Energy Efficient Data Centers

03 May 2021
Posted byDSI
CategoryData Center News, Data Center Upgrade, Data Centers, Energy Efficient Data Centers, Uncategorized

Corporate Social Governance and Data Centers

Data Centers are expensive to build and operate. With their known impact on the environment—high power consumption fueled by increasing load densities—investors in Data Centers need to be a key part of the green energy revolution. Some large-scale Data Centers, like Amazon and Google, are using their influence for good by using sustainable methods to power their facilities. In this current environment, investors are factoring sustainability...

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26 Mar 2021
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Center News, Data Centers, Edge Data Center, Energy Efficient Data Centers, News, Uncategorized

EYP Mission Critical Discusses Data Center Trends for 2021

After a difficult year dealing with the pandemic, Data Center owners and operators are on steadier ground and looking ahead to 2021. Steve Shapiro[1], Partner at EYP Mission Critical Facilities, looks at upcoming trends to consider how they will impact your Data Center. Data Centers must manage an ever-changing mix of technologies and customer needs. Storage, compute and networking power grows more efficient and concentrated, in...

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15 Jan 2021
Posted byDSI
CategoryBackup Power, Blog, Data Center Upgrade, Data Centers, Energy Efficient Data Centers, Power Quality, Uncategorized

Earlier this week, Mission Critical Magazine released its January 2021 edition.  In this month’s issue, the magazine features a piece by our President, Phil Rafferty, discussing ways to avoid pitfalls during a Data Center power outage.  Read the article here: Mission Critical Magazine Article. As we all know, Data Center operations require power 24/7, but it’s not as simple as connecting to the power grid, turning on...

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31 Jul 2020
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Cooling, Data Centers, Energy Efficient Data Centers

Liquid Cooling: Creating an Energy Efficient Data Center

Cooling accounts for almost half of the energy needs in a Data Center. In addition, many Data Centers are increasingly focused on high density computing to deal with increased workloads from modern applications like Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and Bitcoin Mining. This increased rack density uses more energy, which creates more heat, adding to already significant energy needs for cooling. While air cooling remains...

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15 Jun 2020
Posted byDSI
CategoryBlog, Data Center News, Data Centers, Energy Efficient Data Centers, Monitoring

POWER SYSTEM PERFORMANCE: BE ON TOP OF IT!

Drew Latimer of Schneider Electric presented a very informative webinar called Power System Performance: Digitization and Actionable Insights. He addressed power management trends, electrical distribution components, capacity management, and data points. The webinar also included a discussion about how critical facilities owners and operators can collect and analyze power system performance data to improve efficiency and operations. As the digital economy grows, so do the...

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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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