The top data center infrastructure products in 2010 cover three important categories: energy-efficient cooling, power distribution and measurement, and facility monitoring and management information.
Data center infrastructure
The top winners in this category are:
- Gold Award:
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Tate SmartAire Variable Air Volume (VAV) damper
Tate Access Floors Inc.'s SmartAire VAV damper took home gold in our Infrastructure category -- the cooling product has automatic dampers controlled by heat sensors on the cabinets.
- Silver Award:
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HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (iPDU)
HP's Intelligent Power Distribution Unit earned the Silver in Infrastructure, and may be the forerunner of things to come in data center energy management.
- Bronze Award:
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The Bronze award for Infrastrcuture went to APC's InfraStruxure Central, which calculates server utilization from power draw.
Data Center Strategies for the CIO