The role of UPS systems for total mains failure is well understood - however, UPSs also play an important part in protecting a critical load from all manner of other mains disturbances

Increasing data center efficiency is a complex task. Humans could use a little help

Liquid cooling has come a long way. Data center operators need to get over their fears

If you could power a data center with cyclists, the practicalities could get very strange indeed

Despite infrastructure challenges, India’s data center industry has massive potential, says Sumit Mukhija, in this extract from a DCD Converged interview

There’s nothing for you beyond the firewall

As a new surge of building begins, it’s more important than ever that data centers move to renewable energy sources

Adiabatic systems give the power of evaporative cooling, but use much less water

The biggest lesson from the meltdown at British Airways is this: don’t have a single point of failure

An internal arc fault is rare, but it is the most severe fault that can occur within a switchgear system

The airline could win back some trust if it helped to break the secrecy around IT failures
Our latest on the BA outage is here

There are several ways to remove energy from high performance computing (HPC) installations. Which should you choose?

Data centers are making things better for the rest of us

An essential but complex guide to lightning protection for data centers

Standardized IT pod architectures can offer many advantages to hyperscale and colocation data centers

While politicians do little, the energy industry’s demand side and supply side need to talk. DCD aims to help get the discussion going

How to avoid common mistakes in measuring PUE

IT experts and facilities managers are in separate silos right now, but there won’t be room for both of them in the data center of the future 

To get real efficiency figures, you need accurate measurements

Systems that use outside air for cooling are cheap and efficient, but they are prone to failure and need careful monitoring 

The benefits of digital rotary UPS (DRUPS) systems may be overstated, because static systems are not standing still

For most of us, it’s a distant, and maybe-not-so-serious goal, but there’s one sector where off-grid operation is considered normal 

Just because you can do bad things doesn’t mean you should

Eco-mode saves power but increases the risks associated with a UPS. Silicon carbide could give the best of both worlds