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Increasingly organisations are looking to reduce energy usage and cut carbon as part of corporate ESG initiatives. As a result, data centers are also coming under increased pressure to report on their energy numbers. 

Thermal issues rank as the second largest cause of data center loss of service. While over-cooling has traditionally helped operations teams to hedge against potential thermal failures, this is simply not sustainable.

How EkkoSoft Critical capacity planning tool easily gives you the cooling, power and space answers you need. Data center capacity planning. Managing cooling capacity, power capacity and available space across multiple rooms used to be a challenge for data center operations teams – particularly across an enterprise. With its true real-time capacity, power and space…

The power intelligence Facilities Managers and Energy Managers have been looking for. When it comes to data centers, power is business-critical. For power usage insights it is of course possible to access data from your EPMS/ BMS, but facilities managers certainly aren’t keen on sharing access with just anybody! Get things wrong here and the…

‘Zones of Influence’ is a core EkkoSoft Critical feature, providing data center operations teams with a unique, real-time insight into the relationship between groups of IT racks and specific cooling units.

In 2023, data center optimization shouldn’t be complicated. The tools we use should be as accessible and intuitive to use as possible…

Cooling Advisor is one of EkkoSoft Critical’s most powerful capabilities, giving you access to the industry’s first fully-embedded, AI-driven cooling advisory tool. We believe it’s just like having your own in-house optimization consultant available 24×7!

What's going on across my extended estate?
While sustained investment in Edge facilities is set to reshape the profile of data center infrastructure over the next few years, it can also present a challenge from an optimization perspective. James Kirkwood explains more..