Infrastructure innovator Emerson Network Power has announced the availability of its Dynamic Cooling Assessment for data centers in the United States. The service employs sensors and wireless communications to track environmental temperature and humidity in order to effectively apply engineering expertise to the management of the data center environment.
The Dynamic Cooling Assessment service is designed to provide channel pros with a “cost-effective, long-term approach to gaining the benefits of a data center cooling and efficiency assessment,” according to the company in a press release submitted to ChannelPro-SMB.
“Managing the ideal environment in a data center is a never-ending challenge,” says Brian Humes, Emerson Network Power’s vice president and general manager of Liebert Services. “IT loads change and grow as equipment is replaced or upgraded; airflow and cooling effectiveness are altered when infrastructure ages, moves or gets enhanced with new technologies. The Dynamic Cooling Assessment provides real-time engineering analysis of the cooling infrastructure.”
Continuous, real-time performance tracking enables identification of trends and problems with temperature and airflow prior to any jeopardizing of IT load availability. When issues are identified, solutions are recommended to prevent environmental problems.
The Emerson Network Power Dynamic Cooling Assessment includes installation of wireless transmitters without disruption to data center operations. Quarterly reports can be generated to provide trending analysis, identification, and prioritization of potential problems affecting availability or efficiency as well as detailed recommendations for corrective action. An annual Computational Fluid Dynamics model is also generated allowing end-users to plan and optimize future data center changes.
