Instor Reduces PUE, Increases Efficiency for Hollywood Studio's Data Center Background The data center of a major motion picture studio needed to increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs. The 5,000-square-foot facility had a PUE of more than 2.0, and the CIO and Data Center Management Team knew the primary culprit was its inefficient cooling system. The Hollywood, Calif., studio planned to revamp its HVAC system while maintaining 24 x 7 uptime, and they chose Instor from select field of vendors because of our unique approach to solving their problem. Goals The studio aimed to achieve a PUE of 1.7 or better. The private data center has a raised floor and is made up of one high- density and one medium-density server room. Its cooling system originally relied on 13 per

Join for free to read