SharkRackJanuary
2012
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Appropriate Data Center Power Monitoring
Seal IT Equiptment Cabinets
Choosing a Server Rack

Appropriate Data Center Power Monitoring  

 

Are you Appropriately Monitoring your Data Center Power?

It's a question that has been dominating the news for months now and has become a hot-button topic for data center managers - how can you successfully monitor your data center and increase efficiencies?
 
According to many industry experts, one of the chief places to start is by taking a look at your data center power - and they don't just mean looking at you total room power consumption.

 

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Seal IT Equipment Cabinets 

 

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As utility costs increase and budgets become tighter, there is growing demand to get as much capacity out of existing data center space as possible-all while reducing operating expenses, and preserving availability.
 
Upsite Technologies' sealing products for both raised-floor cable and server cabinet openings are proven energy savings best practices for airflow management-they increase the cooling capacity of data center infrastructure. As such, installing their sealing technology yields operating and capital cost savings, while preserving or increasing availability. Implementing
airflow management best practices is often the most effective and least costly way to dramatically improve a data center's power usage effectiveness (PUE).

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Dear Valued SharkRack Customer, 

 

2011 was a year full of growth and success for us here at SharkRack. We were able to recently expand our manufacturing operations in order to keep up with our increasing demand of sales.  2012 is projected to be another successful year as January is already off to a great start. We are working on finalizing our tradeshow calendar with stops in Salt Lake City as well as in Las Vegas in 2012. Please check back for the dates, times, and booth number and be sure to catch us at the shows! 

 

 
We want to ensure our customers take advantage of all that ShakRack has to offer, we offer powder coating and silk screening capabilities to customize any rack with your company name or logo.  
 
Let SharkRack be your one stop shop for your data center needs. We look forward to serving all your rack needs in this upcoming year.

 

Sincerely,

 

Bill Albert, VP Sales - SharkRack

 

(510) 265-3690   balbert@sharkrack.com   

Choosing a Server Rack


  

It is very important to choose the correct server rack because it can keep your equipment cool, power your equipment and minimize your down time. When choosing a rack make sure that you will have enough space to house all of your equipment and SharkRack Great White Rack (51U)any equipment you might want to purchase in the future. The internal height of a data center rack is measured from the highest point of the side rail to the bottom chassis.   Heights are measured in what is called a U.  1U equals 1.75 inches. 
A 42U cabinet is 73.5 inches.  The inside depth of the rack is measured from the insides of the front and rear doors.  The inside width is measured one side panel to the other.  Make sure before ordering that the racks size will fit through all doorways and will be able to accommodate the floor space provided for.  When loading equipment into the rack make sure that the heavier pieces go on the bottom to prevent the rack from becoming too top heavy.

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Thank You For Your Support of SharkRack

Our Goal is to provide you with the highest quality rack on the market. Our mission is to also make it easy to do business with us. We always return calls and would like to hear from you.  

 

 

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