DATA CENTRES
Schneider Electric launches new Ecoflair Indirect Air Economiser
Schneider Electric has introduced the Ecoflair Indirect Air Economiser cooling solution , which uses a proprietary polymer heat exchanger technology to provide a cost effective , highly energy efficient approach to data centre cooling .
Ecoflair addresses the persistent challenge of maintaining optimum operating temperatures in data centres while keeping energy consumption to a minimum . The new system can reduce operating costs by over 60 per cent compared to legacy cooling approaches .
Available in 250kW and 500kW modules , Ecoflair is designed to be flexible and offer greater customisation according to the cooling requirement and local conditions , simplified installation and associated expenses , and increased serviceability together with lowered maintenance costs .
The scalable approach makes Ecoflair particularly suited for colocation facilities rated between 1 and 5MW ( 250kW modules ) and large hyperscale or cloud data centres rated up to 40MW ( 500kW modules ). The modularity also allows the cooling to grow at the same rate as power upgrades , according to the needs of the data centre as IT loads expand .
Indirect air economisation can be deployed regardless of most environmental or climactic conditions pertaining to the data centre ’ s location – the technology is typically suitable for at least 80 per cent of all global locations . For further information visit : www . schneider-electric . com
Minkels receives FM Approval certification for drop away panels
Minkels has recently extended its data centre product portfolio with drop away panels . Meanwhile , these panels have been ‘ FM Approved ’ ( in class 4651 – Suspended Plastic Ceilings ) by FM Approvals , the testing arm of international insurance carrier FM Global .
Minkels introduced its drop away panels in 2016 to increase fire safety in data centres . Drop away panels are specifically designed roof panels for aisle containment . In case of fire in the data centre , the panels automatically soften and drop down so that they won ’ t be an obstacle before sprinklers are activated .
The drop away panels have been available worldwide for some time . The greatest demand currently coming from the US and the UK , where insurance contracts for data centre buildings demand that sprinkler and water mist systems are used . It is expected that the regulations for data centre buildings will soon be tightened up in countries such as Germany , France , Switzerland and the Netherlands . For further information visit : www . minkels . com
Eaton provides power protection and scalability for Scale Computing hyperconverged solutions
Eaton has announced that it is collaborating with Scale Computing . As part of the collaboration , Eaton and Scale Computing will provide data centre and information technology ( IT ) professionals with power management solutions that scale along with Scale Computing ’ s HC3 environment , to meet their growth and expansion needs .
Scale Computing ’ s HC3 virtualisation platform is a complete ‘ data centre in a box ’, offering organisations server , storage and virtualisation integrated into a single appliance . Using industry standard components , the HC3 platform delivers a data centre solution that reduces operational complexity , allows a faster response to business issues and dramatically reduces costs .
Eaton provides scalable and redundant power management supplies to Scale Computing HC3 appliances in up to eight-node clusters .
Hervé Tardy , vice president and general manager , Distributed Power Quality Division , Eaton , commented , ‘ The combination of Scale Computing ’ s HC3 appliances with Eaton ’ s solutions will deliver business value for mid-sized businesses by helping them quickly and easily adopt hyperconverged technology with a complete power management solution to organise , protect and manage their investments .’ For further information visit : www . eaton . com
36 | March 2017