products & innovations
New metric to
assess and visualise
data centre cooling
performance, launched
by The Green Grid
The Green Grid has developed a new
multi-metric view that will provide
a broader understanding of a data
centre’s cooling performance and
enable data centre managers to
take more informed decisions to
maximise performance. The new
addition to the metric family builds
on the success of PUE with its focus
on power ratios (PUEr) to include IT
thermal conformance and resilience
to demonstrate performance during
both normal operations and in failure
scenarios. The Performance Indicator
will enable data centre operators to
predict the impact of proposed changes
before implementation and choose
configurations that deliver the best
combination of efficiency, resilience and
conformance for the organisation.
The Performance Indicator
combines three key metrics: PUE
ratio, IT Thermal Conformance and
IT Thermal Resilience. These metrics
were developed to adequately reflect
how equipment is cooled during normal
operation, maintenance conditions,
and failure scenarios to ensure that the
assessed facility maintains its ability
to house and protect IT equipment
throughout its life. Additionally, using
these metrics will allow data centre
operators to visualise the impact
of changes they make to maintain
acceptable thermal performance, while
improving energy efficiency.
For further information visit:
www.thegreengrid.org
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PANDUIT LAUNCHES HD FLEX 2.0 FIBRE CABLING
SYSTEM FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA CENTRES
Panduit has launched its new HD Flex 2.0 fibre
cabling system. The latest addition to Panduit’s
expansive line of fibre solutions, the HD Flex 2.0
fibre cabling system has been designed for ease
of integration with existing fibre infrastructure by
accommodating fibre cassettes and fibre adaptor
panels (FAPs) with different port counts within
the same innovative enclosure and panel.
Six-port or 12-port cassettes and FAPs
can be deployed in virtually any combination
to achieve up to 144-fibres (LC) or 864-fibres
(MPO) per rack unit. This solution enables
seamless port migrat