compute, the Data Center industry’s power demands rose just six percent. There’s no doubt as to what has contributed to this welcome news: increased attention to energy efficient designs in new Data Centers and to energy-efficiency retrofits for legacy Data Centers. Additionally, over...

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20 Dec 2019
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Centers, Design, Facilities Design

Happy Holidays from Data Specialties Inc.

We would like to wish all of our customers and partners Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year! Throughout 2019, DSI has been working to provide valuable information to our mission critical ecosystem by analyzing new trends and keeping abreast of new technologies with the goal of guiding our clients on new trends and providing tips to maintain and strengthen the operational integrity of their mission...

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17 Oct 2019
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Centers, Design, Facilities Design, Modular Data Center

The True Cost of Data Center Over-Provisioning

Earlier this week, Future Facilities released some interesting findings based on a study they recently commissioned. The bottom line: there is a lack of Data Center capacity planning, and, in many cases, organizations are not prepared to meet the growing challenges that IT and Facilities face from increased rack densities and other factors. The study indicates that 85% of those surveyed have experienced downtime or outages...

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13 Sep 2019
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Centers, Design, News

DSI Completes Data Center Expansion to Service Global Auto Manufacturer

DSI recently completed a significant data center expansion for a global technology services company that will support two large auto manufacturers and their affiliate businesses in the North and South American markets. Prior to DSI’s involvement, the data center was reaching maximum limits of physical space, as well as electrical and cooling capacities. To continue operations, the company planned to expand the facility to operate...

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