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No paper. No problems.
Here at Data Aire, what began as an initiative to retire some archaic impact printers is now an aggressive attempt to go paperless whenever possible. Plain and simple, it saves money. It maintains your privacy. It secures your data. For the average business, the cost of paper documents is spread throughout the organization which can ...
Why You Need to be in with gForce IR In-row Coolers
Data Aire has recently introduced our version of in-row coolers- gForce IR. They are the perfect complement to Data Aire’s (CRAC) equipment. Why does a data room need in-row coolers? In-row coolers can be applied to cool load densities as high as 50KW per cabinet. With a gForce IR on either side of a cabinet, you ...
Data Room Design is as Important as Data Aire Design
We at Data Aire have spent countless hours behind the design of each and every data room CRAC to ensure the highest performance at the least amount of energy expenditure. Each one controls the temperature, humidity and cleanliness of the room. In the cooling mode, the system removes unwanted heat. In the dehumidification mode, it ...
Joe in shipping just shot himself!
A frantic, frightened voice blasted out of my phone. “You gotta get out here now!” I knew what had happened right away. Joe accidently shot himself – - – - with a nail gun! Joe works in our shipping area where we use pneumatic nail guns in place of hammers in the construction of large ...
It’s All About the Air Flow
Legacy data centers employed server racks with densities most often below 3kW and no one was reading the electric bill. Advances in server technologies and an awakened awareness of the impact data centers have on the nation’s power consumption have changed all that. Server rack densities in modern centers can approach or even surpass 30kW ...
Skinny-aire. The gForce IR 12”
We’ve crammed a lot of capacity into this ultra-thin, chilled water in-row unit. At an air flow of 3,000 CFM, with a 12” width, 42” depth and 78.5” height, at its highest listed entering air catalog point, it has a capacity of approximately 9 tons. Its efficiency and capability will blow you away. ...
WWGD. What would Google do? To be more energy efficient.
Energy usage today is being scrutinized more than ever. Where and how can energy usage be lessened for a more efficient operation and yet provide customer satisfaction? Google has some innovative solutions, but first let’s talk PUE. PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) is the measure of how efficiently a data center uses its power. It’s the ...
Evolving Data Center Cooling Market
The Data Center cooling market has evolved significantly over the past ten years. While sales of traditional CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioner) and CRAH (Computer Room Air Handler) units soared during the dot com surge of the 90s, their sales decreased after the bust. Subsequently, they continued to sell, albeit at lower levels, because data ...
TECHS PROFIT BY SPENDING JUST 2.5 DAYS IN SERVICE TRAINING
As a new, regional sales manager for Data Aire, I recently had the opportunity to take their in-depth, two-and-a-half day service training class. It not only provided me with valuable information to help increase sales, but it opened my eyes as to how thoughtfully designed all the equipment is to allow for easy trouble-shooting, repair ...
ASHRAE 90.1-2010 and DATA CENTERS
What you may have heard is true, ASHRAE’s 90.1-2010 Energy Standard for Buildings will soon include recommended regulations for Data Center cooling. There will be mandatory economizers and mandatory efficiency requirements. Soon. But not today. We need to assure our customers that while they need to prepare for these code requirements, they don’t need to ...