Data Center Projects: System Planning
APC by Schneider Electric

System planning is the Achilles’ heel of a data center physical infrastructure project. Planning mistakes can propagate through later…

Cooling Strategies for Ultra-high Density Racks and Blade Servers
APC by Schneider Electric

The average power consumed by an enclosure in a data center is about 1.7 kilowatts (kWs), but the maximum power that can be obtained by filling…

Guidelines for Specification of Data Center Power Density
APC by Schneider Electric

Conventional methods for specifying data center density don’t provide the guidance to assure predictable power and cooling performance for the…

Management Strategy for Network Critical Physical Infrastructure
APC by Schneider Electric

Network-critical physical infrastructure includes power, cooling, racks and physical structure, security and fire protection, cabling,…

Virtualization: Optimized Power and Cooling to Maximize Benefits
APC by Schneider Electric

Virtualization is a leap forward in data center evolution. It saves energy, increases computing throughput, frees up floor space, and…

The Advantages of Row- and Rack-oriented Cooling Architectures for Data Centers
APC by Schneider Electric

The traditional room-oriented approach to data center cooling has limitations in next-generation data centers. Next-generation data centers…

Electrical Efficiency Modeling for Data Centers
APC by Schneider Electric

Conventional models for estimating the electrical efficiency of data centers are grossly inaccurate for real-world installations. Electrical…

Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers
APC by Schneider Electric

High-density IT equipment stresses the power density capability of modern data centers. Installation and unmanaged proliferation of this…