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@6SigmaDCX partners w/ @Rescaleinc to deliver high performance #datacenter modeling #cloud #cfd #digitaltwin

High performance computing now available through cloud bursting to 6SigmaET and 6SigmaDCX customers around the world

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Future Facilitiestoday announces a new partnership with Rescale, a cloud-based simulation platform provider. The relationship will allow facility managers, architects and designers from across the globe to perform the most complex data…

Airline Networks: from hub-and-spoke to point-to-point networks

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3 Ways #DataCenters Can Use #CFD Modeling Right Now

Originally posted on the Belden Blog

You may have heard about computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling when it comes to the design of high-performance Formula 1 racecars. By using CFD modeling to maximize down-flow forces while minimizing friction – for the racecar body and smaller “wings and struts” – Formula 1 produces a winning combination.

In a similar manner, CFD can be used in today’s…

Science could make fire suppression safe #datacenter #simulation

Data centers have had a problem with fire suppression systems. While trying to remove the threat of fire damage, they have actually introduced dangers of their own.

These systems operate by flooding the data center with inert gas, preventing fire from taking hold. However, to do this, they have to fill the space quickly, and this rapid expansion can create a shockwave, with vibrations that can…

10 Most Connected #DataCenters

Read the full article on Data Cneter Knowledge click here

Here are the top 10 most connected data centers, according to Cloudscene:

1. SG1

Operator: Equinix Location: Singapore Number of service providers: 312

2. LA1

Operator: CoreSite Location: Los Angeles (One Wilshire) Number of service providers: 259

3. FR5

Operator: Equinix Location: Frankfurt Number of service providers: 246

4. Denver

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*Press Release on Data Center Knowledge: Performance Indicator, Green Grid’s New Data Center Metric, Explained

To find out more about The Performance Indicator visit thegreengrid.org

@TheGreenGrid New #DataCenter Metric – Performance Indicator – Explained

The Green Grid Association is a non-profit, open industry consortium that works to improve the resource efficiency of information technology and data centers throughout the world. 

The Green Grid published PUE in 2007. Since then, the metric has become widely used in the data center industry. Not only is it a straightforward way to take a pulse of a data center’s electrical & mechanical…

#DataCenter Efficiency – Using #CFD Simulation to Optimize Cooling in Design & Operation

Modern Simulation Software for Data Centers. Source: Future Facilities

  Energy is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) cost factors associated with data center operations, and represents the highest year over year growth rate. Unfortunately the efficient use of cooling can be like a game of Tetris. Even the smallest change on one end my have a serious impact on the other. But how can you…

Airflow Management Can Help #DataCenter Operators Realize Robust Energy Savings

Upsite Technologies’ “4 R’s” Approach to Airflow Management Shown to Lower PUE and Increase Equipment Reliability

Holistic Methodology to Improve Computer Room Airflow Management Can Help Data Center Operators Realize Robust Energy Savings and Improve the Environment, as shown by new CFD Video by Future Facilities

Upsite Technologies, Inc., (Upsite) a leader in data center airflow management…

Uncovering the Value of Calibrating #DataCenter #CFD Models

Why should you care about engineering simulation and calibration in your data center?

http://futurefacilities-1.wistia.com/medias/p8x5wj0dxp?embedType=async&videoWidth=640

Future Facilities has teamed up with the Center for Energy-Smart Electronics Systems (ES2) to uncover the true value of calibrating a virtual facility model from thermal and airflow perspectives.

Video Gallery        Calibratio…

Your #datacenter can’t change fast enough

Originally posted in DatacenterDynamics

How do you create data centers that can respond to business needs with speed, control and visibility?

 Jon Leppard

The speed and resilience of a data center is something we obsess over – making efficiencies and improving performance is what makes working in IT so satisfying. We live for the next tech breakthrough that can process more, store more, or just…

Future Data Centers are Dynamic…but what about today’s Facilities?

Future models for the data center are highly dynamic; workloads easily transferred and managed across a highly homogenized facility, that is effortlessly managed by sophisticated software. Or at least so the prevailing concepts within the industry would suggest. But what does this mean for today’s data centers – facilities that may be in operation for ten years or more? This question is answered…