Efficient data center cooling is no longer a luxury but a necessity, impacting both energy costs and overall performance. Thermal Surveys are a crucial tool for optimizing your data center environment because they help evaluate your environment and identify any problem areas. Today, we’ll explore what is a thermal survey and the top ten reasons you want to consider conducting one yourself, or using a third party service.

Understanding the baseline conditions of a data center is crucial for its sustainability journey. Server Delta-T, measuring the temperature rise of cooling air at the server inlet and exhaust, is a key metric impacting server reliability and energy efficiency. Maintaining an optimal Delta-T, typically in the range of 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, ensures efficient cooling. Learn more about the benefits of measuring your server delta-T here.

Purkay Labs reflects on a year of achievements in 2023, highlighting the a new Thermal Survey Service, a new blog called “Keep Your Cool”, and some new user-friendly updates to our software. As always we were proud to sponsor several data center conferences, and are anticipating a year of continued innovation in 2024.

By applying the Six Sigma DMAIC process & the AUDIT-BUDDY system, data center operators can systematically improve their cooling systems and achieve significant improvements in efficiency and reliability

In this article we’ll take a look at the past 12 months at Purkay Labs and summarize what new features we’ve brought to you.