Kens Korner

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  1. KEN'S KORNER - Fire Suppression

    Data Center - Fire Protection - Fire Suppression Systems Data Center Fire Protection - Fire Suppression Systems Fire suppression systems are designed to contain and extinguish fires. Smoke detection system in a Mission Critical facility are designed to alert the operator before water or clean agent chemicals are released for fire suppression and in most cases act as the trigger...
  2. KEN'S KORNER - Fire Prevention

    Data Center Fire Prevention Tips As the equipment density in a data center rises, so does the demand for power and power cabling.  More equipment with increased power consumption combined into smaller spaces leads to an expanded opportunity for failure and fire risk. A fire within a data center can have catastrophic impact on a company’s operations and business.  Even...
  3. KEN'S KORNER - Fire Detection

    Data Center Fire Detection - VESDA Uptime is paramount in mission critical facilities. Therefore the earliest detection and warning of a potential fire allows for investigation and intervention to prevent damage, downtime, or unwanted agent release. Fire risks in data centers are especially high due to electrical ignition sources and the abundance of combustible materials in an environment of cables and...
  4. KEN'S KORNER - Cooling Effectiveness

      Maximizing Data Center Cooling Efficiency An efficient cooling system minimizes the energy needed to generate cool air used to direct heat away from sensitive computer equipment.  The process of optimizing airflow management involves proper placement of Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRAC), hot and cold air delivery and returns, intelligent rack configurations and cable management. Cable Management Each data center...
  5. KEN'S KORNER - Airflow Problems

    Tips for Assessing and Addressing Airflow Problems Tips for retrofitting a legacy data center with airflow management techniques designed to reduce cooling energy costs and increase equipment density capacity. Types of airflow problems • Hot spots – an area, related to a rack or set of racks, where ambient air temperature is above acceptable levels. Typically caused by poor airflow...
  6. Occam’s Razor

    Do You Trust Occam's Razor? Occam's (or Ockham's) razor is a scientific principle attributed to the 14th century logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham. The principle states that "Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily". Occam's razor claims that, "Simpler explanations (solutions) are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones". Apply Occam's razor to the problem below...
  7. U.S. DOE and Airflow Management

    Even the Government Agrees! U.S. Department of Energy suggests you first address the simple solutions to airflow problems in legacy data centers A recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests that as data center energy densities increase, measured in power-use per square foot, energy savings for...
  8. KEN'S KORNER - Improved Airflow Management

    CIO’s will Love You!  Improved Airflow Management Saves Real $$$ I’ve been trying to get caught up on my reading lately and I came across some interesting articles that put numbers to what we already know, sealing cable cutouts in a data center’s raised floor saves money.  How, by limiting airflow bypass in hot/cold aisle environments through reduced energy consumption...
  9. KEN'S KORNER - Airflow Management Tips

    Basic Air Flow Management Tips With summer here, we all think about warm days ahead and all the fun activities that go along with the season; but summer heat is NOT something we look forward to for our computers. To protect computers, data centers should be well insulated with no windows to the outside to keep summer heat away from...
  10. KEN'S KORNER - Improved Cable Management

    12 Tips for Improved Data Center Cable Management For many data centers managing cables is an afterthought.  Not having a plan or scheme in place prior to running cables, makes troubleshooting problems difficult.  Companies should develop cable management plans and guidelines prior to any cable installation. There are a number of low cost, easy to implement cable management solutions for...

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