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So I Bought an AUDIT-BUDDY Years Ago, What Do I Do With It?
Here are the ways to use your AUDIT-BUDDY system.
Staying Cool: Lessons from the Golf Course to the Data center
This week, we'll take a look at how a hot day on the golf course with my son offered surprising insights for data center management. Just as you wouldn't hit the links without plenty of water and a trusty hat, managing a data center without monitoring tools like AUDIT-BUDDY to keep the servers cool can be just as risky. After all, overheating can ruin your day, whether you're trying to avoid a bogey or a server meltdown!
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature in the Data Center
As temperatures rise within the data center environment, the risk of heat-related illnesses for technicians and other staff working in the hot aisle increases significantly. Today we’ll do a deep dive into how you can the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature o influence operator safety.
Heat Stress in the Data Center
As temperatures rise within the data center environment, the risk of heat-related illnesses for technicians and other staff working in the hot aisle increases significantly. Today we’ll do a deep dive into how you can the Heat Stress Index, or Heat Index, to influence operator safety.
How Hot is Too Hot in the Data Center
At Keep Your Cool, we often advocate for raising data center temperatures to improve efficiency and OpEx. However, as temperatures climb, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses for staff in hot aisles, exacerbated by high wattage servers, particularly those fueled by AI. Today, let's explore why measuring heat stress in these environments is crucial for both people and performance.
How to Monitor Your Network Closet
Monitoring the environment of a network closet is essential for ensuring the proper functioning and longevity of the equipment housed within it. To do this, it's important to regularly check the temperature, humidity, and airflow within the closet using the AUDIT-BUDDY system.
Data Centers in the Mist
While evaporative humidification systems are more energy efficient than legacy steam humidification, how do you know that the humidification is dispersed evenly across the white space?
Two Types of Environmental Monitors
You need to monitor your data center environment to ensure the reliable operation of your IT equipment. However, there are thousands of environmental monitors on the market. How do you pick the right one? This article covers the two types of environmental monitors - permanent and temporary — and there pros and cons.
Case Study: Safely Increase Set-Points in a Hyperscale Environment
Learn how a hyperscale Data Center used Purkay Labs’ data to safely increase their set points.
Case Study: Fortune 25 Commercial Bank Data Center Testing with Purkay Labs
Learn how a Bank used live AUDIT-BUDDY data to uncover a major CRAC design problem during the IST. They stopped testing to fix the problem before engaging on costly, laborious and incorrect tests.