January, 2009

More on ASHRAE’s expanded recommended data center temperature, humidity ranges

In a story earlier this week, I reported on the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) TC 9.9 expanding its recommended guidelines for data center temperature...

Perforated tiles can be your friend — even in the hot aisle

With the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers

Data center corrosion: Bring it on?

CHICAGO -- Joseph Prisco, an IBM engineer, yesterday told ASHRAE TC 9.9 members that it might be a good idea to start monitoring data center pollution -- particulate and gaseous contamination that could cause IT equipment corrosion. In particular, Prisco...

Raise the data center temperature, but bring your earplugs

CHICAGO - The American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has expanded recommended guidelines for ambient data center temperatures, but they're warning that the new range could cause data center noise increases. There has been a lot of talk recently about...

Sun Microsystems completes green data center in Colorado

ASHRAE TC 9.9 to tackle data center infrastructure at winter meeting

Next week is the annual winter meeting for the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), to be held in Chicago. The group's Technical Committee 9.9 focuses on data centers and has become an industry leader on the subject...

Data Center Pulse uses online tools to build User Group 2.0

Data Center Pulse, a DIY data center user group that started in November 2008, is poised to become one of the most influential organizations in IT. Founded by Dean Nelson, Senior Director of Global Lab...