Eaton, an industrial power distribution and control firm, acquired Worcester, Mass.-based Wright Line, a maker of energy efficient server racks, enclosures and hot/cold aisle containment systems. The two companies are a perfect match, according to Jerry R. Whitaker, Eaton’s president for its Electrical Americas division. “Combining Wright Line’s strong enclosure and air management portfolio along [...]
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What are hot/cold air aisles? They are a way of orienting server racks and erecting physical barriers so that hot and cold air are segregated, allowing cooling systems to work more efficiently. The point of this layout is to…
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Here’s an interesting stat from Data Center Knowledge this week. A 15-megawatt data center can use up to 360,000 gallons of water for cooling… each day. That’s enough to fill 7,200 standard-sized, 50-gallon bathtubs. It’s for this reason, and…
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Here’s a great quote of the day from HP’s John Bennett, head of data center transformation solutions: “Anyone walking into a data center should break a sweat, not have to wear a jacket.” The idea of a toasty data center…
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