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Top Tip: Integrate The Building With The Data Center
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May 7, 2010 • Vol.32 Issue 10
Page(s) 26 in print issue
Page(s) 26 in print issue
Top Tip: Integrate The Building With The Data Center
Integrating the IT infrastructure into the building instead of just focusing on the energy needs of the data center as a separate entity is a very new concept, yet it will likely become a mainstay of data center designs for more environmentally efficient operations in the future, says Bill Kosik, energy and sustainability director for critical facilities services at HP.
“There is an [emerging] technological ability to very, very closely integrate all computers [at a given site] with the building’s power and cooling system,” Kosik says. “During the next five years, we should be able to take the integration of the data center, the computers, and the building far beyond any level that exists today with regular building control and integration—the building becomes like a giant server.”
Integrating the IT infrastructure into the building instead of just focusing on the energy needs of the data center as a separate entity is a very new concept, yet it will likely become a mainstay of data center designs for more environmentally efficient operations in the future, says Bill Kosik, energy and sustainability director for critical facilities services at HP.
“There is an [emerging] technological ability to very, very closely integrate all computers [at a given site] with the building’s power and cooling system,” Kosik says. “During the next five years, we should be able to take the integration of the data center, the computers, and the building far beyond any level that exists today with regular building control and integration—the building becomes like a giant server.”
See how Modius is providing this integration through a quick Modius Briefing Deck (scroll down to the slide share): http://goo.gl/ST1I
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