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High density computing could lead to a shift in the way data centres are kept cool, with some experts suggesting that chilled water will be utilised.
According to a recent report from DatacenterDynamics, densely packing blade servers into racks means the amount of air needed to cool them will make a data centre an unpleasant place to work, which is why experts such as Doug Neilson of IBM have suggested that water chillers will be used for the cooling process.
Speaking to the news provider, Jason Friedler, head of hosting at Telstra International EMEA, operator of a number of data centres in the UK, said that greater cooling is needed as companies seek to get more power out of their server racks.
He added that as more centres start to offer this, limitations of air cooling are becoming more evident, however he suggests that fewer centres are embracing high-density computing than is widely thought.
It was recently reported by Data Centre Knowledge that search engine giant Google is using "free cooling", where fresh air from outside is used to support the cooling system in its new Belgium data centre rather than chillers
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Last Updated: 28/07/2009 17:08
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