Expert Opinions | Digitalisation World

Keeping waveforms in check

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Whether a data centre is onshore or offshore, the universal electrical issue that affects them all is harmonics. Here, John Mitchell, global business development manager of supply, repair and field service specialist CP Automation explains the most effective way to mitigate harmful harmonics in a...

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How “going natural” is transforming data centres

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Just as computers generate heat, the data centres that contain the servers that power our emails and data sharing culture also generate a lot of heat. As a result, one of the primary sources of energy use in most data centres is cooling. Finding the right solution is important, not least because of...

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Adventures in data centre power and cooling

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Power & Cooling

Data centre managers and engineers don't generally find ourselves the centre of attention at cocktail parties in the way fighter pilots, mountaineers, or storm chasers do. Nothing draws a crowd like adventure stories, but tales in technology lean more toward supporting roles or humorous interludes,...

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Ways of lowering energy waste without following in the footsteps of Microsoft’s data centre innovations

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Power & Cooling

While many organisations are mindful of the effects they could have on the environment, the biggest energy drain of any organisation is the usage of data centres. Many start-ups are claiming responsibility by taking steps towards reducing their carbon footprints, but to what extent...