THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL | 15
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Cooling is one of the biggest energy consumers in the data center, surpassed only
by the IT equipment that it serves. As such, it's a major target for energy savings,
spawning a variety of design strategies and technologies, such as hot/cold-aisle
containment, computational fluid dynamics and variable-frequency drives.
Data Center
Efficiency:
Filtration and
Free Cooling
By JeffRey R cLaRk, ph.d