21–27 Mar 2009
Prague
Europe/Prague timezone

Air Conditioning and Computer Centre Power Efficiency: the Reality

23 Mar 2009, 17:10
20m
Club B (Prague)

Club B

Prague

Prague Congress Centre 5. května 65, 140 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
oral Hardware and Computing Fabrics Hardware and Computing Fabrics

Speaker

Tony Cass (CERN)

Description

The current level of demand for Green Data Centres has created a growing market for consultants providing advice on how to meet the requirement for high levels of electrical power and, above all, cooling capacity both economically and ecologically. How should one choose, in the face of the many competing claims, the right concept for a cooling system in order to reach the right power level, efficiency, carbon emissions, reliability and to ensure flexibility in the face of future computing technology evolution? This presentation will compare and contrast various alternative computer centre cooling solutions, in particular covering examples of old technologies that are returning to favour in the context of the present energy crisis and new products vying for a place the market in addition to classic design options.
Presentation type (oral | poster) oral

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