Everyone's Blog Posts - DCIM Academy2024-03-28T23:28:18Zhttp://www.dcimacademy.com/profiles/blog/feed?xn_auth=noData Center Cooling Systemtag:www.dcimacademy.com,2014-12-25:6423511:BlogPost:168992014-12-25T07:45:07.000ZSushil Goyalhttp://www.dcimacademy.com/profile/dcgears
<p>One of the most important infrastructures pre-requisite in an IT establishment is that of cooling. Cooling systems do not mean air conditioners for offices and adequate ventilation. It also means <b>data center cooling</b> and computer room cooling. To ensure server longevity and organization vitality, it is important that the organization has a good connection of chillers and compressors. If you are establishing an IT organization, then one of the most herculean tasks is to establish a…</p>
<p>One of the most important infrastructures pre-requisite in an IT establishment is that of cooling. Cooling systems do not mean air conditioners for offices and adequate ventilation. It also means <b>data center cooling</b> and computer room cooling. To ensure server longevity and organization vitality, it is important that the organization has a good connection of chillers and compressors. If you are establishing an IT organization, then one of the most herculean tasks is to establish a proper <b>data center cooling system</b>. Before you decide the right cooling system, you must analyze the efficiency level of your facility and the rack power density of your equipment.</p>
<p>While managing the data center cooling system, there are three major issues you may encounter.</p>
<p><b>Power Consumption</b></p>
<p>Actual <b>IT equipments</b> consume far lesser power than the cooling systems. It is a fact that cooling is the biggest power consumer in any system. Hence, it is important that you choose the right solution so as to have improved and optimum energy efficiency level. For this, you must first define the power consumption and power density needs of all the IT equipment in the organization. This must be followed by chalking a solution suiting the equipment. This gives ample room for flexibility. Also following a systematic pattern gives you room for scalability in future. Picking the correct solution will not only influence greatly on the energy efficiency level but also has an immense effect on the operational cost of the establishment.</p>
<p><b>Room Temperature</b></p>
<p>One of the key components in managing the room temperature is to understand the <b>data center cooling technology</b>. This is very important as you do not want a shooting electricity bill owing to higher air conditioner and compressor cooling consumption! For this you must understand different concepts like <b>Data Center infrastructure efficiency Assessment</b>, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Power Usage Effectiveness. Also you must understand the air circulation, ventilation direction of the room. These will help you set an optimal cooling system.</p>
<p><b>Environmental Condition</b></p>
<p>To achieve maximum efficiency, you must understand the airflow and control the same in your technical space. Cooling is also integral for achieving efficiency, sustaining the right environment, and managing hotspots. For this, you must look upon <b>server heat load</b>, <b>server heat rejection</b> and cool air supply levels as inter-related and not as separate, isolated systems.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.dcgears.com/" target="_blank">DCIM Products, KVM Switches, Extenders, PDUs</a></p>What You Need to Know About DCIMtag:www.dcimacademy.com,2014-10-10:6423511:BlogPost:166952014-10-10T09:30:00.000ZJennyhttp://www.dcimacademy.com/profile/Jenny
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/82056051?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/82056051?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="480"></img></a> Data centres remain at the heart of the whole functioning of many organisations, and despite the current buzz surrounding new technologies - such as cloud computing - it seems certain that they're likely to remain indispensable for a long time to come. Of course, data centre technology is itself hardly pickled in aspic and it continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/82056051?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="480" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/82056051?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="480" class="align-left"/></a>Data centres remain at the heart of the whole functioning of many organisations, and despite the current buzz surrounding new technologies - such as cloud computing - it seems certain that they're likely to remain indispensable for a long time to come. Of course, data centre technology is itself hardly pickled in aspic and it continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of businesses and other large organisations which use a lot of data. So although some media pundits are already writing the data centre's obituary, it's highly likely that there's life in the old dog yet.</p>
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<p>One recent innovation which has had a huge impact on the way data centres are run is data centre infrastructure management (DCIM), which has steadily grown in influence over the last five years or so. Together with cloud computing, DCIM is enhancing data centre capabilities and efficiency, providing the sector with what looks like a solid platform for future growth. So just what is DCIM, and why is it proving such a popular innovation?</p>
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<p><b>DCIM: what is it?</b></p>
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<p>DCIM is designed to maximise the productivity, efficiency and performance of data centres, thereby enabling it to meet clients' needs more effectively and minimising the risk of disruption. DCIM aims to integrate information technology and facility management, enabling more effective planning, monitoring and management of the data centre. Of course, DCIM is a fairly broad umbrella term which encompasses software, hardware and various management techniques. However, DCIM looks to build on existing infrastructural monitoring methods by complementing them with additional capabilities and power.</p>
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<p>DCIM looks to introduce a range of new techniques and concepts to data centre management. These include multi-layered monitoring, optimisation of physical infrastructure, asset tracking, concentration of resources and maximising system utilisation, as well as more besides.</p>
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<p><b>Why is DCIM proving so popular?</b></p>
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<p>In a nutshell, perhaps the main reason that DCIM has taken off to such a dramatic extent over the last few years is that it makes it easier for data centre managers to keep tabs of their assets. This is particularly important because data centre managers are often tasked with the responsibility of looking after thousands of IT assets - so it should go without saying that anything which is likely to make this task easier is likely to be welcomed with open arms. Data centres are incredibly complex entities, and DCIM can significantly enhance managers' ability to keep tabs on the proliferation of assets under their control. In addition, DCIM also aims to improve energy efficiency - thereby reducing costs - and drastically reduce the risk of human error.</p>
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<p>To give you some idea of just how popular DCIM has become in recent years, an analysis published by US research firm Gartner in December 2013 predicted that within four years, DCIM would be deployed within 60 per cent of larger data centres - specifically meaning those of over 6,000 sq ft - in North America. This rapid growth is almost certain to be replicated in other parts of the world as well, so the outlook appears bright both for DCIM and the data centre itself.</p>
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