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Artificial Intelligence in Data Centers

2019-11-03 GDCM Leave a comment

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

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

DC Power Revisited

2019-04-25 GDCM Leave a comment

DC power has been proposed for use since Edison debated with Tesla about which should be used.  Ultimately AC has…

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Posted in: Batteries, Controls, Energy, Power Filed under: AC, DC power, UPS, voltage

Cryptocurrency and the Data Center

2019-01-06 GDCM Leave a comment

As blockchain and cryptomining were starting, people were attempting to do the same in their garages and other ad-hoc locations…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, IT equipment, Power Filed under: bitcoin, Bitmain, crypto, cryptomining, mining, Rockdale, Texas

Lights Out

2017-08-05 GDCM Leave a comment

Lighting in the data center has been a target in data centers for a while, as they can have upwards…

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Posted in: Controls, Energy, Power Filed under: Controls, Energy, LED, Lighting

3+ Billion Users, 30+ Billion Connected Devices

2017-06-06 GDCM Leave a comment

Sometime in the next year the world will have about 3 billion users of the internet.  This expansion will continue…

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Posted in: IoT, IT equipment, Power Filed under: devices, Future, internet, IoT

What’s Your Battery Room Spill Plan?

2016-07-06 GDCM Leave a comment

When is the last time you thought about the plumbing in your data center?  Likely, it is not often, but…

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Posted in: Construction, Costs, Maintenance, Power, Reliability, Standards Filed under: battery, emergency, hydrogen, neutralization, spill

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