The same data center design behaves very differently in a cool, dry place than in a hot, humid one. Here is how climate shapes cooling choices.
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Data centers need fire protection that stops a fire without destroying the equipment it protects. Here is how detection and suppression systems work together.
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Tier I through Tier IV ratings describe how a data center's infrastructure is designed to handle maintenance and failures. Here is what the levels mean in...
For decades, data centers were built on raised floors. Many new facilities sit on concrete slab instead. Here is why the shift happened.
Containment keeps hot exhaust and cool supply air from mixing. Here is how hot aisle and cold aisle approaches differ and what each asks of a...
PUE is the most widely cited data center efficiency metric. Here is what it measures, what a good score means and where the number can mislead.
WUE compares a data center's water use with the energy used by its IT equipment. Here is how it is calculated and why context matters when...
Cooling towers reject heat by evaporating water. Here is the simple physics behind them, the equipment involved and the tradeoffs operators weigh.
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