PTS Data Center Solutions Turns 10-Years Old!
Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas.-- Groucho MarxAll kidding aside, time really does fly! It's hard for me to believe, but it was a decade ago that…
Article: “Changing The Oil In Your Data Center”
This is just a quick update before everyone heads out for the holiday weekend. If you haven't already done so, I encourage you to check out the May 16, 2008…
The National Data Center Energy Efficiency Information Program
Matt Stansberry, editor of SearchDataCenter.com, posted a blog entry on the National Data Center Energy Efficiency Information Program. I'm echoing his post here because energy efficiency is such a critical…
CFD Modeling for Data Center Cooling
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is a valuable tool for understanding the movement of air through a data center, particularly as air-cooling infrastructure grows more complex. By using CFD analysis…
Free White Paper on Relative Sensitivity Fire Detection Systems
Fire detection is a challenge in high-end, mission critical facilities with high-density cooling requirements.This is due primarily to the varying levels of effectiveness of competing detection systems in high-velocity airflow…
Reflections on the DataCenterDynamics Conference
Earlier this month, I had the honor of speaking in two separate sessions at the DatacenterDynamics Conference & Expo in New York City.My first presentation, "The Impact of Numerical Modeling…
Are the Uptime Institute’s Data Center Rating Tiers Out of Date?
Let me start by saying I have the utmost respect for the Uptime Institute’s Pitt Turner, P.E., John Seader, P.E., and Ken Brill and the work they have done furthering…
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Do you have a Facebook account? If so, you can help spread the word about the Data Center Design blog by joining our newly created Facebook Page. Be among the…
Are “free” computer room site assessment services worth the money you pay for them?
It has become commonplace for the myriad of IT and support infrastructure OEMs to offer free site assessment services in an effort to woo clients into purchasing their equipment. While…
PTS’ 2008 Predictions for the Data Center Industry
I consider myself a veteran of the data center design industry. Additionally, I have the good fortune to visit as many as fifty data centers and computer rooms in the…