[isalist] Re: OT: What temperature do you run your server room at?

  • From: D PIETRUSZKA USWRN INTERLINK INFRA SHIFT MGR <DPietruszka@xxxxxx>
  • To: "isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:11:46 -0500

90 degrees? Wow the barbecue grill is in the computer room as well?

Regards
Diego R. Pietruszka
MSC (USA) - Interlink Transport Technologies

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Rob Moore
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:01 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] OT: What temperature do you run your server room at?


Hi all-

This is off topic, but an interesting question.

Our building is going through a renovation. Part of the renovation is 
transforming the building into a green building (LEEDS certified gold, or maybe 
even platinum). This question hasn't come up here, but it does have relevance 
to us.

I was at a conference yesterday and a Microsoft guy was talking about 
virtualization, how it could save you money and whatnot. He mentioned that at 
the office he works at, as another money-saving feature they keep their server 
room at 90 degrees (!). It saves them money on cooling and he says has no 
adverse effects on their servers. He says the biggest damage-inducing facet of 
temperature is big swings in temperature, that just running hot is not a 
problem. What do you all think?

Thanks,

Rob

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