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MODULAR CONTAINMENT SOLUTIONS FOR
EXISTING DATA CENTERS AND THE ADOPTION
OF NON-SEALED ARCHITECTURE
Hot aisle containment and cold aisle containment
have been used in computer rooms for years to
improve efficiency, increase rack densities and
improve overall utilization of the computer room. To
date, the data center industry has mainly used hard
wall containment and soft curtain containment to
accomplish
these
goals.
However,
recent
advancements have led to a simpler, more cost-
effective and easier-to-implement solution for data
centers to achieve these goals, collectively known as
Modular Containment.
Data centers can often realize a significant reduction
in their cooling energy expense, a release of stranded
capacity, and improvement in the computer room
environment by investing in an aisle containment
solution. Similar to the other types of containment,
Modular Containment can eliminate hot spots,
increase cooling capacity utilization and provide
energy savings over an uncontained computer room.
The key benefit Modular Containment offers is rapid
deployment, and the ability to reconfigure the
installation as the needs of the computer room
change.
In
many
configurations,
Modular
Containment represents a simple alternative to
traditional hot and cold aisle containment methods.
By Lars Strong
