ASHRAE offers datacenter information in CD form.
Press Release Summary:
Compiled into one searchable CD, "Data Center Design and Operation - ASHRAE Datacom Series" provides guidance on ways to plan, build, and monitor datacenters in ways that are energy efficient and cost effective. It addresses datacenter cooling, structural and vibration guidelines, and equipment power trends. Users can search across all previous published books in Datacom Series simultaneously, as well as print information directly from CD or copy or paste into another document.
Original Press Release:
ASHRAE Makes Information on Datacenters More Accessible in CD Form
ATLANTA-It is estimated that $2 billion is wasted nationally due to data center inefficiencies. That's why the valuable information found in ASHRAE's Datacom Series-which provides guidance on ways to plan, build and monitor datacenters in ways that are both energy efficient and cost effective-has been compiled into one easily searchable CD.
The "Data Center Design and Operation-ASHRAE Datacom Series" CD will allow a user to search across all previous published books in the Datacom Series simultaneously, as well as have the option to either print information directly from the CD or copy or paste into another document.
The need for guidance on data center energy is enormous-in 2006 alone, for every dollar spent worldwide on new servers, another 50 cents was spent on energy to power and cool them. Datacenters in the United States consume 1.5 percent of all electricity used in the country and with historical trends this consumption is predicted to rise to 2.9 percent by 2011.
"ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9 has taken the lead in the IT and HVAC communities by producing a series of publications that provide the necessary guidance," Stephen Comstock, ASHRAE publisher, said. "The intent of the CD is to bring these resources together in a format which allows for easy search and quick access. Annual updates will be available so users have the most current information available."
The ASHRAE Datacom series provides a comprehensive treatment of datacenter cooling, energy efficiency and related subjects, such as structural and vibration guidelines and equipment power trends.
Currently, the titles that make up the new CD include the following, though the CD will be updated as more books are released in the series:
The Datacom CD costs $235, $199 for ASHRAE members, and can be purchased through ASHRAE's online bookstore at www.ashrae.com/bookstore. More information about the entire Datacom Series can be found at www.ashrae.com/datacom.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
