Upsite Technologies’ recent piece was featured on TMCnet and discusses how data centers can improve their cooling capacity by discovering and addressing their CCF (Cooling Capacity Factor). From the article:
According to data center research from Upsite Technologies, the average computer room has a cooling capacity at nearly four times the IT heat load. However, not all hope is lost, as there is a new tool data center operators can use to calculate benchmark, interpret, and benefit from a simple and practical metric called the Cooling Capacity Factor (CCF).
After implementing simple Airflow Management (AFM) techniques, the average data center can reduce its operating expense by $32,000. AFM improvements increase cooling utilization and efficiency, which could result in immediate operating cost savings and greater IT system dependability. With cooling representing about half of a data center’s electrical load, a site’s Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) improves significantly as well. With a reduction in energy usage, everyone benefits, as carbon emissions are also reduced.
The same AFM improvements also release stranded cooling capacity, enabling data centers to turn off the released capacity or support additional IT load, deferring, or avoiding altogether capital expenditures. Improved cooling utilization may also extend the life of a site, eliminating the need to build a new data center.
