Data Center Consulting by 42U

Find hidden savings in your
data center.

Are you having cooling, power, or capacity issues in your data center?  Looking to develop a new data center, but are unsure if the space is ideal?  Wish to decrease operating costs through efficiency best practices?  42U, the data center efficiency experts, can help.



Whether you are designing a new space, retrofitting an existing server room, or just need to find extra capacity; 42U's expert staff will help you create the most cost effective solution to your data center needs.

The 42U advantage includes:

• 40 + combined years of  data center design, engineering, management, and facilities experience
• Unique understanding of small space / tenant constraints 
• Superior knowledge of power & cooling topologies gained over 16 years of industry excellence
• Data center experience all the way down to the chip level leads to holistic efficiency solutions
• Certified Professional Engineer (PE) on staff
• Senior Project Manager is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified 

Some of 42U's most popular data center consulting services include:
Data Center Power & Cooling Health Check - Basic data center efficiency / best practice consultation

Data Center Condition & Capacity Assessment - Comprehensive data center optimization assessment

Server Racks & Enclosures Add Value

Businesses Have Increasing Options When Tailoring Racks For Data Center Operation

Businesses are increasingly turning their attention to optimization of the racks and enclosures used within their data center operations as they seek to enhance efficiency and build out physical infrastructure that can provide a path for growth.

The proper selection of appropriately sized racks can allow a business to correctly attack power and cooling requirements, says Cliff Unger, senior sales engineer for DirectNET, a data center equipment and services company. Midmarket businesses are increasingly looking to take a strategic approach to data center design and facilitation, selecting enclosures and related power and cooling equipment to maximize current and future operational efficiency.

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What does Green Data Center Mean to You?

Firms Making Their Own 'Green' Standards
North American companies want energy-efficient data centers, but are struggling to define what "green" really means, and often developing their own metrics and standards. That's the conclusion of a Digital Realty Trust (DRL) survey of enterprise data center users, which found strong commitment to energy efficiency but no clear standard emerging to assess and track these green initiatives.

"The findings provide compelling evidence that green initiatives will play a significant, long-term role in data center planning and design," said Chris Crosby, Senior Vice President of Digital Realty Trust. "Our goal for this survey was to determine whether the greening of the data center is a passing fad or represents the emergence of a deeper trend in technology that will permeate the industry for years to come."
Fifty five percent of companies polled said they have already established a detailed green data center strategy, while more than 80 percent said their strategy addresses facility design and operations in addition to computers and servers. The facility-level focus reflects a comprehensive approach to green data center initiatives, according to Digital Realty. In addition, more than 60 percent of companies said that having a green data center strategy will be an important factor in their vendor selections over the next 24 months, indicating that IT vendors and data center providers will need to be green to compete.

Click here to read the entire article on the Data Center Knowledge website.