OptiCool Technologies has announced that its data center rack cooling solution is NEBS Zone 4 Seismic GR-63 compliant, having passed rigorous testing where the data center cooling system remained operational after the equivalent of an 8.3 seismic event. 

Rittal Corp. has introduced a new refrigerant-based rack and row cooling solution, known as LCP DX, for heat removal of critical IT components. The line is available in two models, as a rack or in-line solution.

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC), its member universities, and the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, have announced the launch of the Mass Net Zero Data Center (MassNZ), an experimental, solar-powered, micro data center that is the first of its kind in New England.

The global data center cooling solutions market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 12 percent from 2016 to 2020, according to a market research report from Technavio.

With new server cooling technology and free cooling solutions, Alfa Laval now has a complete offering for data center cooling. The company said this comprehensive range makes it easier to provide optimum systems for specific data center needs.

Emerson Network Power has announced new research results showing that half of all data center cooling systems will be upgraded before the end of 2016. Survey respondents included IT, facilities, and data center managers in the United States and Canada.

By coordinating investment in energy conservation measures, equipment upgrades, and the use of software and services, integrated data center energy management promises to deliver greater energy and operational efficiency improvements to facilities or campuses hosting data centers, says Navigant Research.

A new market study from BSRIA shows that data center traffic will grow at a 23 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching 8.6 zettabytes by 2018. Cooling within the data center is a fundamental function of its smooth and efficient operation.