How to Overcome Data Center HVAC Supply Chain Issues Controlling data center energy demands is a critical step to achieving ESG targets. Supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic have affected access to common products, and HVAC suppliers are no exception. This has significant implications for data center managers, who rely heavily on their Heating, […]
Introducing the First Free Air Cooling System for Telecoms in North America Toronto, January 12th, 2023 – Today, data center energy cooling disruptor Strategic Clean Technology Inc. (SCTi) announced their North American distribution partnership with Energy Cool, Europe’s first free air displacement cooling system. To reach aggressive ESG targets and still offer exceptional service in […]
How can data center Cooling Optimization projects be justified? Legacy data centers are typically not the most energy-efficient due to years of change, add-ons, and expansions. In many cases, the approach is to “just keep it running” until a new facility can be built. That approach results in a lot of unnecessary operating expenses which can add up to […]
Controlling data center energy demands is a critical step to achieving ESG targets. Controlling data center energy demands is a critical step to achieving ESG targets. WHAT DOES ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) HAVE TO DO WITH DATA CENTERS? The term ESG is becoming a common phrase in boardrooms and C-suites as investors, consumers and […]
CONTAINMENT – IS IT WORTH THE INVESTMENT? Containment, done properly improves the data center thermal conditions, enables more IT equipment to be added and increases the energy efficiency and effectiveness of cooling systems avoiding the capital cost for the deployment of more cooling systems. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU NEED CONTAINMENT? Typically, […]
Thermal optimization starts with improving the delivery of supply air to where it is needed. Cooling is one of the least understood and most overlooked aspects of data center operation. There are a lot of misconceptions about cooling – a few appear to be based on some logic and others are downright ridiculous. One example […]
HOW MUCH COOLING DO YOU REALLY HAVE IN YOUR DATA CENTER? Data centers are constrained by three elements – space, power, and cooling. Limitations on any one of these three will result in restricted growth and poor operation of the critical facility. ASSESSING RACK AND IT EQUIPMENT SPACE DETERMINING IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR NEW RACKS OR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT IS VISIBLE, CAN BE MEASURED AND IS QUITE EASILY ASSESSED. YOU MUST […]
COOLING ENERGY COSTS IN DATA CENTERS ACCOUNTS FOR 40% OF TOTAL ENERGY BILL IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? If you are in a role as an energy manager, or involved in data center operations you should be aware of the high energy consumption of the data centre and especially the portion of total energy costs driven by cooling. “According to research, anywhere between […]
The data center world is all about uptime. For many companies every minute of downtime can cost tens of thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
SCTI ENTERS INTO EXCLUSIVE NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH THE EA GROUP SCTi will become the exclusive North American distributor for the EA Group’s floating head retrofit, a climate-controlled technology that drastically reduces data center energy consumption TORONTO, 20th May 2021: Data center cooling optimization specialists, SCTi entered into an exclusive marketing and sales agreement with the EA Group, electrical and HVAC contracting experts, for distribution of floating head technology to North American data center clients. The floating head retrofit achieves energy savings as high as 45% and […]