Pumping Up The Heat

Processor.com (Jun 17 2010)

1. Since ASHRAE adjusted its temperature standards and specifications, many enterprises are listening and responding by raising their data center temperatures. But some are hesitant and skeptical because of the potential risks and concerns involved (including overheating and humidity levels). One of the biggest questions is: Will raising the temperature as a way to lower costs increase costs in other areas? At any rate, for ASHRAE, it’s all about reducing energy consumption. Warm Savings Michael Sigourney, senior product specialist at AVTECH (www.avtech.com), says many IT managers are taking a look at running warmer data centers because studies from ASHRAE and others (such as Google) claim that it can be more economical to replace IT components more frequently because they fail due to environmental stress. The benefit here, they say, is not paying larger ongoing power costs. (Read Full Article)

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