Future Facilities’ Akhil Docca writes on the benefits of predictive modeling and simulation as the Federal Government strives to comply with the Office of Management and Budget’s Data Center Optimization Initiative. From the article: How Federal Agencies Can Refine the Art of Data Center Consolidation By Akhil Docca JULY 23, 2018 There is little room for live trial and error when it comes to the management of data centers. Technology, and the infrastructure that underpins it, is going […]
The company’s experience in high frequency trading and blockchain is cited in article that explores options to air cooling. From Data Center Knowledge: Five Reasons Data Center Liquid Cooling Is on the Rise Liquid cooling is poised to make its way into more data centers. Here’s why. Mary Branscombe | Jul 23, 2018 Traditionally reserved for mainframes and academic supercomputers, liquid cooling may soon be seeping into more enterprise data centers. New, more demanding enterprise workloads are […]
Dr. Peter Vancorenland writes on why real-time information is crucial for the business behind the data center. From the piece: The importance of data center intelligence for the C-level AUTHOR Peter Vancorenland PUBLISHED July 16, 2018 Editor’s note: The following is a guest article from Dr. Peter Vancorenland, Chief Technology Officer at RF Code. It takes a variety of figures working together in the right ways for a data center to function: power consumption, cooling efficiency, delta […]
Rob Golden writes on why the Midwest market has embraced energy efficiency. From the article: Efficiency is the Incentive in the Midwest Energy Market July 11, 2018 By Rob Golden Energy efficiency has become increasingly important for business owners to consider from the perspectives of both sustainability and cost of operations. Although rates vary across the 12 Midwestern states, the region as a whole boasts some of the lowest prices for electricity in the United […]
Piece provides high-level overview on benefits of data center auditing and how to ensure a smooth process. From the article: HOW TO REDUCE DATA CENTER AUDIT HEADACHES written by Christine Burke July 3, 2018 Enterprises are moving ever more firmly into the digital realm and transforming their business models as they do so. The shift to digital is often made to simplify activities or increase efficiency. Yet data centers, which house critical information necessary to achieve this […]
Topics include the recent rebranding, evolution of the immersion cooling market and the science behind the technology. From the article: Bitcoin Drove a Surge in Immersion Cooling Sales, But GRC is Eyeing More Stable Markets Nearing its 10-year anniversary, the company formerly known as Green Revolution Cooling has yet to foment a revolution • A recent name change signals it’s no longer trying to • In an interview with Data Center Knowledge, GRC’s CEO Peter […]
A deeper explanation for the motivation behind the rebranding is explored. From the article: DCD>Webscale: Green Revolution Cooling becomes GRC 27 June 2018 By Sebastian Moss As its product matures, the revolution is over Liquid immersion cooling specialist Green Revolution Cooling plans to rebrand as GRC, the company said at DCD’s Webscale event in San Francisco. Company CEO Peter Poulin explained that the small name change was a result of the maturation of the business, which he […]
With the launch of CenterScape 2.0, data center owners and operators are able to make intelligent decisions based on real-time information about their facilities to create a healthier bottom-line. From the article: RF Code Releases CenterScape 2.0 CenterScape 2.0 is designed to increase data center uptime and efficiency, while reducing costs through increased visibility and insight. RF Code has announced the commercial availability of CenterScape 2.0. This latest release builds on the CenterScape platform introduced in […]
Capacity recently wrote on the various efficiency projects undertaken by Fairbanks Energy at three domestic Zayo data centers. From the article: Zayo cuts electricity consumption at US data centres 25 May 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray Zayo is saving five million kilowatt hours of electricity a year at three of its US data centres – potentially reducing its expenditure by an annual $500,000. The company is saving the power thanks to a building management system that makes […]
Future Facilities To Demonstrate Virtual Prototyping Of Edge Data Centers Using Virtual Reality Complimentary “visual walkthroughs” of Vapor IO’s edge data centers will highlight how Virtual Reality can transform the engineering and operations of edge computing Future Facilities has announced that they will be demonstrating their simulation solutions for edge computing at the Connect(x) Connectivity Expo in Charlotte, NC. As the demand for the Internet of Things (IOT) has skyrocketed in the last year with the […]
