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Data Centers in the Time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

2020-03-18 GDCM Leave a comment

We’ve reached an interesting juncture in our history, where freely mingling comes with awareness of a higher risk of catching…

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Posted in: AI, Network, Smart DCs Filed under: AI, artificial intelligence, communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19, cure, digitial infrastructure, hospital, network, self-driving, Skype, Software, WFH, WhatsApp, work from home

Web Conferencing & Virtual Meetings

2020-03-13 GDCM Leave a comment

Perhaps you are working from home today as well as the next couple of weeks.  The risk of meeting in…

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Posted in: IoT, Network Filed under: bandwidth, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, HEVC, network, web conference, WebRTC

Generators and Fuel Sources

2020-02-19 GDCM Leave a comment

Most generators supporting data centers tend to use diesel as the fuel source, as the fuel can be stored on…

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Posted in: Controls, Energy, Power Filed under: biogas, diesel, efficiency, fuel, Generator, natural gas, reliability

Modernizing a Data Center for 2020

2020-01-29 GDCM Leave a comment

A path to modernize the infrastructure of a data center facility As 2020 begins, we have likely noticed that the…

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Posted in: Controls, Cooling, Costs, DCIM, Energy, Maintenance, Reliability, Standards Filed under: cost, maintenance, modern, operation, outage, risk, Standards

Security & HVAC

2019-12-06 GDCM 1 Comment

We are about to begin a new decade and in so consultants will be more responsible for designing the controls…

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Posted in: Controls, Cooling, DCIM, IoT, IT equipment, Smart DCs Filed under: BAS, BMS, contamination, Controls, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, HVAC, safety, security

Artificial Intelligence in Data Centers

2019-11-03 GDCM 2d Comments

First, how do we define AI?  In commercial buildings AI is often thought of as applying analytic engines on gathered…

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Posted in: AI, Controls, Cooling, DCIM, Energy, IoT, Maintenance, Power, Smart DCs Filed under: AI, artificial, artificial intelligence, ddc, machine learning

ASHRAE 90.4 Update

2019-10-04 GDCM Leave a comment

In most jurisdictions ASHRAE 90.1 is used as the building energy standard to be followed as part of their building…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Energy, Location, Power, Standards Filed under: 90.4, ASHRAE, ISO, MLC, PUE, TC 9.9

Early Warning Signs of Power Equipment Trouble

2019-09-13 GDCM Leave a comment

There are quite a lot of components that go into a data center, with their operations expected to be reliable…

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Posted in: Batteries, IT equipment, Maintenance, Power, Reliability Filed under: batteries, IT equipment, maintenance, power equipment, prediction, replacement, UPS

NFPA 855 & Energy Storage

2019-08-28 GDCM Leave a comment

The rise of battery storage systems has increased significantly as solar photovoltaic and other systems seek a way to capture…

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Posted in: Batteries, Energy, Fire Protection, Power, Reliability, Standards Filed under: 855, batteries, fire protection, fire suppression, Li-Ion, lithium-ion, NFPA

Metal Roofing for Improved Efficiency

2019-07-26 GDCM Leave a comment

Every year there are millions of square feet of data center space constructed but also millions of square feet that…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Costs, Energy, Maintenance Filed under: architecture, exterior, photovoltaic, PV, roof, roofing, solar, solar panel

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