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CFD and digital twin technology optimises data centre design

DCS talks to Alex Dorn, Engineering Manager at Future Facilities, about the work Future Facilities carried out with Kao Data and JCA Engineering, to help design the UK’s first 100% free cooling, wholesale colocation facility. The use of both CFD analysis and digital twin technology played a major part in the success of the project and, indeed, continues to deliver benefits as IT resources are deployed within the facility.

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Sustainability a top concern for businesses looking for data centre services

Businesses from a wide range of sectors are fuelling demand for “greener” data centres, bringing environmental issues to the forefront of the data centre industry.

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Future Facilities helps with France’s First Tier IV Colocation Data Center – Thésée DataCenter

Future Facilities has worked in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), New Generation and Watt Design on Thésée DataCenter’s new colocation facility. The 6Sigma Digital Twin has been used to test the proposed data center’s design using CFD simulation. In addition, the Future Facilities solution has been embedded into the Data Center Management System (DCMS) to enrich end-customer experience and help Thésée DataCenter maximise operational efficiency of its data center.

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Data Centre Alliance Commissioning Special Interest Group Spotlight

DCS talks with Paul Smethurst, Chair and Ian Bitterlin, Specialist Advisor, both of the DCA’s Commissioning SIG, to find out more about the work the group is doing to educate the industry when it comes to the many, varied complexities of data centre testing and commissioning.

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Meeting the demands of a digital-first future

To help mitigate the rise of emissions from digital devices, the new Digital Economy and Climate Impact report recommends continuing efforts to achieve efficiencies on IT and energy sides, at component and system levels.

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The case for gas engine standby generators in data centres and what it means for the future of diesel

i3 Solutions Group and EYP Mission Critical Facilities GHG Abatement Group Second White Paper details why we need standby power and why natural gas blended with hydrogen could be the fuel of choice for the next decade.

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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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