Comments on: Ten Data Center Predictions for 2010 http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/01/10-data-center-predictions-for-2010/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: SteveO http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/01/10-data-center-predictions-for-2010/#comment-298 SteveO Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:06:20 +0000 http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/?p=11612#comment-298 Thanks for a relevant and useful reply. I think we agree that liquid cooling is some way off from being the standard cooling technology for data center systems. What is most interesting is that the systems at the top of the pyramid, the highest clock speeds and highest density computers are starting to adopt liquid. IBM with their cold plate, liquid cooled Z11 that we expect to launch September 2010 and Iceotope with their high density liquid cooled servers are executing in that space. IBM make a bit of an engineering miracle of it with pipes and plates all over the place but then the Z11 is not expected to be a low cost box. Whilst Iceotope have the first practical bladed liquid cooled solution I have seen. Watch this space. Steve Thanks for a relevant and useful reply. I think we agree that liquid cooling is some way off from being the standard cooling technology for data center systems. What is most interesting is that the systems at the top of the pyramid, the highest clock speeds and highest density computers are starting to adopt liquid.

IBM with their cold plate, liquid cooled Z11 that we expect to launch September 2010 and Iceotope with their high density liquid cooled servers are executing in that space.

IBM make a bit of an engineering miracle of it with pipes and plates all over the place but then the Z11 is not expected to be a low cost box. Whilst Iceotope have the first practical bladed liquid cooled solution I have seen.

Watch this space.

Steve

]]> By: tcole http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/01/10-data-center-predictions-for-2010/#comment-296 tcole Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:37:04 +0000 http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/?p=11612#comment-296 While liquid cooling is for many reasons a good idea, we doubt it will have much impact in 2010. Rather, per item #3 more overhead services will be provided including ducted cabinet chimneys as the next step of improvement beyond mere hot/cold aisles before liquid cooling takes off in the longer term. While liquid cooling is for many reasons a good idea, we doubt it will have much impact in 2010. Rather, per item #3 more overhead services will be provided including ducted cabinet chimneys as the next step of improvement beyond mere hot/cold aisles before liquid cooling takes off in the longer term.

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