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Happy Second International Data Center Day
Please join Purkay Labs in celebrating the second annual International Data Center Day.
Message from Purkay Labs CEO
Purkay Labs Message to the Mission Critical Community regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID -19) from CEO & Founder Indra Purkayastha
Purkay Labs Welcomes George Jedras as the new Business Development Manager
Purkay Labs announced today that they have hired George Jedras to support their executive sales team and meet customer demand for AUDIT-BUDDY™, Purkay’s flagship environmental monitor for data centers.
Purkay Labs Celebrates International Data Center Day
On Tuesday October 29, 2019, Purkay Labs celebrated 7x24 Exchange International’s launch of International Data Center Day, which was created to raise awareness of the data center industry and to inspire the next generation of talent. Purkay Labs Product Manager, Aheli Purkayastha, was involved in these efforts.
Purkay Labs' CEO Indra Purkayastha speaks to URI Students
On Oct 21, Indra Purkayastha, CEO & Founder, Purkay Labs, sparked entrepreneurial interest among URI students taking Engineering Entrepreneurship Course taught by Prof. Kunal Mankodiya. I
Speaker: Purkay Labs' PM Aheli Purkayastha speak on Box Panel
On October 10, 2019, Purkay Labs’ Product Manager, Aheli Purkayastha, spoke on Box’s Women in Tech panel with Salesforce Chief of Staff, Priya Pappu, Grubhub PM, Grace Chung, Adroll’s Director of Mid-Market Sales, Caroline French. The event was hosted by Box in NYC.
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.
Case Study: Freeing up 60 tons of Excess Cooling
Learn how this Tier IV Colocation provider freed up excess cooling capacity with Purkay Labs’ Dynamic Heat Map.
7x24 Exchange Features Purkay Labs' Product Manager in their Meet a Member Series
In September 2018, 7x24 Exchange International featured Purkay Labs' Product Manager in their Meet a Member Series.
Q&A with Aheli Purkayastha, Purkay Labs: The Industry is Finally Paying Attention to Energy Efficiency
in June 2018, Capre Media published a Q&A with Purkay Labs’ Product Manager Aheli Purkayastha on the shift to energy efficiency.
Case Study: Resolving SLA Cooling Dispute
A colo provider suspected a tenant was drawing too much cooling. Assessment proved the opposite — the tenant was significantly overcooling. SLA dispute resolved with data, not assumptions.
Purkay Labs CEO speaks Boston Data Center Summit
On December 2017, Purkay Labs CEO spoke on best practices for upgrading legacy facilities.
Case Study: Enhancing Cooling Efficiency in a Legacy Data Center
A Fortune 50 telecom validated a CRAC control system change and proved measurable efficiency gains. $10K saved in month one. PUE reduced by .03.
Speaker: Purkay Labs CEO speaks on “DIY Cooling Optimization” at DC3 Conference in NYC
Purkay Labs Founder and CEO, Indra Purkayastha, spoke on Do-It-Yourself Monitoring at the recent DC3 Conference in New York City on Tuesday June 16, 2015. Purkayastha spoke on how to utilize environmental monitoring to optimize data center cooling. Most thermal issues- such as hot spots or overcooling- are the result of poor airflow management.
Purkay Labs Product Manager selected for 7X24 National Marketing Committee
Purkay Labs Product Manager, Aheli Purkayastha, was selected to join the the 7X24 National Marketing Committee. The committee, lead by 7X24 Board Member Juli Ierulli, will focus on expanding the communication and marketing efforts of the 7X24 Exchange.
Six Tips on Environmental Monitoring Ft. AUDIT-BUDDY
Processor Magazine recently released an article, featuring Purkay Labs’ Product Manager Aheli Purkayastha, on the importance of basic environmental monitoring
Data Center Efficiency- Look Before You Leap Mission Critical
From the article: If you are looking for a less-invasive approach, a company called Purkay Labs offers the Audit-Buddy, a single device that gathers input from data center “white space” that can then be used to revamp energy practices. The device does not need to integrate into existing infrastructure and can be moved from place to place to gain a broad view of data center conditions. Functions include temperature and humidity tracking, 3D thermal baseline profiling, hot/cold loss measurement and containment and overall air quality measurement. Although it does not provide a deep-dive view of the data center, it should give managers some initial insight into whether a full-blown DCIM platform is warranted.