CoolControl Seal

CoolControl Seal

According to Gartner, a staggering 30% to 40% of the total energy costs incurred in any given data centre can be attributed to cooling. And this amount will increase significantly if the right optimisation measures are not undertaken. This type of optimisation does not require significant spending on sophisticated cooling technology: minor thermal improvements that may seem insignificant can improve efficiency and lower costs considerably with minimum financial investment and ROIs of just a few months. One best practice according to BITKOM guidelines for energy-efficient data centres and the most recent recommendations from Gartner on lowering IT energy consumption is to seal cable openings and other openings in the raised floor. According to the US Uptime Institute, up to 63 per cent of the generated cooling air escapes from these openings as bypass airflow before it actually reaches the hardware in the racks. A fiasco in terms of energy consumption and total costs.