Data Center Knowledge recently wrote a response article to a New York Times story that questioned whether data centers should be regulated similar to the power industry. Coy Stine, Director of Data Center Engineering for Bluestone Energy, was interviewed for the response. From the article: In its story last week, The New York Times took a critical look at power provisioning in data centers. “Electrical capacity is often the central element of lease agreements, and space is secondary,” the […]
Milldam recently coordinated the production of videos for Future Facilities on the topic of Data Center lost capacity. The videos explain why lost capacity occurs and how these losses can be mitigated. Click here to watch the short version of the video. Click here to watch the longer version.
Posted in Spanish, this article discusses the recent workings of Future Facilities in Latin America, with the company, Ingenium. From the article: La firma de ingeniería y consultoría de data centers Ingenium ha introducido en su oferta un nuevo servicio de análisis CFD para el uso en el diseño y optimización de los data centers de sus clientes. Para ello, la compañía ha seleccionado el software 6SigmaDC de Future Facilities North America (Future Facilities NA), […]
Future Facilities’ Sherman Ikemoto will discuss the long-term costs of IT deployment without proper planning and how integrating IT and facilities operations can increase the utilization of critical data center resources SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Future Facilities North America, a leading provider of data center design and operations management software, today announced that its General Manager, Sherman Ikemoto, will speak at the Uptime Institute Symposium 2013 this week at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. “Without any […]
The Green Computing Report recently posted a piece on Future Facilities’ presence and presentation at the Uptime Institute Symposium. From the article: Future Facilities’ General Manager, Sherman Ikemoto, will speak at the Uptime Institute Symposium 2013 this week at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. “Without any visibility into the long-term consequences of IT deployment choices and energy savings programs, a proper cost/benefit analysis of the proposed changes cannot be performed.” On […]
Upsite Technologies recently published a whitepaper that was featured in Mission Critical Magazine titled “Cooling Capacity Factor (CCF) Reveals Stranded Capacity and Data Center Cost Savings”. The whitepaper shows that computer rooms today, on average, have cooling capacity that is nearly four times the IT load. With data from 45 sites reviewed by Upsite , this white paper will show how to calculate, benchmark, interpret, and benefit from a simple, practical metric called the Cooling Capacity Factor […]
Future Facilities was recently featured in an article highlighting their recent partnership with Ingenium. From the article: Future Facilities North America (Future Facilities NA) has announced that Ingenium, a data center consulting and engineering firm based in Costa Rica, has selected Future Facilities’ 6SigmaDC software for use in the design and maintenance of Ingenium’s clients’ data centers. By leveraging Future Facilities’ flagship computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling software, Ingenium will be able to ensure its clients that both new […]
Ingenium among the first consulting companies in Latin America to offer computational fluid dynamics modeling for data centers to ensure efficiency and reduced operational costs SAN JOSE, Calif. & SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Future Facilities North America (Future Facilities NA), a leading provider of data center design and operational management solutions and services, today announced that Ingenium, a leading data center consulting and engineering firm based in Costa Rica, has selected Future Facilities’ 6SigmaDC software for use in the design and […]
Bluestone’s recent retrofit of Mack Technologies Westford, MA facility was featured in a recent article in Sustainable Plant. From the article: Mack Technologies has substantially reduced energy consumption in its Westford, Massachusetts manufacturing facility with a comprehensive LED lighting retrofit. This project has the distinction of being the largest retrofit deployment of LED lighting in any manufacturing space in New England. Mack Technologies provides complex electronic manufacturing services including printed circuit board assembly, electromechanical assembly, and […]
Bluestone Energy was recently written about by Assembly Magazine for their work in energy savings, as demonstrated by the Mack Technologies collaboration. From the article: In April, electronics assembler Mack Technologies completed work on a substantial installation of money-saving technology at its factory in Westford, MA. The company didn’t get a new paste printer, reflow oven or pick-and-place machine. In fact, the plant’s slick new technology had nothing to do with assembly. What Mack did was install […]
