San Jose Colocation Providers Address Power and Cooling (SlideShare)

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San Jose Colocation Providers Address Power

and Cooling

Data centers are one of the largest consumers of electricity in the U.S. and are one of the biggest factors driving new power plant construction.

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Energy costs for power and cooling can be as much as

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How are San Jose colocation providers

meeting the power and cooling challenge?



Having a dedicated substation isn’t enough, as San Jose discovered in

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Understanding the Importance of Redundancy


Seventeen transformers were destroyed and it cost $15 million dollars and 27 days to make full

repairs. Blackouts were avoided, but the

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Understanding the Importance of Redundancy


•The largest data center provider in the world, Equinix, contracted with SunEdison of California for enough solar energy to power its colocation data centers in San Jose.


Utilizing Sunny California


•In fact, the plant will produce enough energy to offset the energy consumed by Equinix’s entire California operations.•Even though it is difficult in California to source renewable energy, Equinix feels the challenge will be worth it due to the rising costs of electricity, and to combat environmental pollution.


Utilizing Sunny California


•Another San Jose colocation data center provider working for better cooling efficiency is Infomart (formerly Fortune Data Center).•In 2009, Infomart retrofitted its San Jose data center by removing 40,000 square feet of raised flooring with a slab floor and a design to drop cool air from above onto the servers.Sponsored by

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Colocation Cooling Innovations


•Vinyl curtains were placed between the top of the racks and the ceiling to prevent warm air mixing back with the cool air. Infomart was able to drop its PUE (power usage effectiveness rating) to 1.37 at full load.




•As a result, Infomart was the first multi-tenant data center in the U.S. to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification. Instead of its clients paying a green premium, Infomart passes on 100% of any savings from energy costs to its tenants.




•Data centers use a significant amount of water to keep servers cool. One 15 megawatt data center can use up to 360,000 gallons a day.•Infomart is leading the way in using recycled water in its San Jose data center. In building the infrastructure to allow the use of “gray”, or non-potable, water, Infomart expects to save up to one million gallons of potable water per month.




The availability of power and the need for adequate cooling are critical elements in

the operation of a data center. Colocation data centers in San Jose have shown reliability and innovation in how

they meet the challenges.



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needs adequately?



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San Jose Colocation Providers Address Power and Cooling (SlideShare)