BRUNS-PAK Data Center Solutions

What are the emerging challenges in thermal management for high-performance computing (HPC) systems, particularly with cooling-to-the-chip technologies like those being implemented in leading university data centers? As high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads intensify, data centers are grappling with new thermal management challenges. In this short, Mark Evanko, Principal Engineer & CEO at BRUNS-PAK, touches how increased thermal density is driving the shift toward advanced cooling-to-the-chip technologies. #HPC #DataCenters #ThermalManagement #LiquidCooling #AI #UniversityTech #DataCenterCooling #BRUNSPAK

🚨 Join BRUNS-PAK at the SC24 Conference! 🚨 We’re excited to announce that BRUNS-PAK will be exhibiting at the SC Conference Series "SC24" Conference from November 17-22 in Atlanta, GA! If your team is facing HPC/AI data center challenges, this is the perfect opportunity to explore solutions with us. 🌐 Visit us at Booth # 4730 to learn more about: ▫️ Tackling HPC initiatives and their impact on facilities. ▫️ Hybrid data center solutions (CAPEX vs OPEX). ▫️ Lifecycle replacement, TCO, and ROI evaluations. ▫️ Navigating mechanical/structural/electrical challenges in the data center space. 🔑 Discover how BRUNS-PAK’s 45+ years of experience in mission-critical facilities and 6,000+ projects can improve the reliability and redundancy of your data center operations. Stop by our booth for expert insights and presentations that past attendees have highly rated. #SC24 #BRUNSPAK #datacenter #HPC #AI #Hybrid #DataCenterSolutions #MissionCritical #CloudComputing #Infrastructure

🚨 Join BRUNS-PAK at the Yotta 2024 Conference! 🚨 We’re excited to be part of this year’s YOTTA Conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas! If you’re experiencing Data Center or High-Performance Compute (HPC) challenges, you don’t want to miss out. 🌐 Visit us at Booth #508 on the show floor to learn more about: ▫ HPC initiatives and their impact on data centers. ▫ Reviewing CAPEX vs OPEX for hybrid data center solutions. ▫ Lifecycle replacement, TCO, and ROI of hybrid options. ▫ Supply chain impacts and new solutions in the data center space. 💡 We’ll be showcasing how BRUNS-PAK’s 45+ years of expertise in mission-critical facilities can help improve the reliability of your data center operations. Visit us for expert insights and exclusive presentations that have been highly praised by past attendees. #YOTTA2024 #BRUNSPAK #datacenter #HPC #AI #Hybrid

10/10 on the dive, but that’s not quite how liquid cooling works! 💧 In some server designs, up to 60% of total power is consumed by running fans alone. Liquid cooling minimizes this by reducing the need for energy-intensive air cooling, leading to cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint. In fact, the data center liquid cooling market is expected to grow from $2.6 billion in 2023 to $15.9 billion by 2033, driven by the increasing focus on energy-efficient solutions (Future Market Insights). 💧 Liquid cooling is highly adaptable to the rapid fluctuations in power consumption typical of AI and ML workloads. It allows for precise temperature control at the server or rack level, making it easier to meet stringent environmental regulations. This adaptability ensures that data centers are future-proofed, avoiding costly retrofits as infrastructure demands increase. And while we can appreciate a good dive, we’ll make sure your liquid cooling is handled the right way! 😉 #DataCenter #LiquidCooling #Innovation #DataCenterDesign #Infrastructure #Sustainability #Technology #BrunsPak #CoolingSolutions

Raised floors in data centers are essential for managing cables, improving airflow, and providing easy access for maintenance. However, they must be robust enough to support both static loads (like equipment and cabinets) and dynamic loads (movement and vibrations). Here's why properly accounting for rack weights is crucial 🔽 🔹 Structural Integrity: The raised floor must be designed to handle the combined weight of all equipment. This includes understanding both point loads (concentrated weight, such as from a single rack) and uniform loads (evenly distributed weight). Overlooking this can result in floor failure, leading to costly downtime and equipment damage. 🔹 Future Planning: It's not just about today's needs but also future expansions. Planning for higher-than-necessary load ratings can prevent the need for costly and disruptive floor replacements down the line. 🔹 Safety and Compliance: Adhering to industry standards for weight capacity, such as those provided by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Uptime Institute, ensures safety and reliability. At BRUNS-PAK, we specialize in preventing these issues through comprehensive consulting services, including: ◻ Single Points of Failure (SPOF): Identifying and mitigating risks that can lead to system downtime. ◻ Lifecycle Replacement: Ensuring your infrastructure remains up-to-date and capable of handling current and future demands. ◻ Comprehensive Assessment: Evaluating your data center's current state and providing tailored recommendations for improvement. Our team ensures that your data center can handle the demands of modern IT infrastructure without compromising safety or performance. Don't let your uptime hit rock bottom! #DataCenter #Uptime #Infrastructure #SPOF #LifecycleReplacement #Consulting #BRUNSPAK #Comic #RaisedFloor #Humor

💡 Discover the benefits of a Data Center Facility Consolidation Assessment: 🔸 Migrating to cloud or co-location data centers often leaves behind data centers that need to be optimized for efficiency and reliability. What does a Data Center Facility Consolidation Assessment do? 🔹 Evaluate the electrical/mechanical infrastructure of the remaining data centers. 🔹 Identify improvements needed for reliability and space optimization. 🔹 Provide insights on trends, best practices, options, total cost of ownership, and risk factors. 🌐 Discover a BRUNS-PAK Data Center Facility Consolidation Case Study: A global Fortune 100 company planned an aggressive cloud/co-location migration, consolidating five data centers into two. BRUNS-PAK was engaged to perform a comprehensive assessment of each data center to identify the optimal consolidation targets. We conducted detailed interviews with the client team to understand their application/hardware requirements and uptime reliability needs. Our team then systematically reviewed each of the five data centers and recommended the best two based on best practices, vendor neutrality, total cost of ownership, and risk. ✔ Why trust BRUNS-PAK for your Data Center Consolidation Assessment? With 45+ years of experience, BRUNS-PAK provides state-of-the-art, vendor-neutral, best-practice enterprise data center solutions. Our proven methodology integrates information technology with facilities, ensuring optimized returns on investment while minimizing risk. #brunspak #DataCenterConsolidation #CloudMigration #Colocation #InfrastructureOptimization #DataCenterAssessment #EnterpriseStrategy #ITReliability

Enabling the Future of #HPC at a Leading Research University 🔽 BRUNS-PAK recently helped a private research university tackle its data center challenges to support next-gen High-Performance Computing (HPC). 🔍 Challenges: ◽ Scalability Issues: Legacy systems couldn’t handle future computational growth. ◽ Reliability Concerns: Needed to support higher loads without disruptions. ◽ Operational Constraints: Upgrades required without affecting existing systems. 💡 Solution: ◽ Conducted a feasibility study leveraging the existing chilled water system for high-density loads. ◽ Workshops & Surveys: Collaborated with IT and Facilities for objectives, cooling strategies, and system requirements. ◽ Preliminary Design: Created conceptual plans considering rack size, cabling, and operational uptime. 🚀 Results: ◽ Enhanced Capacity: Modular, scalable data center upgrades. ◽ Improved Reliability: Mechanical and electrical upgrades, including liquid cooling at the rack level. ◽ Efficient Planning: Clear schedule and budget estimates for seamless execution. 🔗 Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4bCJCNR #DataCenter #HPC #Research #Infrastructure #LiquidCooling #BrunsPak

🌐 Are Data Centers Ready to Capitalize on 5G? 5G technology is reshaping industries with its promises of ultra-low latency, enhanced connectivity, and increased network capacity. For data centers, this presents both a challenge and an opportunity. As Mark Evanko, Founder and Principal at BRUNS-PAK, notes, "5G brings data and processing to the edge in a way I’ve never seen before. It’s just got tremendous capabilities to reduce communication distances and drive tons of revenue." Key Takeaways: 🔹 Revolutionary Capabilities: 5G is a major leap beyond 4G, offering significant improvements in connectivity, latency, capacity, and reliability. This allows for advancements in remote healthcare, smart cities, cloud gaming, and IoT.    🔹 Impact on Data Centers: As 5G adoption grows, data centers must upgrade to handle the increased demand for computing power, storage, and edge computing. Evanko emphasizes, "In my 45 years in the industry, 5G is one of the most dynamic, exploding, emerging technologies I’ve ever seen." 🔹 Future Trends: The rise of 5G will drive significant investments in data center infrastructure. According to Gartner, data center investments surged by 11.6% in 2022, partly due to 5G networks. Regions like Asia and Oceania are expected to see a boom in data center construction as demand for 5G services grows. Data center operators need to be proactive in enhancing their infrastructure to capitalize on 5G’s potential. As Evanko advises, "Those who choose to watch 5G from the sidelines and not take the appropriate steps to adopt or implement it early may see the benefits of 5G technology wheel right past them." 📖 Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3RCPPlC #DataCenters #5G #TechTrends #EdgeComputing #Infrastructure #Connectivity

💡 Discover the value of a Single Point of Failure (SPOF) Study: 🔸 A single, and sometimes small event, or failure of a single infrastructure component can halt your entire data center operation, causing lost revenues and disrupted operations. What does a SPOF Study do? 🔹 Assess an existing data center facilities electrical/mechanical infrastructure support systems. 🔹 Review the existing condition (”as-built”) electrical, fire protection, and mechanical drawings associated with an end users data center. 🔹 Identify potential facility infrastructure components that can interrupt the end users operation that results in any single points of failure/risks associated with potential “impacts” to the reliability/uptime associated with the site. 🌐 Discover a BRUNS-PAK SPOF Case Study: When one of the data centers of a global financial company failed, operations were significantly impacted. Despite the actual outage only lasting a relatively short time (about 2 hours), the impacts of the outage were widespread and the recovery period took about half a day. As a result, the client engaged BRUNS-PAK to perform SPOF analysis on the facility where the outage originated as well as all of their data centers in North America to identify areas of risk. Although the client had been confident that their facilities did not have SPOFs, our analysis demonstrated that they did have problem areas. Some issues stemmed from inadequate preventative maintenance and incomplete, outdated, or non-existent short-circuit analysis studies. We provided the client with a risk matrix that identified and prioritized each problem based on potential impact and likelihood of occurrence, along with projected costs to repair each one. Using this data, they were able to develop a long-term capital expense plan to remediate all of the flaws. #brunspak #DataCenterManagement #SPOFStudy #InfrastructureAssessment #ITReliability #OperationalResilience #PreventativeMaintenance #RiskMitigation

Discover why your Data Center needs a Lifecycle Assessment: 📋 Managing the lifecycle of data center equipment is crucial due to its complexity and the potential for costly failures. From servers to cooling systems, if one piece of equipment fails, it could cost you valuable business and money. 🛠 Conducting a thorough assessment covering safety, security, and capacity can optimize performance and reduce downtime. This process not only identifies equipment issues but also reveals opportunities to save on energy costs. It highlights equipment nearing the end of its lifecycle or at risk of interruptions, ensuring uninterrupted data center operations. 📅 A lifecycle assessment should be completed for each of your organization’s data centers over 3 years in age. You should recertify your data centers on an annual basis. During BRUNS-PAK's assessment, we review each of the following areas and provide a health check rating on a scale for 1 to 10. If you pass, we will certify your lifecycle assessment so your organization can prove compliance and data integrity. #Datacenter #Datacenters #lifecycleassessment #sustainability #HPC #AI #edgecomputing #datacenterefficiency #highperformancecomputing