Dear Customer,

Welcome to the second issue of Hot Spot, the Data Center Energy Report from Arch Rock. Our focus this month is on how to get started with an energy management and savings program.  Arch Rock can help with the three simple steps outlined below.

Get a fast start on deploying a comprehensive energy and environmental monitoring and management solution with E-Track - the Data Center Energy Tracking Program from Arch Rock. This program is the only risk-free way to get started with data center energy management and realize the benefits of power and thermal optimization today.

Sincerely,
The Arch Rock Team

Step One - Start Collecting and Analyzing Data Today

Data center managers seeking to deploy a total energy management solution face some daunting challenges. There are new recommendations, mandates, standards, and best practices to research and investigate. And there's the complexity of wiring an energy monitoring solution.

Now there is a new risk-free way to get a start on monitoring energy usage - the Arch Rock Energy Tracking Program (E-Track). If your company qualifies for E-Track, Arch Rock provides two free days of professional services, including an initial evaluation, system recommendation, training, and Energy and Environmental Scorecard. You also get all the necessary Arch Rock Energy Optimizer wireless equipment and software for a 30-day assessment period. Learn more and sign up here.

Step Two - Aggregate Data Under One Umbrella

Most data centers have "islands" of energy usage data from individual servers, power distribution unit internal elements, air handler or chiller internal elements, and building management systems.  Data is "stranded" on multiple consoles, with no single view into energy usage.

You need a single pane of glass - one dashboard that gives users actionable information and cost-effective energy-monitoring choices.

The solution is openness. Arch Rock recently announced an array of new software connectors, allowing disparate, isolated energy data to be viewed, correlated and analyzed within Arch Rock Energy Optimizer. Learn more.

Step Three - Measure/Manage for Ongoing ROI

Once you aggregate stranded data and set up a wireless energy monitoring and management solution to gather and analyze new data, it is time to start thinking about how to achieve an ROI by saving energy and boosting capacity with the "measure and manage" strategy used by best-in-class data centers.

A new application note from Arch Rock, Four Steps to Achieving Energy Savings in the Data Center, outlines four specific actions you can take to gain visibility into data center energy usage and realize substantial savings. Learn More.

Tips and Best Practices

Data center managers need to optimize cold air distribution to save energy and maximize capacity. Airflow management becomes even more crucial when forced airflow is used with aisle containment to minimize server fan speed. By monitoring the differential pressure in specific locations, setting threshold alerts, and correlating temperature information, operators can better maintain floor seals and optimize aisle containment on a daily basis.

For example, when the doors of a contained aisle are left open, differential air pressure drops and the temperature spread widens, potentially causing hot spots. With automated tools that generate alerts when doors are opened or when differential pressure falls below a set threshold, the data center manager can avoid such problems and reduce energy costs.

Check our Blog for more tips and best practices.

Take Action

To get started monitoring energy usage today, complete this short form for the Arch Rock E-Track Program.

To learn more about Arch Rock Energy Optimizer, please visit www.archrock.com or call +49 6403 6099300