Data Centers

Data Center

Challenges & Trends

Typical Environment

  • 500-5,000 sq. feet; 10+ rack enclosures with servers (30+), storage, and networking equipment
  • Facility air conditioning (perimeter cooling), supplemented by row/rack cooling
  • Rack enclosures are typically arranged in rows for hot-aisle/cold-aisle cooling configurations
  • In-rack single-phase UPS systems, often supported by centralized 3-phase UPS

Power Density: With the switch to more powerful servers and high density configurations, the power consumed by equipment in a single rack enclosure has grown dramatically and often exceeds the original design capabilities of the typical data center.

Energy Efficiency: Greater concentration of processing power is also causing budget headaches for data center managers. Because each kW of power requires an additional one kW of cooling to remove the heat generated, cooling costs can exceed 40% of total data center costs.

Security: Recent high-profile security breaches have highlighted the need for more stringent security measures, including physical security and monitoring of the data center itself.

Resource Center

TOOLS
RESOURCES

Products

UPS Systems & Batteries
Power Distribution Units
Racks & Cooling
KVMs & Console Servers
Power Management
Cables