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This article takes a look at hot and cold aisle containment from a neutral perspective. Cross-Guard, as a manufacturer and installer of both solutions, have over a decade of experience working alongside many of the best known data centre companies.  In this report, we take a pragmatic look at the drivers for data centre operators,Read more

The Task: Cross-Guard have been working with our client Digital Realty for a number of years and they asked us to design and install Cold Aisle Containment solution with active roof within the data hall The Challenge: The requirement of the client was to install 3xno enclosures around their equipment during live operation and toRead more

To achieve maximum efficiency in data centre cooling requires regular monitoring of temperatures, consumption data and equipment performance, these are all ‘ongoing battles’ however there are many more permanent solutions that can be applied to contribute towards data centre cooling. We have provided many different aisle containment products for our clients all of which achieveRead more

In the constant pursuit for the energy efficiency, cost savings and reduction of the carbon footprint, it can be difficult to decide on the product most suitable to your needs. A common dilemma facing modern Data Centres is how best to combat the ever-present problem of DC cooling. The two most widely recognised and effectiveRead more

Data centre space, power and cooling together with dealing with growing storage requirements are the most significant challenges facing data centres in the coming year according to a Gartner Survey 2012 published in Institute of Engineering and Technology Magazine. With a 10MW data centre having equivalent energy requirements to a small town – energy efficiencyRead more

Many small and midsized companies often see their data center cooling systems pushed to the limit or even beyond. Sometimes there are just peak periods of the day or just the fact that we have a few hot days of weather. Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques that may not solve any long-termRead more