Choosing Between Room, Row, & Rack Based Cooling For Data Centers II

Contained room-based, row-based, and rack-based cooling provide the flexibility, predictability, scalability, reduced electrical power consumption, reduced TCO, and optimum availability that next-generations data centers require.  Rack-based cooling will find application in situations where extreme densities, high granularity of deployment, or unstructured layout are the key drivers.  For most users with newer high density server technologies, contained room-based and row-based cooling will provide the best balance of high predictability, high power density, and adaptability, at the best overall TCO. This course provides guidance on when to use each type for most next generation data centers.