For data centers, maintaining a continuous flow of information requires near 100% uptime. As 24/7/365 operations become the norm for business, ensuring that data center infrastructure stays up and running is mission critical. Hard failures can cost a large business millions of dollars in lost productivity and opportunity costs. If this were not a big enough challenge, data centers consume a lot of energy, and in times of rising worldwide demand, high operating expenses can put a serious dent in the information technology (IT) organization‘s budget.

Because of the need for high uptime rates, the ever-increasing cost of electricity, higher server densities and limits on electrical grid capacity, data center operators are now looking for ways to optimize performance and increase their kW per square foot rating—all while reducing costs.

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