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Category: 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

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

Cooling Tower Water Storage

2016-12-06 GDCM Leave a comment

When operating your data center, often there are backup measures to keep things running during a power outage.  Generators may…

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Posted in: Controls, Cooling, Reliability, Water Filed under: Cooling, cooling tower, reliability, Water, water storage

Warmer Chilled Water on Existing Systems

2016-10-06 GDCM Leave a comment

So we are looking to save energy, and one of those ways is increasing the chilled water temperature.  But how…

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Posted in: CFD, Cooling, Costs, Maintenance, Reliability, Standards, Water Filed under: chilled water, Cooling, CRAH, Energy, temperature

Glycol & your system

2016-09-06 GDCM Leave a comment

Using glycol for your chilled water system will have dramatic effects and understanding how painful it can be to your…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, Maintenance, Reliability, Water Filed under: Cooling, cost, ethylene, freezing, glycol, propylene, temperature

Seismic Ratings

2016-08-06 GDCM Leave a comment

When do you need to have seismic rated equipment?  Should you have all equipment rated for an earthquake or just redundant…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, IT equipment, Location, Maintenance, Reliability, Standards Filed under: equipment, reliability, seismic, Standards, supports

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

Water Mist or Gaseous Suppression?

2016-06-06 GDCM Leave a comment

For data center fire suppression, this can be a tricky issue.  Which is more dangerous?  Which might hurt my IT…

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Posted in: Construction, Controls, Fire Protection, IT equipment, Reliability, Water Filed under: fire, fire protection, FM200, gaseous, mist, novec, smoke, VESDA

Business law and the regulatory environment

2016-05-06 GDCM Leave a comment

Over the years I have learned a lot about business and the messaging components.  I have learned that there is…

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Posted in: IoT, Reliability, Standards Filed under: Codes, law, Standards

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