Data center cooling

MUST READ ASHRAE data center special report ARTICLE - ASHRAE hosted its annual conference in Dallas last month. This special report contains ASHRAE's latest data center information. Data center cooling strategies audiocast ARTICLE - This audio cast series tackles the latest data center cooling issues with Liebert Corporation's data center cooling expert Steve Madara. Cooling data centers with outside air gets the go-ahead ARTICLE - Using outside air to cool your data center can save you money. But what about those nasty contaminants that might come in? Liquid cooling buyers' guide TIP - Data centers are welcoming liquid cooling into their infrastructures for better cooling efficiency. This guide to liquid cooling in the data center looks at a few products.

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	Hot-aisle vs. cold-aisle containment: Liebert and APC face off SearchDataCenter.com | 29 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - If you're considering hot-aisle containment or cold-aisle containment for your data center, you need to listen to this faceoff between Liebert and APC on which approach is better.

	Core4 sells more efficient -- and costly -- CRACs SearchDataCenter.com | 26 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Data center cooling startup claims its CRAC units can save users hundreds of thousands of dollars annually and earn a utility rebate to boot.

	Grow a green business: Cut costs and improve energy efficiency with green IT SearchDataCenter.com | 12 May 2009 ARTICLE - Improve energy efficiency and cut costs by reducing energy usage throughout data centers and IT infrastructure.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 45

DATA CENTER COOLING EXPERTS
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	Air flow management strategies for efficient data center cooling 31 Mar 2009 TIP - In this tip, an expert outlines data center air flow management strategies to improve air flow, including blanking panels, raised-floor tiles and hot-aisle/cold-aisle design.

	Preventing a data center power crisis 09 Mar 2009 TIP - With high-density equipment using more power than ever, the risk of a data center power crisis is high. This tip outlines how to prevent data centers from running out of power.

	Using chargeback to reduce data center power consumption: Five steps 02 Mar 2009 TIP - Data center managers can use chargeback to reduce data center power consumption and save money during the current economic downturn.

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VIDEO: 1 - 3 of 7

	Why is saving data center energy important? SearchDataCenter.com | 14 Nov 2008 VIDEO - Saving energy in a data center can translate into serious cost savings. Robert McFarlane discusses some real-life examples of how data centers have saved on their power bill and achieved other benefits from energy-efficient ...

	Common data center hurdles: Cooling and power distribution problems SearchDataCenter.com | 28 Oct 2008 VIDEO - A data center manager discusses his primary problems: aging AC units and not-so-green hardware.

	Data center power consumption: Key theme at DCD SearchDataCenter.com | 24 Oct 2008 VIDEO - At Data Center Decisions, keynote speaker Matt Stansberry explained the importance of metrics and benchmarks to reducing power consumption.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 5

	Data Center Facilities IT Handbook SearchDataCenter.com | 30 Apr 2009 E-BOOK - Learn how to bridge the communication gap between data center facilities teams and IT staff in order to maintain a productive and efficient data center.

	Data Center Library: Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Nov 2006 BOOKS - A review of Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology by Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Enterprise Architect Rob Snevely.

	Data Center Decisions Session Downloads: Power and Cooling Track (Chicago 2006) Data Center Decisions | 09 Oct 2006 DATA CENTER DECISIONS - This track looks at how data center designs can maximize air flow, A/C considerations, new techniques in cooling and the looming issue blade servers bring to cooling.

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WHITE PAPERS

	Power Metrics for Data Centers Published by: Intel Corporation | 30 Jun 2009 BOOK - Some of the most useful benchmarks and metrics in evaluating server performance are provided in this article along with descriptions to help IT managers identify the ones that best fit their organization.

	Presentation Transcript: Business Benefits of Boosting Web hosting Efficiency and Optimization Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation | 24 Jun 2009 PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this transcript industry expert Greg Schulz explains the challenges and benefits of optimizing your web hosting.

	Business Service Efficiency: The Key to Green IT and Profitability Published by: BMC Software, Inc | 17 Jun 2009 WHITE PAPER - Data center energy costs continue to take up a significant portion of IT budgets, and it seems that there is no end in sight. This paper addresses, in a unified and systemic way, many of the power consumption issues that IT has been grappling with in piecemeal fashion.

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WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1

	Too darn hot! Data center power and cooling issues and solutions from A to Z - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   19 OCT 2006, 12:00 EDT (16:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   This Webcast gives you an overview of the heat chain and its implications for the data center. Learn how site planning services can help you better understand your environment and use resources more efficiently.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 11

	data center chiller 15 Jan 2008 WORD - A data center chiller is a cooling system used in a data center to remove heat from one element and deposit it into another element. Chillers are used by industrial facilities to cool the water used in their heating, ...

	hot/cold aisle 17 Mar 2007 WORD - Hot/cold aisle (or hot aisle/cold aisle) is a method of cooling servers in data centers in which every aisle between rows of racks is bounded with exclusively hot-air outlets or exclusively cool-air intakes. Air is brought ...

	water cooling 26 Feb 2005 WORD - In computers, water cooling is a method used to lower the temperatures of computer processors, and sometimes other components such as graphics cards, using water rather than air as the cooling medium. Processor speeds have ...

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