Data Center White Papers

Fact-based Research

Over 200 data center white papers created by a dedicated research team, provide fact-based analysis to address and clarify today’s challenges in planning, designing, operating, and maintaining data center facilities. Subjects cover power, cooling, DCIM, energy efficiency, operations & maintenance, new technologies, and more.

Top Downloaded Papers

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Calculating Total Cooling Requirements for Data Centers
The Seven Types of Power Problems
Comparing UPS System Design Configurations
Calculating Space and Power Density Requirements for Data Centers

Most Recent Research

Learn about the latest research from the Data Center Science Center. These are the most recently published white papers.

Efficiency Analysis of Consolidated vs. Conventional Server Power Architectures
Why Cloud Computing is Requiring us to Rethink Resiliency at the Edge
Cost, Speed, and Reliability Tradeoffs between N+1 UPS Configurations
DCOI Compliance: A Guide to Improving PUE in U.S. Federal Data Centers
Accounting and Tax Benefits of Modular Portable Data Center Infrastructure

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