Data centers of all sizes can overheat. Know your cooling capacity if you want to avoid this

At last, high-performance Lithium-ion batteries can beat established flywheel technology to provide the features that a UPS needs 

Cloud and colocation providers may need a little encouragement to become greener. That’s where enterprise customers come in

An impressive amount of work is going into the measurement of application performance. However, sometimes this work is not as consistent and holistic as it could be

UPSs with the right topology, communications and software can contribute to a data center’s DCIM strategy

Power grids have become a problematic stumbling block for companies that want to expand their HPC, Big Data, and other compute-intensive programmes

The progression in data centres is a clear example of the unpredictability of the future in technology.  

Data center availability standards are built around legacy technology. We need a framework that can include new thinking

Computational fluid dynamics can save money and fine tune data centers - but it’s only as good as the assumptions and data on which it is based 

New figures show that US data center energy is not growing as fast as was feared

It’s good accounting, not a giant leap for mankind

Dell’s Triton takes on HP’s Apollo in a cooling technology battle from Mount Olympus

Here’s a new data center metric you may not have considered: How much of a space can you fill at the power density you want?

Microsoft has said it will go beyond today’s purchase agreements, to actually using more renewable energy. Is this realistic?

Taking a fresh look at your energy strategy could help grow your data center business

Adjust your electrical protective devices properly, and you can cut down accidental “nuisance” tripping

ASHRAE believes it can get a worthwhile efficiency standard out this summer, but there are issues to discuss 

All DCIM has to do is replace spreadsheet-based management. But done well, it will give you a deeper understanding

Edge networks have a harder time using renewables than centralized facilities

It seems that data centers can get along better without people inside them

If you’re a data center engineer, sometimes work feels like a holiday

I’m sceptical by nature but this latest ‘power warning’ is either deliberate scaremongering or misguided rubbish

Genset OEMs play fast and loose with generator ratings, and you could end up the worse for it

Multi-tenant data center mergers are driving down the cost of infrastructure, while leaving IT margins untouched