Newsletter - September 2011

Best Practices in Data Center Air Management

Air management is a crucial part of data center management. By improving your air management, you can reduce your operating costs, reduce the risk of equipment failure, and increase your data center’s density capacity. Click here to learn key principles of air management, as suggested by PG&E in their 2011 Guidebook for High Performance Data Centers.

To speak with our Solution Specialist, contact us at 877.647.2728 and we'll be happy to assist you. We can also help you get a rebate from PG&E for your air management project.

Best Practices in Data Center Air Management
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Server Deployment Power Calculator
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Data Center Asset Management and DCIM

The name Mirapath emerged from combining the beautiful name "Mira" with the networking term "path." Pronounced meer-rah as in Amira and Miranda, the name originated in Latin, Slavic and Hindi, and it means “wonderful; prosperous”. "Path" means "way, course, track, or route."

So Mirapath means prosperous route. Living up to this intent, we are focused and committed to helping you be successful at every stage of your growth. Contact us today 877.647.2728.

Featured Product: KoldLok Grommets by Upsite Technologies

KoldLok® Grommets prevent costly bypass airflow, reduce hotspots, and improve the PUE of your data center. Immediately increase the efficiency of your entire cooling system with this simple solution that delivers quick payback and long term energy cost savings.

Your IT equipment is generating more heat than ever and the cost to cool that equipment is increasing. According to The Uptime Institute, Inc.® electricity consumed by IT equipment is the primary driver of data center operating costs. Based on measurements at multiple data centers, 50 - 80% of valuable conditioned air is not reaching the air intake of IT equipment due to unsealed cable openings. This lost air, known as bypass airflow, contributes to equipment hot spots, cooling unit inefficiencies, and increasing operating costs. The fastest and easiest way to save money is to seal your cable openings.

The KoldLok® Grommet is a superior sealing solution that increases current cooling unit capacity, mitigates equipment heat loads, and raises static pressure under the raised floor to improve cool air delivery through perforated tiles or floor grates.

Benefits

Superior Sealing: Multiple layers of different length, opposing brush filaments eliminate up to 98% of bypass airflow

Install it and forget it: Will not become dislodged and requires no additional maintenance

Easy Installation: Tool-less installation, requires no downtime to install or recable

Take a look at the different types of floor grommets

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Recent Articles

Server Deployment Power Calculator
How many servers can a 208V 30Amp feed support compared to a 208V 60amp 3 phase? Well, it depends. We created a calculator that easily shows you how many servers a particular circuit can support, depending on the server power draw.
Click here to read more.

Ten Steps to Increasing Data Center Efficiency and Availability through Infrastructure Monitoring
We strive to bring you information that is interesting, relevant, and helpful in managing your data center and lab more efficiently. The following white paper by Emerson Network Power offers “Ten steps to Increasing Data Center Efficiency and Availability through Infrastructure Monitoring.” Although the article is written with Emerson solutions in mind, the insights the article provides are vendor neutral and other vendors provide similar solutions. In the article, we have highlighted the sections we found most interesting.
Click here to read more.

Multiple Rackmount UPS units or one Standalone UPS?
Scenario: You have been using the 3000VA or 5000VA rack mount UPS units. Now, you are expanding. You need to add a few more racks and another couple of the 3000VA units. Also, you need to replace the batteries on the existing UPS units since it has been a couple of years since initial purchase. Should you add additional 3000VA rack mount UPS units or consider a standalone 3 phase UPS units?
Click here to read more.

Data Center Asset Management and DCIM
Find out what data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools are being implemented in the industry today.
Click here to read more.

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