Limits on space and power, along with the large complexity of managing a large data center, have given way to a new set of tools with an integrated processes called Data Center Infrastructure Management or DCIM.

Once properly deployed, a comprehensive DCIM solution provides data center operations managers with clear visibility of all data center assets along with their connectivity and relationships to support infrastructure networks, copper and fiber cable plants, power chains and cooling systems.

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Hot aisle and cold aisle positioning in the data center has been standard procedure for decades. But in recent years data center managers, seeking the opportunity for more efficiencies, have added the containment component to this formula.

Containment means partitioning off the hot and cold aisles, preventing the air from mixing and compromising the temperatures. 

This has been a vast improvement in maintaining temperatures in the
data center, providing maximum system stability and controlling energy costs. Data center managers report savings of as much as 30%, 40% and even 50% and more. 

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Dear Valued SharkRack Customer, 

Welcome to our midsummer classic newsletter. First off; SharkRack is pleased to announce that we are now an authorized reseller of Simplex Isolation Systems Containment Centers. Please call us today to find out more about how we can meet your needs.

In this issue we have three great articles for you about keeping your data centers cool and under control.

 We also discuss one of the hottest topics in data centers today; DCIM. Read on to learn about what it is and what it can do for you.

(510) 265-3690   balbert@sharkrack.com   

 You've probably thought about your data center airflow problems in terms of below-, through-, and above-the-floor issues.

But you may not have seriously considered the challenge of air circulation within your server cabinets.

Circulation within or through a server cabinet occurs when the hot exhaust air from the rear of the server, or from the hot aisle migrates toward the front of the cabinet and mixes with the cold conditioned stream of air intended for the equipment air-intakes.   

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