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15th November
2021 – EkkoSense, the leading
provider of software-driven optimization solutions for critical data center and
M&E environments, has launched Cooling
Advisor – a powerful machine learning and AI-powered advisory software tool
that helps data center operations teams to keep their critical facilities
thermally-optimized.
Available as part of EkkoSense’s innovative EkkoSoft Critical
SaaS-based M&E optimization and capacity management solution, Cooling
Advisor is the industry’s first process-driven embedded advisory capability
available as part of a thermal optimization solution. By following the clear
recommendations offered by Cooling Advisor’s algorithms, data center teams can
keep on track in their journey to secure an average 30% cooling energy savings.
“Data center rooms are constantly changing, especially with the constant
addition and removal of IT equipment and associated cooling – so it’s really
hard for operations team to make sure their critical facilities stay fully
optimized,” explained EkkoSense’s Chief Product Officer, Paul
Milburn. “That’s where Cooling Advisor helps, providing a range of powerful
self-optimizing capabilities that enable data center teams to ensure continuous
year-round performance optimization.
“However,
unlike thermal consultants who may just suggest potential improvements, Cooling
Advisor processes machine learning insights drawn from over 15 billion EkkoSoft Critical data points to
provide a clear recommendation of the next best action that the data center
team can take to improve their thermal performance, And because advisory
actions are structured to ensure support for 100% ASHRAE rack thermal
compliance, facilities managers can be confident that they will be protected
against thermal risk across their operations.”
Cooling Advisor’s actionable changes include suggested optimum cooling unit
setpoint adjustments, fan speed points and standby settings, changes to floor
grille layouts, checking that cooling units are running to specification as
well as advice on optimum rack locations. Recommendations are presented each
time for human auditability before data center operations team members make the
suggested changes. They can then use EkkoSense’s data center performance
optimization solution to confirm that Cooling Advisor recommendations are
delivering the expected results. Cooling Advisor operation is particularly
intuitive, with potential risk mitigated by the defining of clear action steps,
the provision of obvious back-out mechanisms, as well as the ability to flag
and unflag items so that optimization suggestions aren’t repeatedly given for
changes that cannot be implemented.
Key Cooling Advisor features include:
· Clear Guidance on Cooling Adjustments
Thanks to EkkoSoft Critical’s round-the-clock
monitoring of temperatures, Cooling Advisor can offer focused guidance around
adjustments to cooling unit setpoints, cooling unit standby and cooling unit
fan speed adjustments
· Identify Floor Grilles that should be removed or relocated
Simply by acting on Cooling Advisor
recommendations, data center teams can take control of thermal optimization –
for example, by identifying a better floor grille layout to target air delivery
only where it is needed
· Full Risk Mitigation and Governance
Cooling Advisor ensures mitigation of risk by
defining clear steps, providing obvious back-out mechanisms and offering clear
logging of all user inputs and engagements within Cooling Advisor
· Streamlined Optimization Process
Key features here include the use of tasklists
to group related tasks together, the ability to flag and unflag items that
cannot be implemented in a specific site, as well as visible countdown timers
to prevent potentially overlapping changes prior to confirmed optimization
EkkoSense delivers an average 30% data centre cooling energy saving,
significantly reducing cooling equipment capex investment requirements and
delivering a quantifiable carbon usage reduction to help data centers
contribute towards corporate net zero
commitments.
The EkkoSense solution provides an attractive business case for midsize, enterprise, and larger hyperscale data centres as it enables true real-time M&E Capacity Planning for power, cooling and space - at a fraction of the cost of more expensive and complex DCIM solutions. Interest in the software is growing internationally.
About EkkoSoft Critical
EkkoSoft Critical software delivers an average 30% cooling energy saving, significantly reducing cooling equipment capex investment requirements and delivering a valuable contribution to corporate NetZero commitments through sustained carbon usage reductions in the data centre. The EkkoSense solution provides an attractive business case as it enables true real-time M&E Capacity Planning for power, cooling and space - at a fraction of the cost of more expensive and complex DCIM solutions.
About EkkoSense
EkkoSense is an industry leader in the provision
of advanced sensing technology, SaaS DCIM-class visualization & monitoring
software and analytics solutions for critical facilities such as data centers.
The company is committed to eliminating thermal risk and helping organizations
to monitor, manage and maximise their data center performance. www.ekkosense.com
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Cheryl Billson
Comma Communications – PR for EkkoSense
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