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Upcoming data center regulations

Check out this new podcast on “How to face up to regulations” where EkkoSense’s Venessa Moffat talks to Datacenter Dynamics’ Peter Judge. A really interesting 30 minute insight for anyone in the data center industry. Some of the topics covered.. – the latest data center European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) – how the regulations are…

Data Center staffing challenges - EkkoSense solution

Overcoming Data Center Staffing Challenges

The ongoing struggle to attract and retain skilled professionals has created immense pressure for data center operators. The industry has been facing a persistent staffing shortage for over a decade, according to the 2023 Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, with the need for skilled professionals only intensifying. Even if this was the only major…

Travis Talcott, Technical Sales Lead at EkkoSense

Two Takeaways from Gartner’s Top Tech Trends

You’ve probably seen Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for 2024, released in October during the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo. ‘Tis the season for tech trends lists, which can bring a sort of pride for those of us in the digital infrastructure industry. We are the folks tasked with developing and maintaining the mission critical backbone…

Anna Dowson blog on ESG Reporting with EkkoSense and CBRE
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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….

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.