Environmental Monitoring System

Realizing the ROI on a data center means careful design and implementation. One challenge, often overlooked in the design stages, is how finely tuned a data center’s environment needs to be. It needs to be kept cool, but you don’t want to waste resources overcooling it. It needs to be kept dry – but if it’s too dry, the metal frames and components can build up static electricity, which can damage electronics. It needs to have reliable airflow – but only in precise ways, so that hot/cold aisles maintain their partitions without leaking, and air pressure is maintained.