Sudlows secures Telefónica UK contract for critical power upgrade
This critical infrastructure project will also provide enhanced cooling capability to support the UPS operation, delivering N+N resilience and substantial operational energy savings.
Chris Dummett,...
Vertiv extends partnership with Russian data centre operator IXcellerate
Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, has announced at Datacloud Europe the extension of its partnership with IXcellerate. The Russian data centre provider recently launched...
Data centres must tackle thermal issues
Many data centres are failing to get to grips with thermal issues, putting their facilities at risk, Vertiv's Simon Brady, Head of Data Centre...
Higher chilled water temperatures can improve energy efficiency by 64%
One approach to reducing water chiller energy consumption is to design the cooling system so that a higher outlet water temperature (CHW) from the...
Siemens to harness AI to improve cooling efficiency
The Siemens Building Technologies Division is expanding its existing Thermal Optimisation offering set for data centres to intelligently ensure both highly efficient cooling production...
Amsterdam facility shortlisted for Datacloud Europe Architecture Award
Datacenter.com, a global provider of carrier and cloud neutral colocation data centre services, has been nominated by Datacloud Europe under the ‘Excellence in Data Centre...
Teraco and Stulz win energy efficiency award
Teraco in collaboration with Stulz won an Award at the DCD 2017 Awards. The companies were commended for increasing energy efficiency and reducing the...
Protecting critical systems at the heart of UK’s cyber security hub
One of the most resilient and connected data centres in the UK is being constructed in Gloucester, by Indectron. Louise Frampton speaks to Sudlows’...
Adapting infrastructure following legislative change
From the IP Act and Brexit, to a new Green Grid performance metric, Future Facilities’ Jon Leppard discusss the potential impact on data centre...
Hyper security in a changing world: the hidden data centre
There have been some high profile power outages at data centres, political instability in the EU and suggestions that data centres could become the...
Going underground: taking modularity to new depths
Situated next to a deep, cold fjord, with access to an ample supply of hydroelectric energy, the Lefdal Mine Datacentre aims to be the...
Eight out of 10 UK data centres fail to meet thermal guidelines
James Kirkwood, head of critical services at EkkoSense, warns that many data centres are failing to follow best practice. Without a precise thermal monitoring...
Real time monitoring delivers cool benefits
The latest digital monitoring and metering solutions deliver high accuracy, for optimised efficiency and maximum savings, and can be retrofitted quickly
and easily,...
Schneider licenses key patents for hot aisle containment and cooling technology from Switch
Switch has licensed its patented hot-aisle containment and cooling technology known in the industry as the Switch T-SCIFs and the Switch TSCs to Schneider...
CyrusOne colocation data centre deploys Panduit solution to optimise energy use
Panduit has supplied SynapSense Active Control system to CyrusOne’s Austin, Texas data centre, to provide environmental monitoring and optimise energy use. The system utilises...
Challenges in critical cooling discussed by experts
Many IT professionals are relying on small spaces for their ever-increasing business critical applications, such as branch office operations, telecoms and edge computing. Cooling...
DataCentres North: full programme announced
Datacentres North’s educational programme will address both 'strategic issues' affecting the industry and the opportunities specific to the region, as well as the 'operational...
ASHRAE names Carl Munters ‘a pioneer of industry’
Carl Munters, the inventor who gave his name to the Munters’ brand, has been honoured by ASHRAE for making milestone contributions to the growth...