As data center rack densities rise and chips get hotter, some are turning to immersion-based, open-tub liquid cooling to beat the heat. In an open-tub scenario, there are two distinct types of coolant – single phase and two-phase – the phase meaning the state the coolant is in at any given moment during the cooling loop. Single-phase coolants will remain in a liquid state while two-phase coolants will change from… Read More

ChatGPT — the web-based AI interface that responds to user questions with often strikingly human written responses — has captured the public imagination since its release by OpenAI in November. Indeed, access to a technology that can instantly create both real estate marketing emails and a biblical verse explaining how to remove a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR seems like a massive leap toward a future envisioned in science fiction novels. While… Read More

Businesses are under great pressure to reduce their impact on the environment — and in every industry, data center power consumption is cause for significant and growing concern. That’s in part because most data centers are not designed for optimal power efficiency. An IDC survey found that the average data center wastes more than $1.4 million each year in electricity. A separate study found that a single server rack can… Read More

In 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves in a squeeze play when it came to the organization’s data center. “There were a number of problems,” says Ralph Esquibel, senior vice president of IT for the MLB team. “We had a lot of server sprawl — a lot of individual servers from different manufacturers. Part of the challenge was maintaining those various pieces of hardware and just thinking about patch… Read More

Why consider hybrid for high density data center cooling? High density data center cooling appears poised to move beyond its historic niches in high-performance computing (HPC) and cryptocurrency and gain greater adoption in traditional data centers. Businesses increasingly rely on data centers to store and process reams of complex information. A typical organization has more than a dozen data centers, which can range from a server room in the office… Read More

Autonomous driving and automation, in general, are creating unprecedented efficiency and a seemingly insatiable demand for data. This phenomenon has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the push for digitalization, especially in industry. Data centers are an inseparable part of our digital-first consumer and industry life. But it comes at a cost:  High energy consumption and carbon emissions in an industry that is seeing an explosion of… Read More

The metaverse is a hot topic right now, and with good reason. It promises an immersive and expansive network of persistent, real-time virtual 3D worlds. A fully realized and rich digital universe that runs parallel to our physical world where you can socialize with friends, learn, meet new people, game, shop, and much more. The metaverse is still in its infancy, but it has massive potential. For example, while the… Read More