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CBRE is taking data centre optimisation to the next level with EkkoSense

CBRE is taking data centre optimisation to the next level with EkkoSense

By Anna Dowson, Global ESG Director, CBRE  Last month, winning the prestigious Digital Innovation of the Year category at EMAP’s 2023 Energy Awards for CBRE’s project for Three UK using technology from EkkoSense was great.   Our award submission detailed how EkkoSense worked with CBRE to help Three UK secure a 12.5% data centre cooling energy saving….

5 Top Data Center Challenges for 2024
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5 Top Data Center Challenges for 2024

What’s the top challenge in the data center industry right now?  Raymond Burrell, EkkoSense Sr. Sales Executive, Americas, investigates following discussions at the DCD Virginia event. It can be a surprisingly tough question because the list is long. The mission critical infrastructure sector — a relatively young industry that’s firmly in the middle of a growth…

Raising data centre temperature set points benefits everyone – but understanding the impact is essential

Raising data centre temperature set points benefits everyone – but understanding the impact is essential

In this article Matthew Farnell applauds Equinix’s initiative to raise data centre temperatures, but argues that increasing temperature set points alone isn’t enough to deliver true operational improvements. Instead, a full optimisation for the cooling set-up is needed. This requires real-time thermal insights, and that’s where EkkoSense can help.