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Efficient Data Center Cooling and Climate Management in the Age of the IoT

October 13, 2016

Inside Networks Magazine Sep 2016

With the continuous advancement of cloud computing and the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), modern enterprise data centers are having to push limits to provide uninterrupted service of the highest quality. Data center managers have to be more proactive than ever, restructuring their strategies to allow for greater capacity and expansion across the various areas of IT infrastructure.

According to a recent report by Data Centre Market Insights, power usage, space and the right data center design are still crucial concerns for data center managers. About 40 percent of data center managers stated that they are trying to improve everything from data center capacity, to better utilization of infrastructure resources.

A few strategies to successfully address the above concerns are:

Aisle Containment
Power Management
Environmental Monitoring

For more detailed information, read CPI’s article in Inside Networks.

Shannon Erdley, Public Relations Specialist

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