Data Center Cooling: Room Considerations (from Processor Magazine)
Release date: 8/14/2009
Data center cooling and energy efficiency solutions are some of the solutions offered by Electronic Environments Corporation. Recently Processor Magazine interviewed Jim Stark, Design/Build Manager of Electronic Environments for an article based on data center cooling.
Aside from general cooling issues, it’s not often that you stop to consider how the shape and size of your data center impacts data center cooling. Questions surrounding this issue that are sometimes overlooked include: How does ceiling height affect cooling? Do larger spaces present challenges when you don’t need all the space? Do rooms with awkward shapes or other obstructions impact cooling? And, how do you go about gauging the “coolability” of a room?
