Secrets of successful data centres

By | Network World US
Published 17:12,

You don't see flashing neon signs on today's data centres. The goal is to keep as low a profile as possible.

  • Security by obscurity
  • Security and biometrics go hand in hand
  • Here comes the sun
  • Brrrrrrrring it on.
  • Hold the HOH
  • Hang 'em high
  • Up on the roof
  • Cool chips
  • Attack the rack
  • Map it
  • Sensor overload
  • Blowing hot and cold
  • Redundant WAN links
  • Back it up
  • Get virtual
  • Play
  • Play
  • Backward
  • Forward

Attack the rack

Sticking to the theory that attacking server-generated heat closest to the source is the most efficient approach, IBM has designed a product it calls Rear-Door Heat eXchanger. This four-inch wide, liquid-cooled device fits on the back of a standard server rack and passively removes an estimated 55% of the heat generated by a full server rack.

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