Why Data Center Edge Computing is Growing, and Where It’s Headed The origin of Edge computing is often traced back to the 1990s – well before the incredible flood of social, gaming, streaming video, IoT, Industry 4.0 and other data-rich
4 Key Decisions to Make When Designing an Edge System Edge computing is quickly gaining momentum as more and more organizations take advantage of high-speed processing at a very local level, with the goal of optimizing use of data to
Edge Systems: How Much Redundancy Is Enough? According to a 2020 survey conducted by Information Technology Intelligence Consulting, a single hour of IT system downtime could cost your organization $300,000 or more. To start. That’s a staggering estimate, and one
Powerful Solutions to Electrical Power Distribution Questions The PDU: no longer just an ordinary power strip. Today, among the many important decisions when it comes to data center efficiency, is which rack mount power distribution unit (PDU) to use. Simply
Self-Contained Micro Data Centers: Bringing the Best of Edge to A Space Near You Digital transformations over the past decade have resulted in an explosion of data being generated by new applications in a number of sectors. Industry 4.0, automated
How to Approach IT Cabinet Layout Without Racking Your Brain Over Cooling Let’s say you’re a small or medium-sized organization with a small server room housing one or two IT racks; you’ve got the right equipment to satisfy your data
Cooling Isn’t Enough: Why IT Racks Need Dust, Debris Protection We’ve talked in past blog posts about the benefits of liquid cooling in environments where the server density is high and true “data center space” isn’t available. In our recent
4 Applications that Benefit from LCP DX-Based Liquid Cooling Liquid cooling of IT equipment, now at the row level instead of for an entire white space, is gaining momentum in the distributed data center world, where the demand for efficiency
IT Equipment Cooling: Why Your HVAC System Is a Poor Climate Control Unit IT Managers working in small and mid-sized businesses often find themselves searching their buildings for unused space to house the company’s IT enclosures. Mail rooms, empty offices,
Just a couple IT racks? With the right cooling, you can put them just about anywhere. “What climate control options do I have to cool equipment in a small space, like the classic `IT closet’? The building AC does not
Closet Data Centers Are At Risk for System Failure. Liquid Cooling is the Cure. Any discussion about today’s IT spaces, especially for the enterprise data center, either focuses on or eventually comes down to cooling efficiency. Because of the significant
Data Center Cooling: Q & A with Rittal Below is an interview with Herb Villa, Senior Solutions Consultant at Rittal. Villa has extensive experience in data center design and deployment, and applies his knowledge of cabling, power distribution and climate