In the deep, dark past of computing, water was the default means of keeping a computer cool. Now, in the 21 st century, it is making its presence felt again. If you compare the use of water to air as ...

Consider the computer room. It needs more precise cooling than mere mortals - and sometimes bosses are more willing to give into the demands of the data center while telling lowly employees to “tough ...

Hi everyone,<BR><BR>Was hoping someone would have some innovative suggestions.<BR><BR>The building where I work has a small computer/electrical room. It is a shared room, with all 4 tenants' computer ...

While the acquisition cost for servers is declining, the total cost of ownership for housing, powering and cooling them has increased by 500% since 2000. Yet research from the Uptime Institute reveals ...

Looks are deceiving, and in the data center they can be confusing. Consider that energy consumption in a data center is the result of two interactions: the cumulative "plug load" from all the ...

It’s been a busy year for datacentre news, with the UK government’s ambitions to expand AI growth zones, along with controversies surrounding the effect of these plans on the environment. Here are ...

Just turning on a computer is enough to get the fan to run continuously. Computer fans constantly run during normal use to cool computer components and prevent overheating. Many computers produce ...