Archive for the ‘Data center’ Category

Rewinding power costs

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Efficient datacenter cooling results in reduced costs Our green datacenter cooling system has established a great track record since deployment. Our 2008 total utility costs are projected to come in very near 2006 levels, despite huge growth of equipment in the datacenter. So, more servers in 2008, but far ...

Critical systems: Power backup

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Obviously, an ISP doesn’t function without electricity, so we’ve got big investments in redundant power here. A datacenter power system consists of multiple inputs which are arbitrated by a transfer switch, and multiple loads such as UPS systems and air conditioners (CRACs). The primary input is PG&E, and the ...