The Southeastern U.S. is known for its mild climate, comforting down-home cuisine, and southern hospitality. Recently, however, this region has been expanding its repertoire to encompass a new facet of the technological future: data centers.
The 5G era of mobile computing and communications is rapidly moving forward. 5G stands for the fifth generation of wireless infrastructure — a massive upscale of network technology.
As operations move their compute load from large data centers to edge locations, organizations must adjust their network management processes to continue delivering the always-on uptime that customers have come to expect. To do so, they must invest in hybrid solutions.
Just as we need backup power for our sump pump systems to ensure our basements do not flood during a power outage, data servers need backup power to ensure they do not lose data during any loss of power.
This technology was created with the intent to provide facility decision-makers with the tools needed to select, rate, and configure Johnson Controls Equipment on their own, including chillers, air-handling units (including factory-packaged controls), packaged systems, and related components.
For those who know me, I have long stated that waste is abundant when it comes to power and provisioning in data centers as the IT load capabilities for failover and self-healing are rarely examined or included in the power supply design.
In my last column, I discussed the new space race by Amazon and SpaceX to launch tens of thousands of satellites to provide internet access from anywhere on earth.
With the rise of colocation, enterprise and edge data centers, the requirements for data center racks have changed from being a cabinet that manages equipment to a rack enclosure that can reduce data center operational costs by preserving valuable floor space, optimizing cooling and increasing the efficiency of IT staff.